SECTION A – FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS
Study Note 1 : Agents in Financial Markets
Financial System
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Banking Institutions
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC)
Insurance
Pension Plans
Mutual Funds
Study Note 2 : Financial Market Instruments
Financial Market
Money Market
Money Market Instruments
Government Securities and Bonds
Repo and Reverse Repo
Promissory Note
Futures, Options and Other Derivatives
Mutual funds
Study Note 3 : Commodity Exchange
Commodity Exchange
Commodities Exchanges in India
Commodity Exchange – Structure
Indian Commodity Market – Regulatory Framework
Indian Economy and Role of Agricultural Commodity
Unresolved Issues and Future Prospects
Contract Specifications (For Tutorial Reference only)
Instruments Available for Trading
Participants of Commodity Market
Intermediaries of Commodity Markets
Product Specification
How the Commodity Market Works
Clearing House Operations
Risk Management
Basis and Basis Risk
Market Monitoring and Surveillance
Commonly Futures and its Mechanism
Commonly Used Terms in Commodity Market
Study Note 4 : Infrastructure Financing
Introduction
Evolution of Financing Needs in Indian Infrastructure
Infrastructure Financing methods- Present Scenario
Project Financing versus Capital Financing
Risk Management in Infrastructure Projects
Financing Infrastructure Development: Recent Trends and Institutional Initiatives
SEBI regulations relating to Infrastructure Sector
Legal form of Organisation
Sources of infrastructure investment in India
Financial Objective
Projected Investment in the Infrastructure Sector during the Twelfth Plan
Investment and Dividend Decision
The Interest Rates have been recently revised by the Board
Issues in Infrastructure Financing
Need for an Efficient and Vibrant Corporate Bond Market
Measures taken by the Central Government
Price Indices
Internal Sources of Finanace
Short Term Sources
Issues and Challenges constraining Infrastructure Funding
Primary & Secondary Market Structure
SECTION B: FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
Study Note 5 : Capital Market Instruments.
Capital Market
Primary and Secondary Markets and its Instruments
Optionally Convertible Debentures and Deep Discount Bonds
Rolling Settlement, Clearing House Operations
Dematerialisation&Rematerialisation
Depository System
Initial Public Offer (IPO)/ Follow on Public Offer (FPO); Book Building
Auction & Insider Trading
Credit Rating – Objectives, Sources, Process, Credit Rating Agencies in India
Study Note 6 : Types of Financial Risks
Financial Risk – Meaning and Nature
Asset Backed Risk, Credit Risk, Liquidity Risk, Operational Risk
Foreign Investment Risk & Market Risk
Financial Risk Identification based on the Balance Sheet Information
Hedging & Diversification
Study Note 7 : Financial Derivatives as a tool for Risk Management
Farward& Future
Options
Swaps &Swaption
Interest Rate Derivatives
Study Note 8 : Financial Risk Management in International Operations
Foreign Exchange Market
Foreign Exchange Rate Management
Parity Conditions in International Finance
Exchange Rate Risk Management
Foreign Investment Analysis
Sources of Foreign Currency
Foreign Investment in India
Taxation Issues in Cross-Border Financing and Investment
International Transfer Pricing
Section C: Security Analysis & Portfolio Management
Study Note 9 : Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
Study Note Investment – Basics And Analysis of Securities
Market Indicators, Support and Resistance Level, Patterns in Stock Price
Statistic Models, Bollinger Bands
Portfolio Management
Theories on Stock Market Movements
Risk Analysis
Portfolio Analysis
10 : Investment Decisions
Investment decisions under uncertainty
Investment in Advanced Technological Environment
International Investments