Return on Investment (ROI) ROI Calculator (Click Here or Scroll Down) The formula for return on investment, sometimes referred to as ROI or rate of return, measures the percentage return on a particular investment. ROI is used to measure profitability for a given amount of time. The return on investment formula is mechanically similar to other rate of change formulas, an example being rate of inflation. The base formula for measuring a percentage rate of change is: For ROI, we are measuring the rate of change of monies due to investing. Use of ROI Formula The return on investment formula is used loosely in finance and investing. Other similar formulas that measure profitability are return on equity, return on assets, and return on capital, among others. One issue with the return on investment formula is that it does not account for the time value of money. Return to Top Formulas related to ROI: Holding Period Return Geometric Mean Return
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Website: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati - Term Sheet Generator This tool will generate a venture financing term sheet based on your responses to an online questionnaire. It also has an informational component, with basic tutorials and annotations on financing terms. This term sheet generator is a modified version of a tool that we use internally, which comprises one part of a suite of document automation tools that we use to generate start-up and venture-financing-related documents. Because it has been designed as a generic tool that takes into account a number of options, this version of the term sheet generator is fairly expansive and includes significantly more detail than would likely be found in a customized application. Please direct any general questions regarding the term sheet generator to Tony Kikuta (akikuta@wsgr.com) or Yokum Taku (ytaku@wsgr.com) at (650) 493-9300. By using the WSGR Term Sheet Generator, you agree to the Terms and Conditions below. No Attorney-Client Relationship Privacy Matters Compliance with Laws Disclaimer of Liability
Safe Harbors for Derivatives vs. Chapter 11 As I have noted before on DealBook, derivative contracts have a broad exception to the normal rules of bankruptcy, often called a safe harbor. Derivatives are not subject to the automatic stay, collateral collected on the eve of bankruptcy cannot be attacked as a preference, and derivative contracts are not subject to a debtor’s ability to assume or reject contracts unless the nondebtor counterparty consents. As some readers undoubtedly know, I have long argued that the special treatment of derivatives under the Federal Bankruptcy Code is largely unjustified. The World Bank held a forum on Tuesday on insolvency and creditor-debtor regimes, where I discussed how derivatives should be handled in corporate reorganization proceedings. Addressing the safe harbors is also important if we are to avoid excessive use of the new resolution authority. A recent example of the potential utility of Chapter 11 in this context can be seen in the AmericanWest Bank case. AmericanWest’s Section 363 Filing
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Inside Mortgage Finance - What the Mortgage Market Reads | Indus Blog On Friday, by a 3-1 vote, the SEC adopted its final crowdfunding rules – “Regulation Crowdfunding” is born! – in this 686-page adopting release. Humongous (and it doesn’t include this related DERA white paper analyzing unregistered offerings). Maybe that’s why there are no law firm memos yet. Meanwhile, as noted in this blog, FINRA has proposed the Funding Portal Rules and related forms that would apply to SEC-registered funding portals that become FINRA members pursuant to the JOBS Act and the SEC’s “Regulation Crowdfunding.” SEC Proposes Changes to Rule 147 & Rule 504 In addition, the SEC proposed amendments to Rule 147 and Rule 504 in this 168-page proposing release. And as noted in this blog, the SEC’s Rule 504 proposal that would increase the aggregate amount of securities that may be offered and sold in any twelve-month period pursuant to Rule 504 from $1 million to $5 million and to disqualify certain bad actors from participation in Rule 504 offerings. – Broc Romanek – Broc Romanek
SPECIAL REPORT - In derivatives trade, RIP OTC? To get a measure of what financial markets think about plans to make trading in derivatives more uniform and transparent, ask no further than the regulators themselves. Thomas Huertas, a senior UK Financial Services Authority official, said recently that unless the plans to centralise trillions of dollars' worth of contracts were thought through carefully, it could be a bit like "putting a Chernobyl in the back yard". With its echo of Warren Buffett's description of derivatives themselves as "financial weapons of mass destruction", Huertas' choice of language reflects how potent the industry has become, not to mention hard to understand and difficult to tame. Yet that is just what regulators are trying to do, and they've got a fight on their hands. Big companies regularly use derivatives as a form of insurance to guard against jumps in the price of everything from cocoa to interest rates. For investment banks, this business is a high-margin, low-volume trade they are loath to lose.
Model Legal Documents What Are The NVCA Model Venture Capital Financing Documents? A "template" set of model legal documents for venture capital investments put together by a group of leading venture capital attorneys. The model venture capital financing documents consist of: In general, these documents are intended to reflect current practices and customs, and we have attempted to note where the West Coast and East Coast differ in a number of their practices. However, one of our goals in drafting these documents is also to reflect "best practices" and avoid hidden legal traps, even if doing so means straying from current custom and practice. We have attempted to avoid, or at least point out, certain problematic provisions that have become "market standard" terms. The model documents aim to: What Is The Value Of These Forms? Annually, our industry closes several thousand financing rounds, each consuming considerable time and effort on the part of investors, management teams and attorneys.
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The big deal about the NYSE's big deal: Derivatives - Fortune Finance As regulators start to scrutinize the proposed combination of the NYSE and the Deutsche Börse, they'll need to take into account much more than just equity trading. By Cyrus Sanati, contributor The battle for the soul of Wall Street continues as the fate of the New York Stock Exchange remains up in the air. Some fear that the proposed tie-up, along with a number of other exchange mergers in the works, could lead to a more volatile marketplace for equities, which they believe could lead to another "flash crash" or something even worse. But the business of trading has changed dramatically since the NYSE's heyday. Indeed, the NYSE only trades around 24% of the volume of US equities, down from 70% 15 years ago. The margins are so low that even elements in the fragmented world of alternative platforms have started to merge. Meanwhile, investors that want to move large blocks of trades out of the sight of the market are increasingly turning to so-called 'dark pools' to facilitate their trades.
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