Insights into the value of a ‘stand‐alone’ course for sustainability education

Education for sustainability (EfS) is emerging as an urgent imperative and challenge for higher education. But what exactly does it mean to put sustainability into higher education? How do we bring sustainability themes into university curriculum, across the enormous diversity of academic disciplines? This paper describes the experience of teaching a large ‘stand‐alone’ EfS subject which sits within the professional contexts of the large first‐year cohort undertaking it. We describe the themes, architecture and approach to sustainability education taken in this course and evaluate the learning and assessment activities offered to students. We conclude with reflections on the student experience and feedback, which suggests that while academics build towards a deeply embedded sustainability ethic in higher education, specialist parallel courses have a valuable role to play in the transition to sustainable futures.     

完善农产品期货市场与农业现代化

农业是河南的优势、机遇和筹码。大力推动农业现代化、发展现代农业是我们的必然选择。在现代服务业中,金融是核心,是血液。通过完善农产品期货市场来推动农业现代化,发展现代农业,既有意义,也有现实的可行性。农产品期货市场可以规避农产品的价格风险,优化农产品的种植品种,有利于农产品生产经营企业进行套期保值等。本文分析了农产品期货市场对农业现代化、发展现代农业的推动作用,以及在这一发展过程中存在的不足,并综合各方意见,给出了具体的措施。     

沪深300指数与股指期货的相关性研究

通过ADF单位根检验、协整检验、G ranger因果关系检验、脉冲响应函数、方差分解等5种方法来检验沪深300股指期货合约IF 1203与对应现货指数收益率之间的相关性,从而揭示两者之间的运行机理,具有重要的理论意义和现实指导意义。     

大连区域性金融中心建设:基础、制约因素及对策

从地区发展构想以及区域经济发展的角度,中国内地许多中心城市都提出了建设区域性金融中心的设想,进而涌现出了建设区域性金融中心的热潮。环渤海地区的大连、天津、沈阳等城市都确定了建设金融中心的发展战略。大连应充分利用大连商品交易所这一独特的金融资源,以期货业为龙头,推动区域性金融中心建设。     

Possibility thinking and social change in primary schools

This paper reviews the nature of possibility thinking (PT) (transformation from what is to what might be, in everyday contexts for children and teachers) and reports on how PT manifested in two English primary schools engaged in social change. It identifies shared characteristics across the schools as well as unique ways in which PT manifested. With a focus on uniquely positioned professional wisdom, each school was engaged in change which rejected some assumptions while integrating new ideas relevant to their community, leading to quiet revolutions. Implications for primary schools that generate their own practices and narratives regarding educational futures are discussed.     

试论推出股指期货对我国期货业的影响

介绍了股指期货的定义、功能及特点，分析了我国期货市场的现状，论述了推出股指期货的意义及其对我国期货业的正、负面影响。     

证券市场风险防范与可持续发展

证券市场风险是客观存在的 ,但是是可以预防和控制的。本文在对证券市场风险和可持续发展进行分析的基础上 ,对证券市场风险的防范提出了具体的法律应对措施     

我国开设股票指数期货交易的理论论证与运作设计

开设股票指数期货交易是我国股票市场进一步发展和实施风险管理的内在要求。我国目前已具备了开设这一交易的基础性条件，但在相关法律、标的指数的编制等方面还需作一些修正和改进。股指期货作为一种金融技术工具，并不会必然地产生金融危机和加剧市场动荡，关键是要健全风险防范机制。作为股指期货标的物的应是沪深两市的统一的成份股指数，且样本股应在300家以上。期货的合约设计要注意国际惯例和我国市场情况的结合。合约的结算价格应以最后交易日临近收盘时5分钟的分时指数的平均值为准。     

From Knowledge Keepers to Knowledge Creators

As the location and creation of knowledge become democratized and decentralized, libraries and librarians are rethinking their relationships with the communities they serve and the knowledge they help preserve and produce. This article is about the implications of that transformation.     

带交易费用VaR套期保值比的计算

用股指期货对金融资产进行套期保值是防范市场系统风险的有效手段之一.本文引入风险价值(VaR)作为套期保值组合的风险度量,给出交易费用下最优VaR套期保值比.并且通过建立双变量GARCH误差修正模型模拟股指期货和被套期保值投资组合收益率的分布情况,估算时变的最优VaR套期保值比.以沪深300股指期货套期保值沪深300指数为例进行了实证分析,分别计算出无交易费用和考虑交易费用下的最优VaR套期保值比,并将VaR套期保值比与MV套期保值比进行了比较分析.