FINANCIAL MARKETS & SERVICES

Paper Code: 
FSG 324
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcome

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

  
 

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

CO79.      Interpret the challenges in the financial services sector and classify the Financial markets.

CO80.      Assess the new financial services and Innovative Financial Instruments.

CO81.      Analyze the aspects of primary and secondary markets.

CO82.      Examine the development of stock exchange, and distinguish between New Issue Market and Stock Exchange

CO83.      Compare the types of factoring and evaluate the benefits of forfeiting

CO84.    Analyze various mutual fund schemes, compare different types of mutual funds.

Interactive Lectures, Group Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Workshops and question preparation

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving Numerical problems in tutorials, Assignments, Class Presentation

  

 

18.00

Financial Market: Concept, Classification- Money Market, Capital Market, Mortgage Market, Long Term Loan Market, Short Term Loan Market, Money Market vs. Capital Market.

 

18.00

Financial Services- Introduction, Scope, Causes of financial Innovation, new financial services, Innovative financial Instruments, challenges in the financial service sector.

 

18.00

Primary Market -Meaning, distinction and Relationship between New Issue Market and Stock Exchange.

Secondary Market- Introduction, Services of Stock Exchange, listing of Securities, Online Trading- concept, Features and Advantages, Recent Development of Stock Exchange

 

18.00

Factoring - Meaning, Functions, Types, Factoring in India.

Forfeiting - Meaning , Working, Benefits, Drawbacks and Factoring in India.

 

18.00

Mutual Funds: Concept of a Mutual Fund; Concept of Mutual funds,  Role of Mutual Funds in Financial Markets, Types of Mutual Funds :-Open-end Funds/Closed-end Funds, Tax Exempt/Non Tax Exempt Funds, Exchange Traded Funds, Liquid Funds, Equity Funds, Debt Funds, Hybrid Funds.   Recent trends in Mutual Funds industry in India.

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Vasant Desai, “Indian Financial System”, Himalayan Publication
  • Gordan, Natrajan” Financial Markets & Management of Financial Services” Himalayan publication, New delhi
  • Exam Kit

 

References: 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

  • Bhole. L.M. “Financial Markets and Institutions’ Tata McGraw Hill, New  Delhi
  • Gold Smith.R.W. “Financial Institutions”
  • Khan M.Y “Indian Financial Theory and Practice”,Vikas Publishing House.

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Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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