Equity Markets

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

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)

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.

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

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.