Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

Bol Partner

Describes the global investment scenario, major investment decisions, and the dynamics of the securities markets. This book deals with the critical aspects of risk and return culminating in Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). It also deals with the exotic instruments of derivatives and its applications, where research around the globe is going on. Security Analysis and Portfolio Management endeavours to provide concepts, text and cases for a course on Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, which is widely taught in the business schools around the world. It is consciously planned to help students to acquire knowledge, develop analytical skills and gain insights pertaining to how a fund manager strikes winning strategies for investment by using time-tested, validated and proven techniques which ranges from fundamental analysis to mundane mathematical models. The book is divided in four broad parts. Part One describes the global investment scenario, major investment decisions, and the dynamics of the securities markets. Part Two deals with the critical aspects of risk and return culminating in Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). Part Three discusses the most important analysis in investment decisions, wherein good mathematical models are factored in and applied to live conditions through building up case analysis. Part Four deals with the exotic instruments of derivatives and its applications, where cutting-edge research around the globe is going on. The book is designed to meet the expectations of common investors as well as hard core professionals (fund managers) in putting the precious resources at risk for higher returns. New in this edition: The following chapters are added to make the book more result oriented, contemporary, focused and comprehensive. Dynamics of the Indian economy Fundamental Analysis: Valuation of companies Performance of mutual fund in India Sub-prime crisis and securitization Private equity

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Any mutual fund has an objective of earning income for the investors and getting increased value of their investments. To achieve these objectives mutual funds adopt different strategies and accordingly offer different scheme of investments. On these basis the simplest way to categories schemes would be to group these into two broad classifications. Operational Classification and Portfolio Classification 1. Operational Classification : It highlights the two main types of schemes, i.e. open ended and closed ended which were offered by mutual funds. (i) Open ended Schemes: As the name implies the size of the scheme (fund) is open - i.e. not specified or pre - determined. Entry to the fund is always open to investor who can subscribe at any time. Such funds stand ready to buy or sell its securities at any time. Such funds stand ready to buy or sell its securities at any time. It implies that the capitalization of the funds is constantly charging as investors sell or buy their shares. (ii) Close ended Schemes: Such schemes have a definite period after which their shares / units are redeemed. Unlike open - ended funds, these funds have fixed capitalization, i.e. their corpus normally