Financial and economic meaning of Investment – Characteristics and objectives of Investment – Types of Investment – Investment alternatives – Choice and Evaluation – Risk and return concepts - process of Investment Management – Speculation, Investment Avenues in India.
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.
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.
Fundamental Analysis Vs Technical Analysis – Charting methods – Market Indicators. Trend – Trend reversals – Patterns - Moving Average – Exponential moving Average – Oscillators – Market Indicators – Efficient Market theory.
Portfolio analysis – Portfolio Selection –Capital Asset Pricing model – Portfolio Revision Portfolio Evaluation – Mutual Funds.
Reference Book:
S. Kevin, “Security Analysis & Portfolio Management”, Prentice Hall of India, 3rd edition, 2021. (Units - IV & V) Donald E Fischer & Ronald J Jordan, “Security Analysis & Portfolio Management”, Prentice Hall of India, 6th Edition: 2019. (Units – I& II) Prasanna Chandra, “Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management”, Tata McGraw Hill, 6th edition, 2021. (Unit - III) Frank K Reilly & Keith C Brown, “Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management”, Cengage Learning, 10th edition, 2020. (Units - IV & V)
Text Book:
Punithavathy Pandian, “Security Analysis & Portfolio Management”, Vikas Publishing House Private Ltd, 3rd Edition, 2020. (Units - I, II,III,IV &V)