MODULE:-01

1. Define investment. How it is different from gambling?

2. What are the objectives of investment?
3. What is Gambling? Differentiate an investor from speculator
4. Distinguish between investing and speculation.
5. What are the two major types of information necessary for security analysis?
6. What are the features of preference shares?
7. Distinguish between real and financial assets
8. What do you mean by hybrid security?
9. Explain the features of good investment
10. state the difference between money market & capital market
11. state & explain different money market instruments
12. Define security as per Security Contract regulation act.
13. Explain the features of equity shares.
14. Differentiate bonds and debentures.
15. What is derivative? Describe different derivative instruments with a example
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state the difference between primary & secondary market

Describe the factors to be considered to enter to primary marke
Explain different modes of raising funds in primary market
mention & discuss the functions of major player in secondary market
what is stockexchange & state its function
Briefly explain the trade settlement process

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Define risk & return

Define systematic risk and unsystematic risk.
Describe different types of risk.
What is risk free rate of return?
Explain the concept of Systematic Risk? Why is it call Systematic Risk
Explain the different types of investment alternatives available for a common investor with
moderate risk taking capabilities?

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What is Bond? Explain its features

Explain different types of Bond
What do you mean by Bond Duration
State & explain the determinants of interest rate
Describe in detail bond management Strategies
What is preference share explain its features.

MODULE:- 05
1. What is fundamental analysis
2. What is technical analysis

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How Fundamental analysis is done EIC approach explain.

What are factors investor consider to analyse economy & industry
what is ratio analysis. Expalin different ratio used to analyse company performance
What is dow theory
Explain Eliot wave theory in detail
Explain the following terms
1. Moving average
2. ROC
3. RSI
9. Define Market efficiency
10. What is Behavioral Finance
11. What is Random walk
12. What are different forms of Market efficient hypothesis. Explain different test used to test
the MEH.
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What is Beta? Is it a better measure of risk than the standard deviation?

Explain CAPM.
How are the portfolios evaluated?
What is an index fund?
What is the difference between SML AND CML.?
How is Beta computed using CAPM?
What do you mean by diversification?
What is CML? Define its role.
What are the basic assumptions of CAPM. What are the advantages of adopting CAPM
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10. the portfolio management. How can securities be evaluated with the help of the CAPM
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11. Distinguish between CAPM and Arbitrage pricing theory.
MODULE:- 07
1. Explain the steps in portfolio / investment management.
2. State Jensen measure.
3. Define NAV. What are formula plans?
4. What do you mean by risk aversion?
5. What is a open ended fund and closed ended fund?
6. What is gilt edged fund?
7. State Treynors index.
8. What are the criteria for evaluation of portfolio?
9. Explain portfolio revision. What is portfolio selection?
10. Discuss the process of portfolio construction.
11. Explain the different stages involved in portfolio management.
12. Enumerate the various measures used for portfolio evaluation and explain how it is
interpreted.