Course Title:
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE COURSE ON EQUITY MARKETS
Course Description:
This Equity Markets course offers a practical understanding of global financial markets, focusing on equities, fixed income, derivatives, and alternative investments. Participants learn about equity markets, covering major stock exchanges, market indices, and valuation techniques essential for informed investing. The course also covers market operations, from trading mechanisms and order types to clearing and high-frequency trading. Investment management and portfolio theory provide essential concepts such as risk-return analysis, asset allocation, and performance metrics.
Course instructional level:
Intermediate
Course Duration:
6 Months
Hours: 50
Course coordinator:
CA Prashant Chhajer
Course coordinator's profile(s):
A Chartered Accountant , MS Finance ( from ICFAI University, Dehradun, India), PG Diploma in International Trade and PhD with teaching and industry experience of over 15 years. He has won gold medals and silver medal in academics. Areas of expertise include Accounting, Taxation, Derivatives, Banking, Financial & Retirement Planning. Has special interest in the areas of Capital Budgeting and Project Financing. Has to his credit about 20 research papers published in Journals of repute.
Is a well known trainer for ‘Finance’ related areas, ‘Corporate Governance’, ‘Business Ethics’ and ‘Spreadsheet’ and has trained many students and executives working in the Corporate sector. Is a much sought-after consultant for matters pertaining to accounting, finance and cash flow projections.
Course Contents:
| Module | Topic name | Duration |
| 1. | Basics of Financial Markets, Insurance, and CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing Model) | 10 Hours |
| 2. | Behavioral Finance, Forecasting, Pricing, Debt, and Inflation | 10 Hours |
| 3. | Stocks, Bonds, Dividends, Shares, Market Caps | 10 Hours |
| 4. | Exploring Recessions, Bubbles, Crises, and Regulation. | 10 Hours |
| 5. | Options and Bond Markets | 10 Hours |
Course Outcomes:
- Understand the structure and functions of global financial markets, including equity, fixed income, and derivatives.
- Apply valuation techniques to assess various financial instruments like stocks, bonds, and derivatives.
- Develop and implement effective risk management strategies, including diversification and asset allocation.