TY BMS Semester V Second Half October, 2023

Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management

Module/Unit I

Define Investment and explain the elements, components, features, nature and
characteristics of Investment.(1&2)
Explain the process of Investment.(2&3)
Describe the criteria for investment.(2&3)
What are the different objectives of an investment?(1&2)
Distinguish between investments vs. Speculation vs. Gambling.(2)
What are the various avenues/outlets/alternatives of investments?(3&4)
Describe the various factors affecting the investments.(1&2)
Define the Investment Bank and its roles and functions.(2&4)
What are the different types of capital markets? .(2&4)
What are the different types of trading and settlement systems? .(2&4)
Explain the role of depository participants. .(2&4)
Explain in detail the concept of MF.(1&2)
What is the structure of MF?(1&2)
Explain the various kinds of MF.(4)
What are the merits and demerits of MF?(1&2)
Explain the various financial derivatives.(2)
Explain the various types of Bonds.(2)
What are the various types of Short Term Securities?(2&4)
Explain the various types of Preference shares.(1&2)
What are the Non-marketable investment avenues?(1&2)
What are the long term investment avenues?(1&2)
Explain various traditional sources of investment avenues.(1&2)
Who are the various participants in capital market in India?(2&4)
What are the system of trading and settlements?(3&4)
Explain the role of SEBI in regulating stock market.(1&2)
What is the different tax saving investments?(3&4)
What are the different stock market indices?(3&4)
Explain the role of depository participants and their importance.(3&4)
What are the different types of investors?(3&4)
(Practical Problems on NAV)

Module/Unit II
Define the term risk and explain the various types of risks.(1&2)
Explain the concepts of systematic and unsystematic risks.(1&2)
What are the different measures of risk?(3&4)
Explain the concept of risk-return trade-off.(3&4)
Explain the relationship between the risk and diversification.(3&4)
Define the term return and explain the various types of returns.(1&2)
What are the different approaches to investment decisions or security analysis?(3-4-5)
(Practical Problems on Risk, Return, Beta, Variance and HPR) (3-4-5)

Module/Unit III
Define the term portfolio and explain the process of portfolio.(1&2)
What are the different objectives of portfolio?(1&2)
What are the basic principles governing the portfolio?(2&3)
What are the approaches for portfolio construction?((2&4)
What are the different factors affecting the investment decisions?(2&3)
Explain the concept of Portfolio strategy mix.(1&2)
Explain the concept of fundamental analysis and its tools.(2&3)
What are the different elements of fundamental analysis?(2&3)
What is Technical Analysis?(1&2)
Distinguish between Fundamental and Technical Analysis.(2&3)
What is charting technique and what are the tools?(2&3)
Explain the Mathematical indicators.(2&3)
(Practical Problems on Comparative, Common Size, Trend, Ratio)(3-4-5)

Module/Unit IV
Explain the Dow Jones Theory in detail.(1&2)
Explain the Elliot Wave Theory in detail.(1&2)
What is EMH and its myths?(1&2)
Explain the assumptions of EMH.(1&2)
What are the forms of EMH?(1&2)
Explain the concept of CAPM.(1&2)
What are the measures of Portfolio Evaluation?(2&3)
Explain the concept of Oscillation. (2&3)
Write a note on Relative Strength Index.(2&3)
Explain the concept of security market line and capital market line. (1&2)
Explain the various models of equity valuation.(2&3)
Explain the various models of bond valuation.(2&3)
(Practical Problems on CAPM, Sharpe, Treynor, Jenson) (3-4-5)
Additional Questions
Security Analysis and Portfolio Management Semester VI Additional Question Bank
1. Write a note on Risk Reduction through diversification
2. Write a note on Security Market Line and Capital Market Line
3. Write a note on Theory of Dominance
4. What are the assumptions of Markowitz Theory?
5. Explain the concept of CAPM Capitalized Asset Pricing Model.
6. Explain in detail the Arbitrage Pricing Theory.
7. What are the assumptions of APT
8. Explain the term portfolio revision and also the different strategies for the same.
9. What is decomposition of performance for portfolio evaluation?
10. Explain the concept of Barometric Indicator approach of fundamental analysis.
11. Define the term Leverage and its types
12. Distinguish the operating and financial leverage.
13. What are the mathematical indicators?
14. What are the market indicators?
15. Write a note on oscillators, relative strength index, advance-decline ratio
16. Write a note on confidence index, short interest, spread