Financial Markets

Paper Code: 
24SBFS102
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course will enable the students to understand the functioning, instruments, participants, and regulations of financial markets to analyze investment opportunities effectively.

 

Course Outcomes: 

 

 

Course

 

 

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning  and Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

 

 

Course Title

 

 

24SBFS102

 

 

 

 

Financial Markets

(Theory)

 

  CO25 Develop an insight into the financial system and its regulatory bodies.

CO26 Compare the functions and needs of the establishment of various banking and non-bank financial institutions.

CO27 Evaluate the characteristics,           Instruments and tools for managing liquidity in the money market.

CO28 Formulate comprehensive analyses of debt securities.

CO29 Advanced analyses of the structure, functions, investment options and regulation of the Indian securities market.

CO30 Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.

Approach in teaching: Blended Learning, Collaborative approach, Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Group Projects, PowerPoint presentation.

   

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Seminar presentations, Case Study Analysis, Brainstorming activities

 

Class tests, CA Test,

Semester end examinations, Quiz,

Evaluation of student Presentations,

 

Evaluation of Individual and group projects,

 

Assessment of Project Reports and viva voce.

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Indian Financial System and Financial Regulatory Institutions
  • Components, Functions,
  • Financial System and Economic Development
  • Weaknesses of the Indian Financial System
  • Financial  Regulatory Institutions in India RBI, SEBI, IRDA, PFRDA, Non-Statutory Bodies -AMFI, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA): Objectives and Functions
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12.00
Unit II: 
Financial Institutions

Banking Institutions: Functions of banks; Classification of Banks: Commercial banks, Cooperative banks, differentiated banks.

Non-banking Financial Institutions: Provident Fund, Pension Fund, Insurance Companies, Mutual Funds, Credit Rating Agencies, Merchant Banks, Venture Capital Funds - Objectives and Functions Recent Developments of Financial Institutions

12.00
Unit III: 
Money Market
  • Introduction
  •  Basic Characteristics of Money Market  Money Market  Intermediaries
  • Treasury Bills, Types of T- Bills, Commercial papers, Commercial Bills, Certificates of Deposits, Call / Notice Money Market, , Money Market Mutual Funds,
  • Role of RBI in the money market.

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Debt Market
  •  Introduction, Features of Debt Market
  •   Money Market v/s Debt Market in India
  • Instruments and Players in Debt Market-Government Security Market, Corporate Bond Market, Public Sector Undertaking Bonds Market,
  • Bonds-Types, Features
12.00
Unit V: 
Equity Market
  • Meaning, and significance of equity market
  • Primary Market:     Functions and methods of public issue -IPO, FPO, OFS, Private Placement, Right issues
  • Secondary Market: Meaning and Functions of Stock Exchanges -
  • Recent Developments in Indian Stock Exchanges

 

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. K.Natrajan Gordon, Financial Markets and Services, Himalaya Publishing House
  2.  Pathak Bharti V, Indian Financial System, Pearson Education, New Delhi
  3.  Gupta N., Gupta Shashi K., Aggarwal N, Financial Institutions and Markets, Kalyani publishers

 

References: 

Suggested Readings:
1. Agarwal M.R,. Security analysis and portfolio management, Garima Publications
2. Bhole L.M., Financial Institutions and Markets structure, growth and Innovation, Tata Mc Graw Hill, New Delhi.
3. National Stock Exchange of India Limited, Capital Market Core Module.
e-Resources
1. https://www.bseindia.com/static/about/BSE_Ebooks.aspx
2. https://www.bseindia.com/
3. https://www.nseindia.com/
4. https://www.sebi.gov.in/
5. Journal of Financial Markets : https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-financial-markets .
6. Indian journal of research in Capital markets : http://indianjournalofcapitalmarkets.com/
 

Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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