Basics of Financial Markets:

• What is investment?
• Why should one invest?
• What care should be taken while investing?
• What is meant by interest?
• What factors determine interest rates?
• What are various options available for investment?
• What are various short term financial options available for investment?
• What are various long term financial options available for investment?
• What is meant by stock exchange?
• What are an equity/ Share?
• What is derivative?
• What is a mutual fund?
• What is an index?
• What is a Depository?
• What is dematerlization?
• What is the function of Securities market?
• What are securities one can invest in?
• What is the role of the â??Primary Marketâ???
• Why do companies need to issue shares to public?
• What is meant by market capitalization?
• What is an Initial public offer (IPO)?
• What is meant by secondary market?
• What is a contract note?
• What precautions must one take before investing in the stock markets?
• What Doâ??s and Donâ??ts should an investor bear in mind when investing in the stock markets?

• Financial statement analysis

  • Quarter results (EBIDTA,EPS, PAT, Retained earnings etc.)
  • Corporate actions (Dividend, stock split, bonus issue etc.)
  • Annual results (EBIDTA, EPS, PAT, Retained earnings etc.)

  Impact of macro-economic factors

  • Credit policy
  • Monetary policy
  • Fiscal policy
  • Interest rates data
  • CRR, Repo, Reverse repo, SLR
  • Inflation data
  • Unemployment data