25 Hours Trading Course @ BlackSwan

BlackSwan  has scheduled a 3-Day, 25 Hrs Trading Course during August 13-15, 2011.

1. The details of the Course is given here.
2. This is a full time course from 9.30 am - 5.30 pm. Includes Tea, Snacks & Lunch
3. It covers Technical Analysis & Derivative Strategies.
4. The inspiration is from  SMB Training, Dr Brett, Afraid to Trade.

Concepts of Finance

I was reading or rather forced to read Concepts of Physics by  H C VERMA  by my daughter Gangineni Hita studying 8th Class at Sri Chaitanya Techno Schools. Her aim is to get into the prestigious IITs through their JEE Exam.

1. I wonder whether a distilled concepts of Modern Finance as articulated by Susan Thomas, JR Verma is needed for B-Schools.
2. Modern Finance is predicated on lot of Concepts like No-Arbitrage Pricing, EMH, Time Value of Money etc.
3. Excellent article by J R Verma on Teaching of Finance
4. Dr Susan Thomas Opines on Modern Finance
5. Essential reading on New Facts of Finance
6. One of my most liked book for concepts of markets and Trading is by Larry Harris. Even Victor recommends it as an outstanding must read.

The Independent Trader

Trading the markets is one of the most challenging endeavors. This is a field where only the best can survive unlike other professions where average can also make a reasonable livelihood.

1. SMB Training elaborates on the daily life of an Independent Trader.
2. Some psychological aspects of Trading
3. Difference between professional and amateur traders by Dr Brett
4. How to become an independent stock trader
5. One of the most tough tasks in becoming a profitable day trader is overcoming Transaction Costs.

NISM - EERF as a Platform for Finance Researchers

I had a very good experience at NISM attending the yearly EERF 2011 workshop.

1. I have no hesitation in recommending any researcher,teacher of finance, Market practitioner, Scholarly investor, Corporate executives in financial markets research and practice to attend it at least once. I have attended twice and thoroughly enjoyed it.
2. I think only comparable programe is by Susan Thomas at IGIDR namely Statistics for Financial Practitioners. But I am not sure of its frequency and accessibility.
3. EERF can act as a very good platform for budding researchers in Finance. I came to know many researchers in this area through this venue.
4. I highly appreciate an almost encyclopediac view of financial markets related research by Dr K Kiran Kumar of NISM  ( ex- ISB, IISC)

MBA/BBA in Financial Markets

A welcome trend is developing in Financial Markets Education. Super specialization and focused curriculum,industry tie-ups are becoming important  for good business education.

1. NSE has tied up with Punjabi University, MDU for BBA/ MBA in Financial Markets.
2. BSE Training Institute is offering MBA- Financial Markets in association with IGNOU
3. FTKMC an associate of MCX is also offering PGD in Financial Markets Practice
4. DMC institute of Capital Markets is also in the process of starting MBA & BBA in Financial Markets
5. ITM institute of financial Markets has a PGDM - Financial Markets course
6. NISM has  a well regarded  1-Yr course called PGPSM
7. BLB Institute of Financial Markets has MBA/BBA in Financial Markets in association with MS University
8. Business India Institute of Finance has a 1-Yr course in Financial Markets
9. IFMR has a highly reputed PGDM- Financial Engineering
10. NMIMS has an MBA in capital markets program in association with BSE

This is only a partial list. Financial Market education is on the rise on the back of NSE's Ravi Narain's comments.

Some project Ideas for MBA Finance students

I would like to list out some ideas for Project work and also empirical study. Pl note that these are are borrowed extensively from the existing financial markets literature.

1. Stock Index Futures Market in India
2. Single Stock Futures Market in India
3. Index Options Markets in India
4. Stock Options Market in India
5. Commodity Futures Market in India
6. Risk Management at NSE
7. Risk Management Using Derivatives at NSE
8. Study of Selected Mutual Fund Schemes in India
9. Study of selected ULIP schemes in India
10. Technical analysis- A study of selected Indicators
11. Study on On-line Trading, Clearing & Settlement
12. Comparitive analysis of  internet trading schemes of Selected Stockbroking firms in Hyderabad
13. Sub-Brokers at NSE : A study in Hyderabad
14. Currency Futures Market in India
15. Currency Options Market in India
16. Study on Commodity Exchanges in India
17. Study of Indian Capital Markets at NSE
18. Study on  Regulation of Indian Securities Market - Case study of SEBI
19. Indian Stock Market Volatility - A Study
20. FII impact on Indian Stock Market
21. A Study on Exchage Traded Funds ( ETFs)
22. Fundamental analysis of different Companies
23. Beta analysis of selected Nifty stocks
24. Study on IPOs at NSE
25. Dividend analysis of Selected Companies
26. Study of Single Index Market Model on selected Nifty Stocks
27. India VIX- A study on Volatility Index
28. Study on PMS Schemes in India
29. Portfolio Construction & Management
30. Study on selected M&A's in India
31. Study of Market Efficiency in India
32. Indian Stock Market Integration with Selected Countries
33. Study on Investor Behavior in Hyderabad