An overview of the Indian Financial System, Functions and Structure of Financial System, Financial Sector Reforms: Need and Objectives; Introduction to Financial Institutions in India, Role of RBI, Products offered by Banks, RBI Guidelines.
Role and Importance of Financial Markets, Financial Markets: Money Market; Capital Market; Recent developments in Indian Capital Markets, Factors affecting Financial Markets.
Introduction to Stock Markets, Functions of Stock Market, Role and Significance of Stock Market in India, Introduction to DEMAT Account. Comparison between NSE and BSE, Raising of funds in International Markets: ADRs and GDRs, Indian Stock Indices.
Mutual Funds: Introduction, Schemes, Characteristics, Advantages and Disadvantages, Determinants of Mutual Fund performance.
Introduction, Market for Government Debt, Government Bonds VS Corporate Bonds, Concept, Importance and role of NBFCs, DIIs, and FFIs. Difference between FFIs and DIIs.
Meaning, role, Characteristics and participants in money markets, Structure of money markets, Call Money Markets, Treasury Bill Markets, Market for Commercial Paper, Commercial Bills and Certificate of Deposit, Recent development in Money Market.
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