A Study Of The Indian Capital Market

Want to be a stock market investor? Want to learn more about capital markets? Want to get an exposure to the practical aspects of capital market concepts? If yes, then this book serves as a perfect vehicle to introduce you to the fundamentals of Indian Capital Markets. An effort is made to simplify the concepts and present through simple scenarios making it an easy read to the beginner. In modern times, financial literacy is just as important as any other discipline. Every individual needs to understand the fundamentals of finance and economics and how it helps in the development process of an economy.

Papers presented at 2nd Capital Markets Conference held during December 23-24, 1998 at UTI Institute of Capital Markets, Navi Mumbai.

This book provides a comprehensive picture of the recent trends and developments in the Indian finance scenario. It provides the reader with a comprehensive description and assessment of the Indian capital markets and an analytical approach together with a description of major recent developments and the current status of the finance sector. The collection deals with issues like brokerage, security analysis, and underwriting, as well as the legal infrastructure of the markets. It focuses primarily on the Indian stock markets, corporate bond markets and derivatives markets. It also looks at the importance of asset management companies such as those involved with mutual funds, pension funds and venture capital funds to gain a better understanding of the asset management industry in India.

Papers presented at the 1st Capital Markets Conference, held during 26-27 December, 1997, at UTI Institute of Capital Markets, Navi Mumbai.

This paper analyze the how efficient is the Indian Capital Market and describes what kind of form of efficiency Indian Capital Market follows.The research shows that in spite of the Market Index not showing Random Walk property, it is very much possible that individual securities within the index may exhibit this property. Thus, terming markets efficient or non-efficient solely on the basis of index may give wrong results. It also shows that the Indian Capital Market is financially quite strong and the regulatory mechanisms in place have ensured that in spite the booming growth, the market has remained efficient and there is no unfair advantage to any person.

Indian capital market has undergone fast changes particularly since the initiation of new economic and financial reforms in the year 1992. In the Indian economy, moving in the direction of privatization, deregulation, liberalization and globalization, the role of capital and capital market can be overemphasized. A well-organized capital market is supposed to perform disciplinary, allocative and investor protective functions effectively and efficiently. This will lead to effective channelization of foreign as well as domestic capital flow for the overall economy's growth and development. However, few studies that have been done on the Indian Capital Market have left many essential issues untouched. This book in its attempt to fill this vacant empirically investigates the role of the capital market in economic development, various indicators of the development of the capital market in India, efficiency and seasonality in the capital market, volatility in the market and Investors' perception about Indian capital market, etc. The book has been divided into eight chapters. CONTENTS Preface 1. Captial MARKET 11 Functions, Perfect Capital Market, Capital Market and Economic Growth, Studies on Capital Market, Objectives of the Study 2. Capital Market Development 37 Theories of Capital Market, Indicators of Capital Market Development, Regulation & Regulatory Body, the structure of Capital Market in India 3. Research Methodology 73 Hypotheses, Indicators Selected for the Study, Period of the The study, The Sample, The Database, Statistical Tools, Methods of Investigation and Analysis 4. Capital Market Development in India 89 The trend in Capital Market, Trend in Capital Market Indicators, Composite Index of Capital Market, Development: SINDEX, Capital Market Development and Economic Growth, Weak Form Efficiency, Day of the Week , Effect & Monthly Effect 5. MP Stock Exchange 155 MP Stock Exchange, Management of Stock Exchange, Members, Growths and Turnover on MP Stock Exchange, Annual Report of MP Stock Exchange 6. Investors’ Response to Capital Market 171 Empirical Evidences on Sample Investors, Empirical Evidence on Investors, Investments & Trading Activities, The Changing Patterns of Investment & Trading Preferences, Investors' Share Portfolio Practices 7. SEBI & Investors' Response 201 Surveillance By SEBI, Investigation by SEBI, Investors Perceptions about the regulation of Capital Market in India, Major Policy Initiatives and Developments in the Capital Market 8. Contemporary Relevance & Suggestions 229

The Indian Capital Market Has Witnessed Major Transformation And Structural Change During The Past One Decade As A Result Of On Going Economic Reforms Initiated By The Government Of India Since 1991. These Reforms Have Been Aimed At Improving Market Efficiency, Enhancing Transparency, Checking Unfair Trade Practices And Bringing The Indian Capital Market Up To International Standards. The Reforms Have Brought About Changes In Institutional Character Of The Market; Regulatory Environment In Which It Functions; Investors Profile And Technology Of The Market.This Volume Has Brought Together Empirical Researches Carried Out On Various Aspects Of The Indian Capital Market During The Past Decade. It Includes, Inter- Alia Research Studies Relating To " Ipos" Corporate Governance" E-Marketplaces For Financial Products" Market Efficiency And Anomalies " Market Micro Structure" Mutual Funds Performance" Financial DerivativesThe Papers Have Been Contributed By Well-Known Persons From Both Academia And Industry. The Book Will Be Useful Of Research Scholars, Students Pursuing Professional Courses Such As M.B.A., M.F.C., M.B.E., M.I.B. And Other Related Programmes, Practitioners And Policy Makers.

The book evaluates the univariate and multivariate Capital Asset Pricing Models in the Indian capital market. The book has been written to meet the requirement of management students, researchers, academic scholars, policy makers, financial analyst etc. CAPM is widely used in finance literature. This theory is gaining momentum in the developed as well as emerging economies. Therefore, there is a need for research in the area of asset pricing in the financial markets. The book has been written in a student and researchers friendly way. The salient features of the book are extensive coverage of the following features: Portfolio investment process, capital market line, security market line, CAPM, Empirical studies on CAPM in developed capital markets and in the Indian capital markets; an overview of the Indian capital market. Empirical results and discussions of the univariate and multivariate CAPM models. Implication of the book: the empirical findings of this book would be useful to financial analysts as the results prove that the CAPM with multifactor is useful in determining security/market value weighted portfolio returns in the Indian capital market"