Indira Institute of Business ManagementInternal Marks Assignment Questions for SEM III1) Fixed Income (40 marks)1. Explain the concept of Yield, Yield to maturity and yield to call with appropriate examples.2. What do you mean be Asset backed securities?3. Explain the process of securitization.4. What do you mean by interest rate swap? Explain forward interest rate swap and amortizing interest rate swap.5. Explain various active portfolio management strategies.6. Explain barbelle, ladder & bullet strategy.

2) Derivative & Risk Management (40 marks)1. What do you mean by options? Explain its features and uses.2. What do you mean by protective put and covered call?3. Explain put-call parity and its interpretation.4. What do you mean by the term volatility? Explain its types.5. Explain the concept of stress testing & back testing.6. Explain below mentioned option Greeks.a. Deltab. Gamma

3) Strategic Management For 10 Marks Each (10 x 4 = 40 Marks)1. Explain Strategy Crafting & Execution process 2. Explain Mckinseys 7s Framework with a suitable example of your choice3. Explain Management Control System in details.4. Explain Strategic Alliance and Merger and Acquisitions. Outline differences between these two terminologies.

4) ADVANCED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTAnswer all the Questions: (10 marks each)Q1. Explain in brief the different Components of the Indian Financial System.Q2. Write a note on Industrial Sickness in India.Q3. Discuss the various sources of Infrastructure Finance in India.Q4. What do you mean by Capital Budgeting? Discuss the Capital Budgeting Techniques for Investment Appraisal by Organizations.

5) CORPORATE LAWAnswer all the Questions: (10 marks each)1. Define a Company. Describe the Process of Registration and Incorporation of a Company as per the Companies Act 2. Write a note on Memorandum of Association & Articles of Association.3. Explain Share Capital of a Company. Discuss the various types of Shares issued by a company. 4. Write a note on Company Meetings.

6) FINANCIAL MARKETS & INSTITUTIONSAnswer all the Questions: (10 marks each)Q1. Explain the structure of capital market in India. Q2. What is Money Market? Explain its limitations.Q3. Define Merchant Banking. Explain in detail its role.Q4. Define Monetary Policy. Explain short-term liquidity management policy.

7) MERGERS & ACQUISITIONSAnswer all the Questions: (10 marks each)Q1. Define Takeover. Explain the defensive measures against Hostile Takeovers. Q2. Define Due Diligence. What are the essential qualities in Due Diligence? Q3. Explain in detailthe Tax benefits under Merger scheme.Q4. Define Restructuring. Explain its needs and types.

8) International BusinessTake any topic from the entire syllabus; prepare a 10 page handwritten report on the selected topic. Submit it to Dr. Sapna Modi. Also prepare for a viva on the report.Date of submission of report and viva: 28 November, 2014 in between 10am to 12 noon.

9. Security Analysis and Portfolio Management1. Explain fixed deposit in detail. Why long term FDs are more valuable than short term.2. How is risk measured for a stock in a portfolio? Describe Risk analysis in detail.3. Explain Swaps and its pricing (for 5 year swap: fixed rate vs floating rate)4. Explain Dividend discount model for stocks.

10) International FinanceProf. Manoranjan Biswal had already given an assignment for the working students. Kindly follow up and take the assignment questions from him.

1. What is the Balance of Payments (BOP), and what does it mean to have a surplus or deficit?2. What is meant by the Bid, the Ask, and the Bid-Ask Spread?3. Explain what the Forward Premium or Discount means.4. What is meant by a principle and interest swap?5. Explain the difference between transaction, translation, and economic risk (asset exposure and operating exposure).6. What is the traditional gold standard, how does it differ from our current monetary system?7. What do we mean by Euro-currency Market, and what financial instruments do that term collectively describe?Does only Euro denominated instruments available in this market, or are instruments in other currencies?8. Discuss the tradeoffs, strengths and weakness, in using each hedging contract (Forward vs. Futures vs. Option vs. Swap).Discuss when you would select one contract over another.