Q 1. What is the primary difference between saving and investment?
Q 2. Which of the following is considered a financial asset?
Q 3. What is the primary relationship between risk and return in investment?
Q 4. What is a key characteristic of soft commodities like corn, wheat, and soybean in terms of their prices?
Q 5. What is a key benefit of investing through managed portfolios like Mutual Funds, Alternative Investment Funds, and Portfolio Managers?
Q 6. Future value of the investment is influenced by __________.
Q 7. What is the main purpose of the primary market in the securities market?
Q 8. What does a Bonus Issue of shares entail?
Q 9. What is the role of Merchant Bankers in the securities market?
Q 10. Offer for sale (OFS) is a method of share sale for ___________.
Q 11. A trade that is squared-off during the day ________.
Q 12. What is the significance of time diversification in equity investments?
Q 13. What is the purpose of equity research in the stock selection process?
Q 14. Why is it important for investors to assess the intrinsic value of a stock in fundamental analysis?
Q 15. How does industry analysis contribute to the top-down stock analysis process?
Q 16. Why is it important for an analyst to understand the business model of a company?
Q 17. What is Economic Value Added (EVA) and how is it calculated?
Q 18. How do analysts use Bollinger Bands in technical analysis?
Q 19. Under relative valuation techniques, value of a stock is estimated based upon its current price relative to variables considered to be significant in valuation, such as ______________.
Q 20. What is the typical frequency of interest payments for most bonds?
Q 21. What is the primary market for corporate debt in India primarily characterized by?
Q 22. How is creditworthiness assessed in bond markets?
Q 23. What is the significance of a bond's duration?
Q 24. ______________ risk arises from the fact that income flows received from an investment at the coupon rate may not be able to earn the same interest.
Q 25. What is one major limitation of Forward contracts?