1. Who participates in the Capital Markets? Define capital market instruments and list the major instruments. What is a STRIP and what is it used for?

2. There are plenty of reasons to consider investing in emerging markets, which include the ability to diversify a portfolio, take advantage of asset allocation models, potentially higher expected returns and yields. U.S corporations often find diversifying their revenue streams as a key strategy to remaining profitable, with foreign territories offsetting domestic losses. There are some valid risks which exists even in established markets, such as geo-political events. Liquidity could also be an issue.

Which of the emerging countries do you feel merit investment?