MPRBA- FM 402- SECURITY ANALYSIS & PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
The objective of this course is to impart the knowledge on basic aspects of security analysis and
portfolio management
Unit I: Investment - Objectives and Risk - Investment Vs. Specialization Vs. Gambling -
Securitized Investments and Non-securitized Investments – terminology of stock market –bulls –
bears – stag – price band – green shoe option – book building- calculation of indices – BSE
Sensex and NSE Nifty.
Unit II: Valuation of Securities - - Valuation of Bonds - Bond Intrinsic Value - Valuation of
Shares - Equity Valuation Models - Intrinsic Value - Market Value.
Unit III: - Fundamental Analysis - Analysis Industry Analysis - Investments in Industry -
Company Analysis.
Unit IV: Technical Analysis – Concept and Tools of Technical Analysis. Technical Analysis
Vs. Fundamental Analysis – efficient Market Theory
Unit V: Portfolio Management – Introduction - Selection of Optimal Portfolio - Market
Portfolio- Markowitz Model - Efficient Portfolio - Efficient Frontier – Sharpe Index Model
-Capital Asset Pricing Model- portfolio strategies – evaluation and revision of portfolio.
( Work shop will be organized by external organization for minimum of 3 days on online
stock
market operations and portfolio management which carry 10 marks included in internal
assessment in place of class room participation ).
Text Book:
P. Pandian, Security Analysis & Portfolio Management, Vikas Publishing House (P) Ltd.,
New Delhi, 2002
Reference Books:
1. Fisher & Jordon, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Tata Mc-Graw Hill, New
Delhi, 2008.
2. V.K. Bhalla, Investment Management, [Link], New Delhi,2000.
3. V.N.S. Raman, Investment Principles & Techniques, Vikas Publishing House (P) Ltd.,
New Delhi, 2002
4. Gangadhar & Ramesh Babu, Investment Management, Anmol Publications (P) Ltd., New
Delhi, 2003.
Journals:
1. GITAM Journal of Management, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam.
2. Journal of Financial Management and Research
3. Journal of Accounting and Finance, Jaipur.
4. Journal of Applied Finance, Hyderabad.
5. Indian Journal of Commerce, New Delhi.
6. Finance India, New Delhi.
MPRBA- FM 503 - FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES
The objective of this course is to impart the knowledge on basic aspects of Financial Derivatives
Unit I: Introduction to Financial derivatives- Meaning and Need- Growth of Financial
derivatives in India- Derivative Markets participants- functions.
Unit II: Types of Derivatives- Forwards- Futures- Options-Swaps- The Regulatory Frame work
of derivatives trading in India.
Unit III: Features of Futures- Differences between Forwards and Futures- Financial futures-
Trading- currency futures- Interest rate futures- Stock Futures -Pricing of futures contracts.
Unit IV: Options Market- Need- Options vs Futures- types of options contracts- call option-
put option- Options on stock indices- Option pricing models – Black –Scholes Model and
Binominal Approach.
Unit V: Swaps- Meaning- types of Swaps- Interest Rates Swaps- Currency swaps- commodity
swaps- Equity Swaps – pricing of swap contracts.
(Work shop will be organized by external organization for minimum of 3 days on online Derivative
operations – forward, future, options and swaps which carry 10 marks included in internal
assessment in place of class room participation).
Text Book:
S.C. Gupta, Financial Derivatives- Theory, Concepts and Problems, Prentice Hall of India. 2008.
Reference Books:
1. Hull C. John, ‘Options, Futures and Other Derivatives’, Pearson Education, New Delhi.
2. Read head, Financial Derivatives: An Introduction to Future, Forward, option’, Prentice Hall of
India.
3. Sunil K parameswaran, ‘Futures Markets: Theory and practice’, Tata Mc-Graw Hill, New Dehil.
Journals:
1. GITAM Journal of Management, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam.
2. Journal of Financial Management and Research
3. Journal of Accounting and Finance, Jaipur.
4. Journal of Applied Finance, Hyderabad.
5. Indian Journal of Commerce, New Delhi.
6. Finance India, New Delhi.
7. Indian Management, New Delhi.