Financial Markets & Services

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

This course will enable the students to Provide in-depth knowledge on the financial products and the operations of financial markets & services in India.

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course

Title

 

24FSG324

Financial Markets & Services (Theory)

 

CO 79: Interpret the challenges in the financial   services   sector   and classify the Financial markets.

CO 80 : Assess the   new   financial services           and Innovative Financial Instruments.

CO 81: Analyze the aspects of primary and secondary markets.

CO 82 : Compare the types of factoring and evaluate the benefits of forfeiting.

CO 83: Analyze various mutual fund schemes, compare different types of mutual funds.

CO 84: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.

Approach in teaching:

 

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Case studies

 

Learning activities for the students:

 

Field activities, Presentation, Debates

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

 

18.00
Unit I: 
Financial Market

• 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
Unit II: 
Financial Services

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

18.00
Unit III: 
Primary and Secondary Market

• 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
Unit IV: 
Factoring and Forfeiting

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

18.00
Unit V: 
Mutual Funds

• 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: 

1. Vasant Desai, “Indian Financial System”, Himalayan Publication
2. Gordan, Natrajan” Financial Markets & Management of Financial Services” Himalayan publication, New delhi
3. Exam Kit

References: 

Suggested Readings
1. Bhole. L.M. “Financial Markets and Institutions’ Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi
2. Gold Smith.R.W. “Financial Institutions”
3. Khan M.Y “Indian Financial Theory and Practice”,Vikas Publishing House.
E-Resources
1. https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Financial_Markets_Institutions_Se...
2. =en&gbpv=1&dq=financial+markets+and+services&printsec=frontcover
3. https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/FINANCIAL_MARKETS_INSTITUTIONS_AN... pDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=financial+markets+and+services&printsec=frontcover
4. https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Financial_Services_and_Markets/kD... gbpv=1&dq=financial+markets+and+services&printsec=frontcover

Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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