UNIT – I INVESTMENT SETTING 8
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 10
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 9
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 9
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 9
Portfolio analysis –Portfolio Selection –Capital Asset Pricing model – Portfolio Revision –Portfolio Evaluation – Mutual Funds.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
Unit 1: 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.
1.1. Introduction:
Investment is putting money into something with the expectation of profit. The word originates in the Latin "vestis", meaning garment, and refers to the act of putting things (money or other