Equity Stock Market: Concepts, Instruments, Risks and Derivatives

Equity stock markets are perhaps the most vibrant and ‘visible’ of all financial markets around the world under the broad spectrum of participants and the volume and value of transactions traded in these markets. Given that dominant presence, assessing and managing risks in equity stock markets have also become increasingly sophisticated over the years, thanks to several theories such as portfolio theory, CAPM, sharp ratio, etc. that have evolved and matured over the years.The objectives of the course are:To explain the structure and functioning of equity stock marketsTo summarise the theories governing equity stock marketsTo examine the market and regulatory mechanisms governing equity stock markets"