DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2017.
Fourth Semester
INVESTMENT AND DERIVATIVES MARKETS
(Upto 2012-13 Academic Year and 2013 Calendar Year)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
SECTION A — × 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
1. What are the characteristics of debt instruments?
2. What is trade off between risk and return?
3. Explain the importance of portfolio management.
4. What do you mean by Price Earning Ratio? Explain its
importance in equity valuation.
5. Explain the nature of equity market.
6. How will you determine profit or loss on call and put
options?
7. Explain future contract with an example.
8. What is the implication of passive immunization in
portfolio management?
Sub. Code
43
DE-374
2
Ws 5
SECTION B — × 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Explain the features of debt market in India.
10. Explain debt pricing theorems in brief.
11. State the factors that determine the equity market
growth.
12. Explain about earnings based equity valuation models.
13. What are the different types of options? Explain them.
14. Differentiate between options and futures.
15. Explain the significance and operations of government
securities in India.