Jul
2
2011

Rich fonts for your site and blog – Google Web Fonts

google-web-fonts

Rich experience for web users is a foremost need in present web applications, except for colors and representation of data , typography is also plays a major role. Cool fonts in your pages will provide a nice look for your web or blog. Till some time back web was supporting limited fonts such as Arial and times new roman , so services such as ‘typekit’ was developed. But as these services were paid  subscription.   [...]

Jun
1
2011

Ratios

Ratios

Capital Gearing Ratio Capital gearing ratio is using to analyze the capital structure of a company. Formula:                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Capital Gearing Ratio = Equity Share Capital / Fixed Interest Bearing Funds Dividend cover This measures how many times a company can pay dividends over the profit. Ex: if dividend cover is 5, that means the company’s profit attributable to shareholders was 5 times the amount what the dividend cover exactly is. Formula: Dividend cover = Earnings per [...]

May
31
2011

Basics of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

GAAP

Basic objectives Financial reporting should be rich with information that is Useful to provide information to potential investors and creditors and other financial market users in making rational investment, credit, and other financial decisions. Helpful to assess the amounts, timing, and uncertainty of prospective cash receipts. Key to make financial decisions. About economic resources, the claims and the changes in those resources. Improving the performance of the business Provide information to make long-term decisions. Useful [...]

May
30
2011

A Quick Guide to Least Squares Regression Method

Least Squares Regressions Method

Carl Friedrich Gauss’s method of least squares is a standard approach for sets of equations in which there are more equations than unknowns. Least squares problems fall into two main categories. Linear also know as ordinary least squares and non-linear least squares. The linear least-squares problem pops up in statistical regression analysis and it has a closed-form solution while the non-linear problem has no closed-form solution. Thus the core calculation is similar in both cases. [...]

May
21
2011

Futures and Forwards Contracts

Futures and forwards Contracts

Both Futures and Forwards Contracts are agreements to trade or do a deal on a set future date, but there are some significant differences. Futures are highly standardized and should follow the standards, while each and every Forward contract is personalized and unique between the parties interact with the trade or deal. Futures are settled at the end with the details final price; whereas etc on the last trading date of the contract while the [...]