Course Type: Certificate Course
| Course | Course Code | Duration |
| Fundamentals of Financial Markets | SGC/ADECO/2021/FUN | 30 |
Learning Objectives
This course is designed to acquaint the students with the dynamism and role of financial sector in an economy. The financial institutions and markets play a significant role in all modern economies of the world. The study of this area is significant, especially after the financial sector reforms in most of the countries. The stakeholders are to familiarize with the basic concepts, the financial institutions and markets.
Module I
Indian Financial System-Components of Financial System-Financial Instruments-Banking and Non
Banking Financial Intermediaries. (7Hrs.)
Module II
Financial markets-Money and Capital market-Developed and Underdeveloped financial market-
London and New York money market-Role of RBI. (7Hrs.)
Module III
Capital market-meaning and composition-Primary and Secondary market-Major financial instruments-
Equity shares-Preference shares-Debentures and Bonds. (8Hrs.)
Module IV
Stock Exchange-Stock Exchanges in India-Major Stock Indices in India and abroad-BSE sensitive index
and Nifty Indices-Dow Jones, NASDAQ, FTSE, Nikkei. (8Hrs.)