Equity Market

Paper Code: 
FMG 316
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To acquaint students with the functions, operation & the role of Equity markets in the Indian Financial System.

10.00
Unit I: 
Markets and Financial Instruments

Markets and Financial Instruments

• Types of Markets: Equity, debt, derivatives, commodities,
• Types of investment avenues: Fixed Deposits, Bank Deposits, Provident Fund, Life Insurance, Post Office Savings, Small savings, Gold, Mutual Funds, Equity Share, Debentures/Bonds,
• Introduction to the Regulators of the stock market,
• Exchange,
• Depositories,
• clearing corporation etc

10.00
Unit II: 
Primary Market

• Initial Public Offer (IPO),
• Book Building process, auction based book building, reverse book building,
• green shoe option,
• Eligibility to issue securities,
• Pricing of Issues,
• Fixed versus Book Building issues,
• Allotment of Shares, Basis of Allotment,
• Private Placement,
• resource mobilization from international markets (ADR,GDR, Euro issues)

8.00
Unit III: 
Secondary Market

• Structure & Functioning: The Stock Market in India,
• Mechanics of Stock Exchanges namely BSE & NSE – stock market Indices,
• listing of securities in stock exchange, Delisting.
• OTCEI & its formation ,
• Trading arrangements, bulk deal, block deal, DMA, negotiated deals, trading and settlement, rolling settlement, internet trading.

8.00
Unit IV: 
Depositories

• Functions, NSDL,CDSL,
• Depository participants,
• trading and settlement, Rolling Settlement,
• Do’s and Don’ts for investors.

7.00
Unit V: 
Parties to Capital Market

• Brokers, Sub-brokers,
• Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs),
• Portfolio Managers,
• Custodians,
• Share Transfer Agents,
• Merchant Bankers,
• Bankers to an Issue,
• Underwriters, Credit Rating Agencies.

Essential Readings: 

• Bhole L.M., Financial Institutions and Markets structure, growth and Innovation, Tata Mc Graw Hill, New Delhi.
• Pathak Bharti V, , Indian Financial System, Pearson Education, New Delhi
• National Stock Exchange of India Limited, Capital Market Core Module

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