To acquaint students with concept and functions of security analysis
Introduction of Securities- Security Analysis – concept, usefulness, computation of stock indicies, segments.
Major stock indicies of india & world
Types of Securities-
Types-Debt and Equity, Shares and their characteristics – Various forms of equity capital, Hybrid Securities ( Income cum Growth)
Valuation of Securities -
Equity valuation – CAPM, Arbitrage Pricing Theory & Markowitz theory ( CML & SML)
Fundamental Analysis:- Economic, industry and company analysis
Technical Analysis – ‘DOW theory’, Charts, Patterns – Technical indicators.
Donald E. Fisher & Ronald J. Jordan, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Prentice Hall of India, 2003. V.K.Bhalla, Investment Management, 7th Edition, S. Chand & Co., New Delhi, 2000. Gordon J. Alexander, William F. Sharpe & Jeffery V. Bailey, Fundamentals of Investments, Prentice Hall, India, 2003 edition.
1. Preetam Singh, Investment Management, 9th edition, Himalaya Publishing House, New Delhi 2000. 2. Prasanna Chandra, Managing Investments, Tata McGraw Hill, 2002 edition. 3. Securities Markets and Products, Indian institute of Bankers and Finance, Taxman