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Comparison of performance in test of skating with and without the puck among the Extraleague U16 competition defensemen and forwards
Škripko, Pavol ; Šťastný, Petr (advisor) ; Vojta, Zdeněk (referee)
Title: Comparison of performance in test of skating with and without the puck among the Extraleague U16 competition defensemen and forwards Objectives: The aim of this diploma thesis is to compare basic ice hockey skills of defensemen and forwards in a skating test carried out with and without the puck. We would like to analyze the data we receive, draw conclusions about the skills of players and come up with practice recommendations for defensemen and forwards. Methods: The diploma thesis was written from a methodological point of view based on experiment, which resulted in a comparative analysis by using different statistical methods. The testing was done on ice hockey stadiums of HC Hvězda Praha, HC Slavia Praha and HC Letci Letňany. The tested group of ice hockey players came from HC Hvězda Praha, HC Slavia Praha and HC Letci Letňany who play in the Extraleague U16 competition. Results: From the results and comparison of average performances of the U16 players we can conclude that the defensemen did not dominate over the forwards in backward skating, tests carried out with the puck. The difference performances of backward skating without the puck was 0,12sec (in favor of the forwards) and in backward skating with the puck 0,69sec (in favor of the forwards). And not even when comparing deficient...
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Legal Aspects of Derivatives
Krupová, Tereza ; Kotáb, Petr (advisor) ; Kohajda, Michael (referee)
Legal Aspects of Derivatives This thesis deals with derivatives and their legal aspects. The purpose of the thesis is to focus on the main characteristics of derivative contracts and try to find their legal nature. The main reason for choosing the topic was the lack of information about legal problems regarding derivatives. It seems to be an interesting paradox. Billions of derivatives contracts are traded every day but not much has been written about them from the law point of view. Although there are many books dealing with their economic characteristics their accounting and tax aspects, it is hardly possible to find a monograph dealing with their legal base. This thesis is divided into five main parts. The first one describes derivatives in general, offers a definition and divides them into basic categories. The second part encompasses history of derivatives and their regulation. This part is mainly connected to common law rules since derivatives have developed mostly within Anglo-American law systems. The third part concentrates on problems arising from the fact that although derivatives are traded all over the world their legal basis remains unclear. The question arising is whether to treat derivatives as wagers, insurance policies or as some different type of contract. In this part I offer my...
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Hedging of Currency Risks
Kuruc, Oliver ; Kubec, Jiri (referee) ; Rejnuš, Oldřich (advisor)
Bachelord thesis "Hedging of currency risk" in the first part deals with the theoretical issues of financial derivatives. At the beginning is described and characterized the different categories and types of financial derivatives. There will be also outlined legal, accounting and tax perspective on the issue. In the practical part is detailed description of the possibility of hedging against currency risk and comprehensive overview of the hedging instruments from Czech banks.
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Specifics of Currency Transactions in International Companies
Gregová, Silvia ; Taušer, Josef (advisor) ; Orsagova, Lucie (referee)
International companies perform business transactions in different countries all over the world and must be able to manage their financial assets in various currencies. Significant foreign exchange alteration can markedly harm market value of any company. The companies use so called 'hedging' to avoid such situations. The aim of this master thesis is to analyze specifics of currency operations based on a case study in the international company and its transaction exposure. The thesis discovers that the selected company uses only two types of 'hedging'.
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Use of financial derivatives in business
Müller, Tomáš ; Marek, Petr (advisor) ; Podškubka, Tomáš (referee)
The paper shows the main possibilities of using financial derivatives in business with an emphasis on Czech corporate clients. It describes selected types of financial derivatives, such as forwards, futures, FRA, options, warrants and investment certificates. Based on practical examples, it shows the possibilities of using selected financial derivatives to hedge currency, interest rate and commodity risk, and also to evaluate funds of an entrepreneur. It also analyzes and compares individual possibilities and attempts to point out main advantages and disadvantages of using financial derivatives in practical business.
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Investments in selected commodities
Pecha, Martin ; Drozen, František (advisor) ; Filipová, Vladimíra (referee)
The goal of this bachelor thesis is to analyse selected commodities being as follows: Crude oil, Gold and Coffee. I tried to make a go of showing readers, potential traders how to invest in the above mentioned commodities in regard to risk. The thesis is made up of three chapters. First one introduces the readers to commodity exchange issues paying attention to trading those commodities, commodity exchanges, commodity investment tools, a typology of commodity traders and other particulars expanding on the given field. Second one is geared towards an analysis of the above stated commodities in today's globalized world and depicts how specifically to purchase or sell these commodities. At last, I shall sum up existing pieces of knowledge and state premisis to be fulfilled in order for the traders to be at least a little successful at commodity trading.
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Hedging with financial derivatives in international business
Rohrbacher, Jan ; Taušer, Josef (advisor) ; Mergl, Tomáš (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with hedging with financial derivatives in international business. It is divided into two main parts. The first - theoretical part describes the general definition of the term "derivative" as well as brief history of derivatives. The next part determines derivatives from three key aspects - economic, legal and accounting. The following part deals with statistical methods and the current situation on the derivative markets. The following chapter analyzes the main types of derivatives - forwards, futures, swaps and options as well as examples of their usage. The second part of this work examines the hedging process within the company Med Povrly. Due to its involvement in the international trade with copper, the company is exposed to commodity and exchange-rate risks.
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