Regulations of Security Market

Paper Code: 
FMG 516
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To familiarize the students with the legal environment under which security market operates.

9.00
Unit I: 
Securities Contract (Regulation ) Act 1956

• Introduction, Non applicability, definition,
• Recognition of Stock Exchange, withdrawal of recognition,
• Powers of Government,
• powers of Recognised Stock exchange,
• clearing Corporation,
• Powers of SEBI,
• Licensing of dealers in certain areas,
• Public issue and listing of securities,
• contracts in derivatives, conditions for listing, delisting of securities.

9.00
Unit II: 
Securities and Exchange Board of India Act , 1992

• Introduction, Objectives of SEBI,
• Composition of SEBI,
• Functions and Powers of SEBI,
• Registration of Intermediaries,
• Prohibition of Manipulative and deceptive devices,
• insider trading etc,
• Securities Appellant Tribunal( SAT)- Composition, powers, Requirements for Appeal to Tribunal).

9.00
Unit III: 
Depositories Act, 1996

Depositories Act, 1996 : 9 Hrs
• Depository System in India; Role & Functions of Depositories;
• Depository Participants;
• Admission of Securities;
• Dematerialization & Re-materialization;
• Depository Process; Inspection and Penalties;
An Overview of SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009:

• Introduction, Eligibility norms for public issue,
• Types of issues,
• Meaning of draft offer document,
• letter of offer and Red herring prospectus ,
• Promoters contribution,
• Underwriting,
• Issue opening date,
• Minimum number of share application and application money
• , Issue of advertisement,
• Minimum Subscription,
• Allotment of shares,
• Reservation on competitive basis.

9.00
Unit IV: 
SEBI (Listing Requirements and Regulations),(Delisting of Equity Shares)

SEBI (Listing Requirements and Regulations: 9 Hrs
• Listing of securities,
• Listing procedures,
• criteria for listing,
• listing obligations,
• Additional Obligations, New listing obligations, listing agreement

SEBI (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2009:
• Delisting of Equity Shares;
• Voluntary Delisting; Exit Opportunity;
• Compulsory Delisting

9.00
Unit V: 
SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015

• Unpublished price sensitive information (UPSI);
• Disclosures; Codes of fair disclosure and conduct.

• SEBI Investor Protection Measures

Essential Readings: 

• Bharti V. Phatak, Indian Financial System , Pearson Publication
• M.R. Agrawal, Security Analysis and portfolio Management, Garima Publication.
• Securities Laws & Capital Markets, ICSI Module 2.
• Punithavathy Pandian, Security analysis & Portfolio Management, , Vikash Publication House.
• Finance for strategic decision, Jain, Rathi Mathur, RBD
• Bhole. L.M. “Financial Markets and Institutions’ Tata Mc Graw Hill, New Delhi
• Gordan, Natrajan” Financial Markets & Management of Financial Services” Himalayan publication, New delhi.

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