B.Com. (Financial Markets) Equity Markets Syllabus - Mumbai University
This is the SY BFM syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2025-26. 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 Equity Markets
Module I: Equity Markets- Introduction
- Meaning and Definition of equity shares
- Growth of Corporate Sector and the simultaneous growth in the number of equity shareholders
- Separation of ownership and management in companies
- Development of equity culture in India- Current position
Module II: Primary Market
- IPO - Methods followed, Book Building, Offer for sale
- Role of Merchant bankers in fixing the price
- Red – Herring Prospectus – it’s unique features
- ASBA and its features
- Green Shoe option
- Sweat equity, ESOP
- Rights issue of shares, Non voting shares ,ADR, GDR,IDR
Module III: Secondary Market
- Definition and functions of stock Exchanges
- Evolution and Growth of Stock Exchanges in India
- NSE, BSE, SME Exchanges and Overseas Stock Exchanges
- Recent Development in Stock Exchanges, Merger of SEBI with FOMC
- Stock Market Indices
Module IV: Importance of Equity Markets in developing country like India
- Need for attracting more investors towards equity
- Need for strengthening secondary markets
- Link between Primary Market and Secondary Market
Reference Books
- 1 Equity Markets in India- Shveta singh & P K Jain
- 2 Equity and Debt Markets- Hardeep Kaur
- 3 An Introduction to Equity Markets- David Dasey
- 4 Equity Market : Dr. P.G. Gopalakrishnan, Mrs. Nandini Jagannarayan Performance Evaluation of Equity Share Market: Dr. G. S. Lodhi
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Com. (Financial Markets) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2025-26. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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