MCom SAPM 2015

Name	Q. No.	Assignments Questions….. (Answer in about 600 words for each of the two questions).
Aman Noushad	1	Assuming a stock price and volume chart that also contains a 50-day and a 200-day MA line, describe a bearish pattern with the two MA lines and discuss why it is bearish.
	2	What is the benefit of analyzing the market and alternative industries before individual securities?
Saumya Manya	1	What is the purpose of computing a moving-average line for a stock? Describe a bullish pattern using a 50-day moving-average line and the stock volume of trading. Discuss why this pattern is considered bullish.
	2	Discuss why estimating the value for a bond is easier than estimating the value for common stock.
Puja Priyanka	1	What is meant by an indexing portfolio strategy and what is the justification for this strategy? How might it differ from another passive portfolio?
	2	Would you expect the risk premium for an investment in a stock from India to be the same as that for a stock from the United States? Discuss your reasoning.
Ritika Dongrey Rinki	1	Briefly discuss the problems related to fundamental analysis that are considered advantages for technical analysis.
	2	Why would you expect a relationship between economic activity and stock price movements?
Chhavi Ritika	1	Some observers contend that it is harder to estimate the effect of a change in interest rates on common stocks than on bonds. Discuss this contention.
	2	Describe the Dow Theory and its three components. Which component is most important? What is the reason for an intermediate reversal?
Priyam Chandan	1	Assume you are a fundamental research analyst following the automobile industry for a large brokerage firm. Identify and briefly explain the relevance of three major economic time series, economic indicators, or economic data items that would be significant to automotive industry and company research.
	2	Explain advantages and disadvantages of any two Equity Valuation Models.
	1	Give an example of a growth company and discuss why you identify it as such. Based on its P/E, do you think it is a growth stock? Explain.
	2	Technicians contend that stock prices move in trends that persist for long periods of time. What do technicians believe happens in the real world to cause these trends?
	1	Describe a bearish price and volume pattern, and discuss why it is considered bearish.
	2	Identify the three most important determinants of the price of a bond. Describe the effect of each.
	1	Explain the reasoning behind a support level and a resistance level.
	2	Because of inflationary expectations, you expect natural resource stocks, such as mining companies and oil firms, to perform well over the next three to six months. As an active portfolio manager, describe the various methods available to take advantage of this forecast.
	1	Technical analysts believe that investors can use past price changes to predict future price changes. How do they justify this belief?
	2	It has been contended that a zero coupon bond is the ideal financial instrument to use for immunizing a portfolio. Discuss the reasoning for this statement.