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Market Value of Equity: Market value of equity is the total cedi value of a company's equity and is also known as market capitalization. This measure of a company's value is calculated by multiplying the curr…
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Reverse Stock Split: A reverse stock split is a type of corporate action that consolidates the number of existing shares of stock into fewer (higher-priced) shares. A reverse stock split is also known as a st…
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Odd Lot: An odd lot is an order amount for a security that is less than the normal unit of trading for that particular asset. Trading commissions for odd lots are generally higher on a percentage basis than t…
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Stock Symbol (Ticker): A stock symbol is a unique series of letters assigned to a security for trading purposes. Symbols are just a shorthand way of describing a company's stock. When a company issues securit…
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Stock Market Crash: A stock market crash is a rapid and often unanticipated drop in stock prices. A stock market crash can be a side effect of a major catastrophic event, economic crisis, or the collapse of a…
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Stock Quote: A stock quote is the price of a stock as quoted on an exchange. A basic quote for a specific stock provides information, such as its bid and ask price, last traded price, and volume traded. A sto…
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Hold: Hold is an analyst's recommendation to neither buy nor sell a security. A company with a hold recommendation generally is expected to perform with the market or at the same pace as comparable companies.…
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Cyclical Stock: A cyclical stock is a stock that's price is affected by macroeconomic or systematic changes in the overall economy. Cyclical stocks are known for following the cycles of an economy through exp…
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Stock split: A stock split is when a company divides its existing shares into multiple new shares. This type of corporate action typically occurs when a company's stock price has reached a level that is too h…
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Microcap: The term “microcap,” also known as micro-cap, is generally used for companies with a low market capitalization. Microcap stocks can either be newly listed companies with very few regulations or smal…
GSE LISTS FIRST COMPANY IN 2 YEARS
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has registered its first listing on the main market in the last 2 years. Asante Gold Corporation, a gold exploration, development, and operating company with a high-quali…
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Beta: Beta is a measure of the volatility (or systematic risk) of a security (or portfolio) compared to the market as a whole. Beta is used in the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), which describes the relat…
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Alpha: Alpha (α) is a term used in investing to describe an investment strategy's ability to beat the market, or its edge. Alpha is often referred to as excess return or abnormal rate of return, which refers …
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Ponzi Scheme: A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investing scam promising high rates of return with little risk to investors. It’s a fraudulent investing scam which generates returns for earlier investors with mo…
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Pre-Market Trading: Pre-market trading is the period of trading activity that occurs before the regular market session. Many investors and traders watch the pre-market trading activity to judge the strength a…
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Loan-to-Value (LTV) Ratio: The loan-to-value (LTV) ratio is an assessment of lending risk that financial institutions and other lenders examine before approving a mortgage. Typically, loan assessments with hi…
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Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio: The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its per-share earnings. P/E ratios are used by investors a…
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Free Market: The free market is an economic system based on supply and demand with little or no government control. It is a summary description of all voluntary exchanges that take place in a given economic e…
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Index Fund: An index fund is a type of mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) with a portfolio constructed to match or track the components of a financial market index. An index mutual fund is said to prov…
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Spread: Generally, the spread refers to the difference between two prices, rates, or yields. In one of the most common definitions, the spread is the gap between the bid and the ask prices of a security or as…
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Volatility: Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. In most cases, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security. Volatility is often measu…
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Volatility: Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. In most cases, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security. Volatility is often measu…
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Put Option: A put option is a contract giving the option buyer the right, but not the obligation, to sell – or sell short – a specified amount of an underlying security at a predetermined price within a speci…
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Dividend Yield: The dividend yield, expressed as a percentage, is a financial ratio (dividend/price) that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price. The reciprocal o…
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Dividend Yield: The dividend yield, expressed as a percentage, is a financial ratio (dividend/price) that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price. The reciprocal o…
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Bull Market: A bull market is the condition of a financial market in which prices are rising or are expected to rise. The term "bull market" can be applied to anything that is traded, such as bonds, real esta…
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Bear Market: A bear market is when a market experiences prolonged price declines. It typically describes a condition in which securities prices fall 20% or more from recent highs amid widespread pessimism and…
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Bear Market: A bear market is when a market experiences prolonged price declines. It typically describes a condition in which securities prices fall 20% or more from recent highs amid widespread pessimism and…
The Managing Director of SIC Insurance PLC, Mr Stephen Oduro, has said the company is poised to maintain its position as the premier company in the industry.
“We have instituted some policies and structures to stay on top as the premier…
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Portfolio: It is a collection of investments owned by one organization or individual, and managed as a collective whole with specific investment goals in mind.
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It was all joy and excitement when Management and Staff of SIC Insurance PLC, Ghana’s largest general insurer, held a thanksgiving service at its Ring Road West Office for a successful 2021 and to commit its operations this year and beyond…
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Portfolio: It is a collection of investments owned by one organization or individual, and managed as a collective whole with specific investment goals in mind.
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Santa Claus Rally: A Santa Claus Rally is one where stocks climb higher in the final seven trading sessions of a year plus the first two trading days of the New Year. Its precise cause however has never been …
SIC Insurance Plc, Ghana’s largest General insurer, has announced a dividend of 0.0153 per ordinary share, representing GH¢3million for the financial period ended December 31, 2020.
Notwithstanding the challenges faced by businesses due…
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Ex-Dividend: Ex-dividend describes a stock that is trading without the value of the next dividend payment. The ex-dividend date or "ex-date" is the day the stock starts trading without the value of its next d…
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Enterprise Value (EV): Enterprise value (EV) is a measure of a company's total value. EV includes in its calculation the market capitalization of a company but also short-term and long-term debt as well as an…
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Enterprise Value (EV): Enterprise value (EV) is a measure of a company's total value. EV includes in its calculation the market capitalization of a company but also short-term and long-term debt as well as an…
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Enterprise Value (EV): Enterprise value (EV) is a measure of a company's total value. EV includes in its calculation the market capitalization of a company but also short-term and long-term debt as well as an…
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Enterprise Value (EV): Enterprise value (EV) is a measure of a company's total value. EV includes in its calculation the market capitalization of a company but also short-term and long-term debt as well as an…
The SIC Insurance PLC has called on the government to prioritize the insurance of key state properties and assets against unforeseen circumstances.
Mr Irwin Cofie, Deputy Head of Marketing, SIC Insurance PLC, added that government must …
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Price-to-Earnings Ratio (P/E): The Price-to-Earnings ratio (P/E) is one of the most widely used tools by which investors and analysts determine a stock's relative valuation. The P/E ratio helps one determine …
Mrs Cynthia Kwarteng Tufuor, Tema Area Manager, SIC Insurance PLC has disclosed that the Insurance Act made it mandatory for all commercial property to be insured against fire since such fires come with allied perils and public liability c…
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Price-to-Earnings Ratio (P/E): The Price-to-Earnings ratio (P/E) is one of the most widely used tools by which investors and analysts determine a stock's relative valuation. The P/E ratio helps one determine …
It is compulsory for employers with 15 or more employees to insure their liability under the Insurance Act, 2021 (Act 1061).
They can also insure under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1987 which indemnifies an employer against legal lia…
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Price-to-Earnings Ratio (P/E): The Price-to-Earnings ratio (P/E) is one of the most widely used tools by which investors and analysts determine a stock's relative valuation. The P/E ratio helps one determine …
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Preference shares: Preference shares, more commonly referred to as preferred stock, are shares of a company’s stock with dividends that are paid out to shareholders before common stock dividends are issued. I…
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Capital Gains: Capital gain is an economic concept defined as the profit earned on the sale of a financial asset which has increased in value over the holding period.
EQUITY MARKET HIGHLIGHTS: The Ghana St…
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Index: This is a tool used to statistically measure the progress of group of stocks that share characteristics. This can include a group of stocks, a group of bonds or a group of other assets.
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