B.Com. (Financial Markets) Principles of Investment Syllabus - Mumbai University
This is the FY BFM syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2024-25. The University still sets the earlier Choice Based papers alongside it for ATKT candidates, so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.
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Syllabus for Principles of Investment
Module I: Fundamentals of Investments
- Definition and Types of Investments - Investment Objectives and Risk-Return Trade-offs - Financial Markets and Instruments
Module II: Time Value of Money
- Future value and present value concepts - Calculating compound interest and discounting cash flows - Applications in investment decision-making
Module III: Investment Vehicles
- Stocks and equity investments - Bonds and fixed-income securities - Mutual funds and Exchange-Traded Funds
Module IV: Ethics and Regulations in Investments
- Code of ethics for investment professionals - Legal and regulatory considerations in investment practices - Ethical decision-making in investment management
Reference Books
- Security Analysis - Authors: Benjamin Graham, David Dodd
- Investment Valuation: Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of Any Asset - Author: Aswath Damodaran
- Donald E. Fisher and Ronald J. Jordan: Securities Analysis and Portfolio Management, Prentice Hall, New Delhi
- Prasanna Chandra, Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, McGraw Hill Education India
- Machi Raju, H.R.: Working of Stock Exchanges in India, Wiley Eastern Ltd, New Delhi
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Com. (Financial Markets) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2024-25. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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