What is Currency Futures? Explain the various investment strategies in Futures Market Including Spread Trading.

What is Forward Rate Arguments (FRA)? Discuss how it can be used for Hedging.

Describe the various theories of Exchange Rate Determination. Differentiate between Nominal and Effective Exchange Rate. Discuss the factors impacting exchange rates.

Meet a Financial Advisor of your choice and find out the role played by her/him in financial markets. Also discuss the factors affecting the 'Financial Advisory profession' in India. Write a note on your discussions.

Why do companies go for issue of 'Employees Stock Option Plans'? Explain the compliance requirements for issuing the 'Employees Stock Option Plans'.

Meet the Branch Manager of an Insurance Company of your choice and discuss with her/him the different marketing and distribution Channels and Strategies of their Insurance Products. Write a note on your discussions.

What do you mean by 'Venture Capital Undertaking'? Explain the different stages of Venture Capital funding. Compare and contrast between concepts of 'Venture Capital' and 'Private Equity'.

Meet a Stock Broker of your choice and analyze the role played by her/him in the Securities Markets? Try and identify the major activities that are carried out by the Broker. Also discuss the major challenges that are being faced by the Brokerage houses in India in recent times. Prepare a note on your discussions.

'Working Capital Module simulates the integration of working capital components into the Capital Investment (CI) process'. Give the objectives and explanation of the operation of each module that forms a part of the working capital capital investment process. Also highlight the sequential operation of the WC module.

Visit any Bank of your choice and study the methods of Appraisal that the Bank follows while extending Credit Facility to the Business Houses. Write a detail note on your findings.

The company XYZ Ltd has annual sales of Rs. 50 lakhs and is currently extending 30 days' credit to the dealers. It is considering change in credit policy and the following information is available:

The average collection period now is 30 days.

Costs:

Variable Cost: 80 percent on sales

Fixed Cost: Rs. 6 lakhs per annum

Required (pre-tax) return on investment: 20 percent
 

You are required to recommend as to which of the policies given above should be adopted by XYZ Ltd. What are the assumptions you have made for coming to such decision?

Select any two firms from the same industry and collect their Financial Statements for the years 2022-2023 & 2023-2024, and calculate their Efficiency, Liquidity and Structural Ratios. Based on these ratios give your views on the working capital management of these firms.

What is Financial Engineering? Discuss the factors contributing to Financial Engineering. How financial engineering is applied to fixed income securities, explain with reasons.

Explain the various traditional methods of Procuring Finance and describe Non-traditional sources of Long Term Financing.

Explain the various Techniques used for Measurement of Project Risk.

Describe the nature of a Project and explain the Project Life Cycle concept. List and briefly describe Project Plan Elements.

Explain the various Theories of Capital Structure and describe the factors influencing Capital Structure of a firm.

Comment évaluez-vous la contribution des écoles de beaux-arts dans le domaine de peinture en France? Présentez un survol critique.

Elaborez sur les grandes tendances saillantes en architecture et en sculpture française au 19ème siècle?

Décrivez la politique assimilationniste de l'administration coloniale française. D'après vous, quels étaient les grands influences sur la vie sociale et politique dans les colonies françaises ?