IGNOU MS 44 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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MS 44 (January 2025 - July 2025) - ENGLISH

ASSIGNMENT

Course Code:MS-44

Course Title:Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

Assignment Code:MS-44/TMA/JULY/2024

Coverage:All Blocks

Note: Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment to the coordinator of your study centre. Last date of submission for July 2024 session is 31 October, 2024 and for January 2025 session is 30th April 2025.

1. What do you understand by preference shares? Write a brief report on any one of the preference shares issued of a public limited company.

2. Differentiate between leading and lagging indicators and list seven indicators which you think are important to assess the future direction of Indian Economy.

3. What in your opinion can be the impact of payout ratio and cost of capital on the value of stock? Illustrate with the help of examples.

4. List and explain the implications of EMH for security analysis and portfolio management in India.

5. Explain the concept of benchmark portfolios and also explain how they are used to evaluate the performance of a portfolio manager. Give examples.

MS 44 (July 2025 - January 2026) - ENGLISH

ASSIGNMENT

Course Code

MS-44

Course Title

Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

Assignment Code

MS-44/TMA/JULY/2025

Coverage

All Blocks

Note: Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment to the coordinator of your study centre. Last date of submission for July 2025 Semester is 31" October, 2025and for January2026 Semester is 30 April 2026.

1. "Systematic risk is non-diversifiable whereas, non-systematic risk is diversifiable." Explain.

2. What is Capital Market? How it is different from Money Market? Write a detailed note on participants in Capital Market.

3. What is "Efficient Market Hypothesis"? Discuss the forms of Market Efficiency and explain the empirical tests used to determine the degree of efficiency in the stock markets.

4. Define portfolio. Write a detailed note on portfolio management process. How the concept of negative correlation can be achieved in a portfolio?

5. Compare and Contrast Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) with Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT). Which of the two is a better model for pricing risky assets and why, explain with reasons.

MS 44 (July 2026 - January 2027) - ENGLISH

ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : MS-44
Course Title : Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
Assignment Code : MS-44/TMA/JULY/2026
Coverage : All Blocks
Note: Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment to the coordinator of your
study centre. Last date of submission for July 2026 Semester is 31st October 2026
and for January 2027 Semester is 30th April 2027.
1. What do you understand by equity shares? Explain the features of these shares.
2. Write short note on any two:
(a) Systematic Risk
(b) Investment objectives
(c) Markowitz Portfolio Theory
3. What is EMH? How it can be used by investors for investment decision? Explain with the
 help of a suitable example.
4. What is portfolio management? Explain portfolio management steps in details.
5. What is fundamental analysis? What is its role in investment decision? Discuss.

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