LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ECONOMICS

SIXTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2011

EC 6600 – PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

 

 

 

Date : 05-04-2011              Dept. No.                                       Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

PART – A                  

Answer any FIVE questions in about 75 words each.                                                          (5×4=20)

1. What is risk?
2. Define portfolio management.
3. What is risk free asset?
4. Analyse singular optimal risky portfolio.
5. What is swap valuation?
6. Discuss hedging.
7. State the meaning of transaction cost.

PART – B                  

Answer any FOUR questions in about 300 words each.                                                      (4×10=40)

1. Bring out the types of managed portfolios.
2. Distinguish between systematic and unsystematic risks.
3. Explain capital asset pricing model.
4. Discuss Samuelson’s continuous equilibrium model.
5. Analyse the various types of derivative assets.
6. Discuss the put-call parity theorem.
7. Explain the binomial option pricing model.

       PART – C                       

Answer any TWO questions in about 900 words each.                                                        (2×20=40)

1. Analyse Markowitz diversification and classification of risks.
2. Examine the different forms of market efficiency
3. Explain Black-Scholes option pricing model.
4. Discuss the methods of managing foreign exchange risks.

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