
OBJECTIVES:
Enables student to
• Understand the nuances of stock market operations.
• Understand the techniques involved in deciding upon purchase or sale of securities.
UNIT I INVESTMENT SETTING
Financial and economic meaning of Investment – Characteristics and objectives of Investment – Types of Investment – Investment alternatives – Choice and Evaluation – Risk and return concepts.
UNIT II SECURITIES MARKETS
Financial Market – Segments – Types – – Participants in financial Market – Regulatory Environment, Primary Market – Methods of floating new issues, Book building – Role of primary market – Regulation of primary market, Stock exchanges in India – BSE, OTCEI , NSE, ISE, and Regulations of stock exchanges – Trading system in stock exchanges –SEBI.
UNIT III FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS
Economic Analysis – Economic forecasting and stock Investment Decisions – Forecasting techniques. Industry Analysis : Industry classification, Industry life cycle – Company Analysis Measuring Earnings – Forecasting Earnings – Applied Valuation Techniques – Graham and Dodds investor ratios.
UNIT IV TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Fundamental Analysis Vs Technical Analysis – Charting methods – Market Indicators. Trend – Trend reversals – Patterns – Moving Average – Exponential moving Average – Oscillators – Market Indicators – Efficient Market theory.
UNIT V PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
Portfolio analysis – Portfolio Selection –Capital Asset Pricing model – Portfolio Revision Portfolio Evaluation – Mutual Funds.
TOTAL:45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
• Become a good investment analyst.
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