This course will enable students to analyze investment avenues, understand securities markets, conduct valuation of shares and bonds, perform investment analysis, and construct diversified portfolios for risk management.
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 24CFSG 613  | 
 Fundamentals Of Investment (Theory) 
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 CO205: Acquire knowledge about the Concept of Savings and investment, various investment avenues available and Risk and return associated with them. CO206: Create awareness about Role of SEBI in investor protection. CO207: Build ability to comprehend various techniques of Fundamental Analysis and Technical Analysis of securities. CO208: To understand various methods of valuation of securities for effective investment decision making CO209: Obtain knowledge of portfolio construction and risk diversification in investment. CO210: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction 
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 Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussions, Tutorials, Power point presentations. Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation.  | 
 CA test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation.  | 
•	Concept of Savings and investments, Elements of investments, sources of investment information,
•	Types of investments, Investment Avenues, Basic concept of Risk & Return, measurement of risk and return
•	Primary and secondary market, Functions of stock exchange on India.
•	SEBI: Role of SEBI in investor protection, investor grievances and their redressal system,
•	Insider trading, Investor awareness activism.
•	Features of equity shares & Preference shares. Features of debentures & bonds.
•	Valuation of equity shares, preference shares, debentures and bonds.
•	Fundamental Analysis (EIC approach),
•	Technical Analysis- (Chart, Pattern and Oscillators) Bar chart, Line Chart Candle chart, Trend Head and Shoulders, support and Resistance , Dow and Elliot wave theory
•	Efficient market hypothesis
•	Portfolio and diversification meaning, Portfolio risk and return.
Portfolio construction: Traditional and modern portfolio approaches. Portfolio construction process.
•	Bhalla V.K ,Investment Management (Security Analysis and Portfolio Management), S.Chand
•	Chandra Prasanna, Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, TMH.
•	Rustogi, R.P.  Fundamentals of Investment, Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi.
•	M.R. Agarwal, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Garima Publications.
Suggested Readings :
•	Jones, C.P. Investments Analysis and Management. Wiley.
•	P. Pandian,Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Vikas Publishing house ltd.
•	Donald E.F , Ronald J.J,  Ashwini P.Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Pearson.
•	Vohra, N.D. and Bagri, Futures and options, Mc Graw hill Publishing.
•	Ranganatham M.,Security Analysis and Portfolio Management,Pearson.
•	Mayo. An Introduction to Investment. Cengage Learning.
E-Content:
•	Online Financial Investment Resources: https://study.com/academy/lesson/online-financial-investment-resources.html [2]
•	EBSCO-BSE
Referece Journals:
•	Journal of Emerging Market Finance : http:// sagepub.com
•	International Journal of Financial Management:http://publishingindia.com [3]
Links:
[1] https://finance.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/fundamentals-investment-theory
[2] https://study.com/academy/lesson/online-financial-investment-resources.html
[3] http://publishingindia.com
[4] https://finance.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2024-2025