Loyola College M.Com Nov 2008 Security Analysis & Portfolio Management Question Paper PDF Download

LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

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M.Com. DEGREE EXAMINATION – COMMERCE

THIRD SEMESTER – November 2008

    CO 3802 – SECURITY ANALYSIS & PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

 

 

 

Date : 03-11-08                 Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

                                   SECTION – A                  Answer ALL questions:                      ( 10 x 2 = 20  )

 

  1. What do you understand by securities?
  2. What is private placement?
  3. State the special benefits available to the equity shareholders.
  4. Identify any two major factors that affect the investment decisions.
  5. Highlight some of the obstacles in the way of an analyst in the investment process.
  6. What is the Run Test? How it differs from other tests conducted under Efficient Market

    Theory?

  1. What is Capital Asset Pricing Model?
  2. What do you mean by ‘Filtering’ under Weak form market?
  3. Explain how diversification is different from revision of portfolio?
  4. Find the portfolio variance of a portfolio consisting of equities, bonds and real estate, if the portfolio

weights are 0.15, 0.10 and 0.05 respectively.  Following are also given:

The standard deviations are 20% for equity, 35% for bonds and 40% for real estate.

The correlations are 0.45 per equity and bonds, 0.35 for equities and real estate, and 0.20 for bonds

and real estate.

 

                                               SECTION – B     Answer any five questions                   ( 5 x 8 = 40 )

 

  1. Distinguish between real assets and financial assets.
  2. Bring out the features and advantages of investing in bonds
  3. a) What is arbitrage model? (3)
  4. b) Calculate the returns under the arbitrage model: (5)  
Factor Market price of  risk Sensitivity Index
Inflation 10% 1.5
Industrial production 7% 1
Risk premium 5% 1.2
Interest rate 4% -0.75

 

Other details:

  1. The risk free interest =10%
  2. The expected return = 20%

 

 

 

  1. Following is the information available in respect of rate of return of two securities A and B in different economic conditions:
Economic condition Probability Rate of Return
Security A (%) Secutrity B (%)
Recession .20 -15 20
Normal .50 20 30
Boom .30 60 40

Find  out the expected returns and the standard deviation for these securities . Assume

that an investor has Rs.20,000 to invest and he wants to invest Rs.15,000 in security A

and the balance in security B, what  will be expected return of the portfolio.?

 

  1. Give a brief account of three movements of share prices under Dow Theory.
  2. State and explain assumptions involved in the CAPM-Theory.
  3. Here are four Mutual Funds

            Fund               Return                        S.D                  Beta

            ABC                   16                  8                    1.50

            QWA                  14                  5                    1.40

            RDS                    18                 10                   0.75

            YTR                  15                   7                   1.25

If the risk free rate is 7%, rank the funds based on (i) Sharpe and (ii) Treynor Model

  1. Mr.Bhave is considering several investments. The risk-free rate of return is currently 6.5%,

      and the expected return for the market is 12%.  What should be the required rates of return for      

      each investment (using the CAPM)?

            Security          A                     B                     C                     D                     E

            Beta                1.20                 0.80                 1.50                 0.60                 1.25

Find out which security gives the best and least return?

SECTION – C

Answer any TWO questions:                                                                 ( 2 x 20 = 40 )

 

  1. Discuss in detail the functions and the various institutions involved in the primary

Market operations.

  1. Elaborate the various stages involved in the Portfolio management process.
  2. Write short notes on the following:
  • Unsystematic risk
  • Valuation multiples in company analysis
  • Relative strength under Technical analysis
  • Uniqueness of Mutual funds

(e) Monetary policy.

 

 

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