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ASSIGNMENT
DRIVE SUMMER 2016
PROGRAM MBADS – (SEM 3/SEM 5) / MBAN2 / MBAFLEX – (SEM 3) /
PGDFMN – (SEM 1)
SUBJECT CODE & NAME MF0010 & SECURITY ANALYSIS AND PORTFOLIO
MANAGEMENT
SEMESTER 3
BK ID B 1754
CREDITS 4
MARKS 60
Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be
approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.
Q.1 Financial markets bring the providers and users in direct contact without any intermediary.
Financial markets permits the businesses and governments to raise the funds needed by sale of
securities. Describe the money market/capital market – features and its composition.
Ans : Money market- features and composition :
According to Investopedia, the money market is a subsection of the fixed income market. Fixed
income often is considered the same thing as bonds or investments that have a specific set return
rather than a variable one. A money market is an efficient investment arena for businesses,
governmentsandotherlarge institutions,butitalsoprovidesextrasafetyandliquidityforindividual
investors. A money market is the best place for
Q.2 Risk is the likelihood that your investment will either earn money or lose money. Explain the
factors that affect risk. Mr. Rahul invests in equity shares of Wipro. Its anticipated returns and
associated probabilities are given below:
Return -15 -10 5 10 15 20 30
Probability 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.25 0.30 0.10 0.05
You are required to calculate the expected ROR and risk in terms of standard deviation.

2. Answer : Factors that affect risk :
1. The actual investment you're considering:
Different investments carry different levels of risk. All investments involve a degree of risk and
returns can never be guaranteed so it is important to choose investments that suit your
circumstances.Belowisatable thatillustratesarange of investmenttypesandtheirassociated risks
Q.3 Explain the business cycle and leading coincidental & lagging indicators. Analyse the issues in
fundamental analysis.
Ans : Explanation of business cycle:
The term businesscycle (oreconomiccycle orboom-bustcycle) referstoeconomy-wide fluctuations
in production, trade and economic activity in general over several months or years in an economy
organizedonfree-enterpriseprinciples.The businesscycle isthe upwardanddownwardmovements
of levelsof GDP(grossdomesticproduct) andreferstothe periodof expansions and contractions in
the level of economic activities (business fluctuations
Q.4 Discuss the implications of EMH for security analysis and portfolio management.
Ans : The Efficient market Hypothesis (EMH) term appeared in the 1960's thanks to Eugene Fama
(Beechey et al., 2000) He defined an efficient market as one that can quickly adjust to the new
information. Twenty years later Fama had modified his definition by saying that the market is
efficient if it incorporates all the information that is available, it means that efficient markets are
actingrationally - relevant information is incorporated and there are no systematic errors made by
investors. In 1968 Jensen noticed that the
Q.5 Explain about the interest rate risk and the two components in it.
An investor is considering the purchase of a share of XYZ Ltd. If his required rate of return is 10%,
the year-end expected dividend is Rs. 5 and year-end price is expected to be Rs. 24, Compute the
value of the share.
Ans : Introduction of interest rate risk :
Interest rate risk is the risk that arises for bond owners from fluctuating interest rates. How much
interest rate risk a bond has depends on how sensitive its price is to interest rate changes in the
market.The sensitivitydependson two things, the bond's time to maturity, and the coupon rate of
the bond. There are a number of standard calculations for

3. Q.6 Elucidate the risk and returns of foreign investing. Analyse international listing.
Ans : Explanation of all the points in risks and returns from foreign investing :
Investing internationally has often been the advice given to investors looking to increase the
diversificationandtotal return of their portfolio. The diversification benefits are achieved through
the additionof lowcorrelationassetsof internationalmarketsthatserve toreduce the overall riskof
the portfolio. However, although the benefits of investing internationally are widely accepted
theories,manyinvestors are still hesitant to invest abroad. In this article, we'll discuss the reasons
why this may be the case and help highlight key
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