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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24CFSG603B |
Fundamentals Of Investment (Theory) |
CO163: Acquire knowledge about the Concept of Savings and investment, various investment avenues available, and Risk and return associated with them. CO164: Create awareness about the Role of SEBI in investor protection. CO165: Build the ability to comprehend various techniques of Fundamental Analysis and Technical Analysis of securities. CO166: Understand various methods of valuation of securities for effective investment decision-making CO167: Obtain knowledge of portfolio construction and risk diversification in investment. CO168: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussions, Tutorials, Powerpoint presentations. Learning activities for the students: Self- learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation. |
CA test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, and Presentations. |
• 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
• Practical: Case study analysis on investment avenues
• 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.
• Practical: Report on stock market functions
• Features of equity shares & Preference shares. Features of debentures & bonds.
• Valuation of equity shares, preference shares, debentures and bonds.
• Practical: Presentation on share and bond valuation techniques
• 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
• Practical: Role-play on fundamental and technical analysis methods, followed by a report
• Portfolio and diversification meaning, Portfolio risk and return.
Portfolio construction: Traditional and modern portfolio approaches. Portfolio construction process.
• Practical: Portfolio construction presentation, integrating diversification strategies.
• 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
• EBSCO-BSE
Reference Journals:
• Journal of Emerging Market Finance : http:// sagepub.com
• International Journal of Financial Management:http://publishingindia.com