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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Financial Institutions and Markets
Internal Assignment Applicable for September 2020
Examination
1. Mr. Ravi Shankar wants to invest and trade in stock
market. However, he is completely unfamiliar how to go about it. He approaches
you, a wealth advisor in the bank Mr. Ravi Shankar has his savings account, to
seek guidance on the various modes through which he can participate in the
stock market and category of instruments that he can invest. Advise Ravi
accordingly.
Answer: Various modes of participating in stock
market
Invest through demat account: This is the most common mode of investing in stock market.
We can open a demat account with any stock broker and start trading online. We
can track our investments, profits or loss anytime anywhere. Demat account is
safe and convenient way to hold securities and it ensures immediate transfer of
securities. With demat account, risks associated with physical certificates
such as bad delivery, fake securities, delays, thefts, etc. are eliminated. The
depository system reduces risks involved in holding physical certificates,
e.g., loss, theft, mutilation, forgery, etc. It ensures transfer settlements
and reduces delay in registration of shares. It ensures faster communication to
investors. It helps avoid bad delivery problems due to signature differences,
etc.
Invest through mutual funds: Another option of investing in stock market is through
mutual funds. Mutual funds investment is considered as safe investment and less
risky as compared to direct investment in shares.
2. Ritesh has recently joined an investment management
company and his is given the responsibility to look after the money market
instruments. His manager in order to estimate his understanding of the market,
asked him to prepare a report on the instruments of the market. Suggest which
instruments of the financial market should be included in his report.
Answer: Money market
It is the place where transactions
take place over a short period of time. The period is normally up to one year
and substitutes to money are used to denote any financial asset. This can be
done quickly to convert substitutes into money with less transaction cost.
Money market has become a component of the financial market for buying and
selling of securities of short-term maturities, of one year or less, such as
treasury bills and commercial papers. Over-the-counter trading is done in the
money market and it is a wholesale process. It is used by the participants as a
way of borrowing and lending for the short term.
3. ABC Corp. Limited is engaged in manufacturing garments in
India since 1950. The company has been catering to the Indian market till now.
As part of the company’s growth strategy, the company would like to extend the
markets for its products to other countries. However, the company’s promoters
lack awareness and expertise in understanding and managing the fluctuations
related to foreign currency. Mr. Jiwan Kumar, the CFO of the company, has been
asked to make a presentation to the board specifying the following:
a. Key economic parameters/developments that influence the
movements in foreign currency.
b. Options available with ABC Corp. to manage/mitigate the
forex risks
Answer: a) Key economic parameters/developments
that influence the movements in foreign currency
Focus on the Demand-Supply Model
The demand factor
At the most primary level, a change
in the price of a currency will occur because of more or less demand for it.
High demand signifies a higher price experience of the currency pair. Less
demand signifies fall in the price of the currency pair. An increased demand
for a currency suggests a strong
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