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, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. "Higher the return, higher will be the risk". Discuss the various types of risks involved in investment.
2. What is 'Primary Market' Discuss the important developments that have taken place recently in Indian primary market.
What is electronic settlement of trade? Explain the procedure for purchasing and selling of dematerialized securities.
A company decides that it will not pay any dividends for 20 years. After that time it is expected that the company could pay dividend of RS 15 per share indefinitely. However, the company at present could pay RS 3 per share. The required rate of this company's shareholders is 10 percent. What is the loss to each shareholder as a result of the policy of the company? Calculate the value of the equity share.
4. Critically evaluate the fundamental analysis. How is it useful to a prospective investor
What is Markowitz Portfolio Theory? Explain the basic assumptions of Markowitz Theory.
Three Mutual Funds have reported the following rates of return and risk over the last five years.
Growth Fund Return St. Deviation Beta (Risk)
Shriram 15% 16% 1.15
Birla 13% 18% 1.25
ICICI 12% 11% 0.90
Rank each fund by Sharpe's and Treynor's performance evaluation criteria, given the Risk free Return as 7%.
6. What are the various techniques of technical analysis Explain the various challenges to technical analysis.
7. "Mutual funds provide stability to share prices, safety to investors and resources to prospective entrepreneurs". Comment.
8. Compare and contrast constant-dollar-value plan, constant-ratio plan and variable-ratio plan. You may use imaginary data.
2. What is 'Primary Market' Discuss the important developments that have taken place recently in Indian primary market.
What is electronic settlement of trade? Explain the procedure for purchasing and selling of dematerialized securities.
A company decides that it will not pay any dividends for 20 years. After that time it is expected that the company could pay dividend of RS 15 per share indefinitely. However, the company at present could pay RS 3 per share. The required rate of this company's shareholders is 10 percent. What is the loss to each shareholder as a result of the policy of the company? Calculate the value of the equity share.
4. Critically evaluate the fundamental analysis. How is it useful to a prospective investor
What is Markowitz Portfolio Theory? Explain the basic assumptions of Markowitz Theory.
Three Mutual Funds have reported the following rates of return and risk over the last five years.
Growth Fund Return St. Deviation Beta (Risk)
Shriram 15% 16% 1.15
Birla 13% 18% 1.25
ICICI 12% 11% 0.90
Rank each fund by Sharpe's and Treynor's performance evaluation criteria, given the Risk free Return as 7%.
6. What are the various techniques of technical analysis Explain the various challenges to technical analysis.
7. "Mutual funds provide stability to share prices, safety to investors and resources to prospective entrepreneurs". Comment.
8. Compare and contrast constant-dollar-value plan, constant-ratio plan and variable-ratio plan. You may use imaginary data.
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- Accounting and Finance for Managers
- Advanced Strategic Management
- Bank Financial Management
- Capital Investment and Financing Decisions
- Consumer Behaviour
- Economic and Social Environment
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- 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
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- Technology Management
- Total Quality Management
- Wage and Salary Administration
- Working Capital Management