Exam Details

Subject Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
Paper
Exam / Course Management Programme
Department School of Management Studies (SOMS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Distinguish between Investment, Speculation and Gambling. What is the usefulness of a Sound Investment Plan

Why do companies issue shares in primary market? What is the relationship between the new issue market and the secondary market?

ABC company stock is currently selling at RS 25 per share. The stock is expected to pay RS 1 as dividend per share at the end of the next year. It is reliably estimated that the stock will be available at RS 29 at the end of one year.

U the forecast about the dividend and price are accurate, is it advisable to buy at the present price, if the required rate of return is 20%.

If the investor's required rate of return is 15% and the dividend remains constant, what should be the price at the end of the first year

You are required to calculate the value of the firm's shares in and situations above.

3. "Stock Exchanges are institutions of economic growth, liquidity and industrial support". Discuss.

4. How is Sharpe model an improvement over Markowitz model Explain the procedure for portfolio risk measurement under Sharpe model.

Discuss about the techniques employed for testing market hypothesis.

Consider the following data for a particular sample period

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Calculate the following measures for
portfolio P and the Market the risk free
rate of return is 0.06.

Sharpe, Treynor and Jensen

By which measures did portfolio P outperform the market?

6. What are oscillators? How are they different from moving averages? Would you recommend the usage of an oscillator? Explain.

7. Describe the restrictions placed by Securities and Exchange Board of India on Investments by Mutual Funds. Discuss the norms which Mutual Fund Manager takes into consideration while buying the Non-convertible debentures and the equity shares.

8. What do you mean by Formula plans? Critically examine the formula plans and discuss their limitations.


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Subjects

  • Accounting and Finance for Managers
  • Advanced Strategic Management
  • Bank Financial Management
  • Capital Investment and Financing Decisions
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Economic and Social Environment
  • Electronic Banking and IT in Banks
  • Employment Relations
  • Ethics And Corporate Governance In Banks
  • Human Resource Development
  • Human Resource Planning
  • Information Systems for Managers
  • International Banking Management
  • International Business
  • International Financial Management
  • International Human Resource Management
  • International Marketing
  • Labour Laws
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Maintenance Management
  • Management Control Systems
  • Management Functions and Behaviour
  • Management of Financial Services
  • Management of Human Resources
  • Management of Information Systems
  • Management of Machines and Materials
  • Management of Marketing Communication and Advertising
  • Management of New and Small Enterprises
  • Management of Public Enterprises
  • Management of R&D and Innovation
  • Managerial Economics
  • Managing Change in Organisations
  • Marketing for Managers
  • Marketing of Financial Services
  • Marketing of Services
  • Marketing Research
  • Materials Management
  • Operations Research
  • Organisational Dynamics
  • Organizational Design, Development and Change
  • Product Management
  • Production/Operations Management
  • Project Management
  • Quantitative Analysis for Managerial Applications
  • Research Methodology for Management Decisions
  • Retail Management
  • Risk Management In Banks
  • Rural Marketing
  • Sales Management
  • Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
  • Social Processes and Behavioural Issues
  • Strategic Management
  • Technology Management
  • Total Quality Management
  • Wage and Salary Administration
  • Working Capital Management