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PGDM FM 04-- Security analysis
and Investment management
By : Aniruddha Ghosh

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INTRODUCTION

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Topics for today’s discussion
• What is Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
all about?
• Why should we read this subject in a course like MBA
, PGDM , CFA and other professional courses?
• What is the relation of this subject with other fields?
• What is a Stock?
• What is a Share ?
• What is a market ? Classification of markets.
• What are the various types of markets available in
India?
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What is a Stock?
• When an investor gives a corporation money
in return for part of ownership, the
corporation issues a certificate of ownership
interest to the stock holder. This certificate is
known as stock certificate, Capital stock or
Stock.

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What is a share?
• Some investors have large ownership interests
in a given corporation, while other investors
own a very small part. To keep track of each
investor’s ownership interest, corporations
use a unit of measurement referred to as a
“Share” (or “share of stock”).
• The no. of shares that an investor’s own is
printed on the investor's stock certificate.
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Types of stock --- in terms of returns
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Blue Chip stocks
Green chip stocks
Red chip stocks
Growth stocks
Cyclical stocks
Fixed income stocks
Stable stocks
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Types of stock --- in terms of sector
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Infra stocks
Banking stocks
PSU stocks
IT stocks
FMCG stocks
Cement Stocks
Automobile stocks
Steel Stocks
Oil stocks
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Relation of SAPM with other fields of study
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Economics
Mathematics esp. statistics
Science esp. Brownian movement
English literature
Psychology esp. human behavior
Politics

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What is Investment?
• In layman terms it is the process of sacrificing
something now for the prospect of gaining
something later.
• As per Graham & Qadd- “ An investment
operation is one which upon thorough analysis
promises safety of principal and an adequate
return. Operations not meeting these
requirements are speculative”. So from the above
lines we can infer that investment means some
monetary commitment for adequate return in
future.
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Characteristics & Objectives of
Investment
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• Stability of income
Risk
•Tax benefits
Safety
Return
Liquidity
Marketability
Concealability
Capital growth
Purchasing power ability
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Scope of Investment
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Safety of principal
Liquidity & collateral value
Stability of income
Purchasing power
Adequacy of income after tax
Capital growths
Legality
Possible appreciation
Tangibility
Conceivability
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NEED & IMPORTANCE OF INVESTMENT
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Longer life expectancy
Increasing rates of taxation
Interest rates
Inflation
Income
Investment channels

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Approaches to investment decision
making
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Fundamental approach
Psychological approach
Academic approach
Eclectic approach

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Investment Process
• Step 1:
– Generating Utility function , bearing the following things
into mind;
• Client analysis i.e. risk taker or averser
• Investment horizon
• Tax code

• Step 2:
– Asset allocation, taking into a/c the following factors;
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A view on markets
An analysis of various asset classes i.e., Shares , debt ,G.Secs, etc.
in domestic or international market
Taking inflation factor into effect.
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Investment Process (contd.)
• Step 3:
– Security selection
• Which share?
• At what price?
• At what time?
• Valuation bases:
– Comparable ratios
– Cash flows
– Charts
– indicators

• Private information

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Investment Process (contd.)
• Step 4:
– Execution; while asking a few questions to yourself or
the investor;
• How often do you trade?
• How large do you trade?
• Do you use instruments such as Derivatives to hedge against
trade?
• Trading costs
– Commission
– Brokerage
– Bid/ask spread

• Trading systems
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Investment Process (contd.)
• Step 5:
– Performance Evaluation; again asking a few
questions;
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How much risk did the portfolio manager take?
What return did the portfolio manager make?
Did the portfolio manager outperform / underperform?
Market Timing
Stock selection

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Investment Activities
• FINANCIAL ASSETS
– Cash, bank deposits, PF, LIC scheme, Pension
Schemes, PO certificates & Deposits.

• PHYSICAL ASSETS
– House, land, building , bullion , consumer
durables, etc.

• MARKETABLE SECURITIES
– Shares, bonds, & G.Secs
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Investment Alternatives
• Non-marketable financial assets
– PFs,
Bank
Deposits,
Insurance
Deposits, NSC, Company Deposits.

,

PO

• Marketable financial assets
– Equity Shares, Bonds, Money market instruments
like (T-Bills, Commercial Papers, ICDs)

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Investment Alternatives
• Non-marketable financial assets
– PFs,
Bank
Deposits,
Insurance
Deposits, NSC, Company Deposits.

,

PO

• Marketable financial assets
– Equity Shares, Bonds, Money market instruments
like (T-Bills, Commercial Papers, Certificate of
Deposits),
MFs,
Real
Estate,
Precious
Objects, Financial Derivatives.

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What do you mean by the term “Market” ?
• Definition as per ‘Oxford Lexicon’– A common
place where buyers and sellers meet to
exchange goods against a common
denomination (currency).
• Definition in terms of Finance – A place where
financial instruments are traded under a
legalized body following certain norms against
a denomination (currency).

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Different types of market
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The capital market
The credit market
The money market
The FOREX market
The commodity market

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Market Snapshot Table
SEGMENT

PURPOSE

PLAYERS

REGULATORS

Money market

ST finance, high liquidity, Banks, FIs, Govt., FIIs,
maturity period of funds Corporate, MFs,
(1 day – 1 year)
Individuals

RBI

Capital Market

LT finance, maturity
period of funds ( > 1
year) , liquidity depends
on the term of the
financial asset.

Banks, FIs, Govt., FIIs,
Corporate, MFs,
Individuals

SEBI

Forex Market

Both ST & LT finance in
foreign currency

Banks, Corporates ,
Forex Dealers

RBI

Credit Market

Both ST & LT finance,
Banks, FIs, NBFCs
Provides loan of ST & MT
to corporate &
individuals.

RBI

Commodity
Market

Exchange of
Corporate, Broking
Commodities esp. metals houses

SEBI

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Role of Financial Intermediaries
• Transfer of funds from lender to borrower.
• They generally eases the flow of fund in the
market.
• The presence of intermediaries increases the
cost of lending and borrowing.
• they help in the issuance of securities
• They help to migrate risk of the Co. whose
securities are going to be issued.
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List of some Intermediaries Operating in
Financial markets
Intermediary

Market

Role

1. Stock Exchange

Capital market

Secondary market to securities.

2. Investment
Bankers

Capital Markets

Corporate advisory services, issue of
securities.

3. Underwriters

Capital market &
Money Market

Subscribe to unsubscribed portion of
securities.

4. Registrars,
Depositories,
Custodians

Capital Markets

Issue securities to the investors on
behalf of the Co. & handle share
transfer activity

5. Primary Dealers

Money Market

Market making in G.Secs.

6. Forex Dealers

Forex Market

Ensure exchange in currencies.
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Stock Exchange
• Let us understand this term through KWA method, the
term “stock exchange” comprises of 2 words – stock &
exchange. As discussed earlier, Stock means a fraction
of capital of a company & the word exchange means a
place for purchase and selling.
• The Securities Contract Regulation Act 1956 defines a
“Stock Exchange” as an association, organization or
body of individuals, whether incorporated or
not, established for the purpose of assisting, regulating
and controlling business in buying, selling and dealing
in securities.
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Stock Exchange (Contd.)
• According to Hastings “ Stock Exchange or
security market comprises all the places
where buyers and sellers of stocks and bonds
or
their
representatives,
undertake
transactions involving sales of securities”.

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Characteristics of Stock Exchange
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Place of transaction
Voluntary AOP
A platform for business
A custodian
Autocracy & draconianism
Large no. of official & unofficial bodies are
connected.
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Functions of Stock Exchange
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Ready market
Mobilization of savings
Evaluation of securities
Capital formation
Proper channelization of capital
Fair dealings
Control of corporate sector
Barometer of business progress
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Advantages / Benefits of Stock
exchanges
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Benefits to the Cos.
Benefits to the investors
Benefits to the community or society
Limitations of Stock Exchange
– Lack of uniformity and control
– No restriction in membership
– Gap in regulations

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Markets under Stock Exchanges in
India
• Primary Market
• Secondary Market

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Primary Market vs. Secondary Market
Feature

NIM

Secondary market

1. Issue of
securities

Deals only with new issue of Deals in existing securities
securities. Issues are considered
fresh or new provided such issues
are made for the first time either
by the existing co. or by the new co.

2. Location

No fixed
needed.

3. Transfer of
securities

Securities are created & transferred Securities are transferred from
from corporates to investors for the one investor to another through
first time.
stock exchange mechanism.

4. Entry

All Cos. can enter NIM and make For the securities to enter the
fresh issue of securities.
portal of stock exchanges for the
purpose of trading listing is
mandatory.

geographical

location Needs a fixed place to house the
secondary market activities , viz.,
trading.

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Primary Market vs. Secondary Market [contd.]
Feature

NIM

Secondary market

5. Administration

Has no tangible form
administrative set up.

of Has a definite form of administrative
set-up
that facilitates trading in
securities.

6. Regulation

Subject to regulations mostly Subject to regulation both from within
from outside company– SEBI, & outside the stock exchange
Stock Exchanges, Cos Act ,etc.
framework.

7. Aim

Creating LT investments for Providing
liquidity
through
borrowing.
marketability of those instruments.

8. Price
movement

Stock price movement in Both macro & micro factors influence
secondary market influences the stock price movement.
the pricing of issues.

9. Depth

Depends on number and the Depth depends upon the activities of
volume of issue.
the primary market as it brings into
the fore more corporate entities and
more instruments to raise funds.

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Types of Public Issues
NIM- Methods of marketing securities
PPM

OSM

PPM
RIM

IPOM
BIM

BBM

SOM

BODM

NIM
NIM- Methods of marketing securities

SECONDARY

MARKETS

PPM = Private placement method
PPM= Pure Prospectus method
OSM = Offer for Sale method
IPOM = IPO method
RIM = Rights Issue method
BIM = Bonus issue method
BBM = Book Building method
SOM= Stock Option Method
BODM= Brought-out Deals method

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Markets Available in India
• NSE
– Nifty 50, Nifty futures, NSE 100, etc.

• BSE
– SENSEX, BSE BANKEX, BSE 500, BSE 100, BSE
FMCG , etc.

• OTCEI
– Bullion , metals, commodities.

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Listing of Securities
• Listing means admission of securities to dealings
on a recognized stock exchange of any individual
co., central and state governments , quasi
governments and other FIs , etc.
• Advantages of listing:
– 1. To the company:
• Tax concessions
• National & international presence
• Term loan facility from both domestic and non-domestic
banks
• Mobilizing resources
• Ensures wide share holding pattern
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• Advantages of listing: (contd.)
– 2. To the Investors
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Ensurement of liquidity
Rights entitlement
Loan factor
Tax assessment
Avoidance of secrecy
Investors protection
Publication of quarterly reports
M&A, takeover offers enables investors to exercise their
discretion.

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Functions of SEBI
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Regulating the business
Registering & regulating the working of workers who are associated with securities
market
Registering & regulating the workings of depositories, participants, custodian of
securities, FIIs, credit rating agencies, etc.
Registering & regulating the working of venture capital funds & collective investment
schemes including MFs.
Prohibiting fraudulent & unfair trade practices relating to securities market.
Promoting investor’s education & training.
Prohibiting insiders trading in securities
regulating substantial acquisition of shares & takeover of Cos.
Performing of such functions & exercising such powers under the Securities Contracts
(Regulation) Act 1956, as may be delegated to it by the Central Govt.
Levying fees or other charges for carrying out the regulations in Securities market.
Conducting research relating to securities market.
Registration of FIIs.
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Powers of SEBI
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The discovery & production of any books of a/c or documents.
Summarizing & enforcing the attendance of persons & examining them on
oath.
Inspection of any books, registrars and other documents of co. or any public
co. intending to get its securities listed on a stock exchange where the board
suspects the co. to be involved in insider trading/ fraudulent & unfair trade
practices related to the securities market.
Issuing commission for the examination of witnesses or documents.
During an investigation / a pending enquiry, in order to protect the interest of
the investors or the securities market, the board may:
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Suspend trading of a stock in a stock exchange.
Restrict persons in trading securities.
Suspend any office bearer / self regulatory authority of the stock exchange.
Impend any or retain the proceeds of securities of any transaction under investigation .
Attach after the specified process, for a period not exceeding 1 month, the bank a/c s or
any other intermediary or person associated with the securities market in a matter
involving violation of the provisions of the SEBI Act.
– Direct any intermediary or person associated with securities market not to dispose off or
alienate an asset forming past of any transaction under investigation.
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Powers of SEBI [contd…]
• The board may specify the requirements for listing & transfer
of securities
• w.r.t. to prospectus, offer documents & advertisements
soliciting money, the board may for the protection of
investors;
– Specify by regulation:
• Matters relating to issue of capital transfer of securities & matters
incidental there to.
• The manner in which such matters are disclosed

– Specify by special orders:
• Prohibit any co. from issuing prospectus any offer document or issue
advertisement, soliciting money for issue of securities
• Specify the conditions subject to which these documents can be issued
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NSE at a Glance
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Inception date: 3rd Nov. 1994 in Mumbai
Type of trading: NEAT (National Exchange for Automated Trading)
Clearing house: NSCCL (National Securities Clearing Corporation Ltd.)
> than 800 trading members
Largest trading VSAT network worldwide
Trading terminals spread across 379 cities with more than 6,500
concurrent uses daily.
• Min. market capitalization of Rs. 5 billion in order to get included in the
index.
• Other bodies, S&P CNX Defty (Dollar-denominated version of Nifty). Nifty
Junior (comprising 50 stocks which are highly liquid in nature).
• S&P CNX 500, India’s first broad-based benchmark, representing 90% of
the total market capitalization & about 98% of NSE ‘s total turnover.

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BSE at a Glance
• Oldest stock exchange in Asia, established in 1875 in the name
of “The Naïve share & stock Brokers Association”.
• In 1956 BSE became the 1st Stock exchange to be recognized
by the Indian Govt. under Securities Contract regulation Act.
• The main BSE sensex Index comprises of 30 scrips.
• Other stock indices of BSE are BSE 500, BSEPSU, BSE MIDCAP,
BSE SMLCAP & BSE BANKEX
• Clearing house: BOISL (Bank of India Shareholding Ltd.)
• Type of trading : BOLT (BSE Online Trading)

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Methods of trading system in Stock
Exchanges
• Online stock market trading
– Installable software based stock trading
– Web based trading application

• WAP trading
– Wireless Application Protocol

• SLB Scheme
– Standardized contracts
– Introduced by SEBI, 1997 to provide mechanism for borrowing
of securities to enable settlement of securities sold short.
– Clients needs to be registered with approved intermediaries
– Tenure of contracts = 7 days
– Settlement period = t +1 days

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Short Selling
• Short selling can be defined as selling a stock
which the seller does not own at the time of
trade. Short selling is the sale of a security
that is not owned by the seller, but with a
promise to deliver the same.
– 20th Dec. 2007, SEBI allowed this short selling
– Types of short selling:
a) Naked short selling- No intention of returning the shares /
delivery.
b) Day trading / Intraday Trading.

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Short Selling Explained

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Types of trading [ Contd….]
• Screen based trading system (SBTS)
• Scripless trading
– Settlement takes place via book entry instead of
physical exchange & delivery of securities certificates.
– Advantages:
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Decrease in paper work of stock brokers & stock exchanges
Safety from theft, fakeness & mutilation.
Improves liquidity
Greater speed of exchange of securities certificate
Decrease in cumbersome transfer procedures
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Demat Trading / Dematerialization of
Shares
• Regulated by “ the Depositories Act , 1996”
• The various participants are:
– NSDL (National Securities depository Ltd.)
– CDSL (Central depository services Ltd.)
– DPs
– Registrars & share transfer agents
– Investors

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Alternative trading system (ATS)
FIRM A (Seller)
Puts a message on his site for the
availability of WIPRO securities @
Rs. 100/-

CONFIRMATION

ESCROW a/c

RECONFIRMATI
ON

EXECUTION

Firm B (Buyer)
Evincing interest in buying of
shares . Places an order for buying
on seller’s site.

• ATS software will confirm the availability of securities from the sellers DP a/c
balance in bank a/c of the buyer.
• ATS software generates 2 escrow a/c ( A type of A/c where legal money is kept
separately for some definite course of action here it is mainly trading of
securities); one of seller “for securities” & other of buyer “for funds”.
• ATS software will flash a message on the screen of both buyer and seller to
reconfirm their willingness.

• Upon reconfirmation of willingness by both the parties, ATS software will settle
the obligations of both parties instantly & simultaneously.
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SEBI (Disclosure & investors
protection)
• The guidelines consists of framework of capital issuances as
follows:
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Preliminary ( chapter –I)
Eligibility Norms for Cos. Issuing securities ( Chapter –II)
Pricing by Cos. Issuing securities (Chapter-III)
Promoter’s contribution & lock-in requirements (Chapter- IV)
Pre-Issue Obligations (Chapter – V)
Contents of offer documents (Chapter – VI)
Issue of IDRs ( Chapter VIA)
Post Issue Obligations (chapter- VII)
Other issue requirements (Chapter – VIII)
Green Shoe Option (Chapter- VIIIA)
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SEBI (Disclosure & investors
protection) [contd…..]
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Guidelines on advertisements (Chapter-IX)
Guidelines for Issue of debt instruments (Chapter –X)
Guidelines on Book Building (Chapter XI)
Guidelines on E-IPO (Chapter XIA)
Guidelines on issue of capital by designated financial institutions (Chapter
XII)
Shelf prospectus (Chapter XIIA)
Guidelines for Preferential issues (Chapter XIII)
Guidelines for QIPs (Chapter XIIIA)
Guidelines for OTCEI issues ( Chapter XIV)
Guidelines for Bonus issues (Chapter XV)
Operational Guidelines (Chapter XVI)
Miscellaneous (Chapter XVII)
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Types of Orders
A.
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

A.

Orders at BSE
Limit order
Market order
Stop loss order
Orders at NSE


 Quantity conditions:
 DQ Order
 MF order
 AON order

Time related conditions:







Day order
GTC order / open orders
GTD order
IOC order

Price related conditions:




Limit order
Market order
Stop loss order

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Some Confusing terms
• Investor
• Investment
• Speculator
– Types of Speculators :
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Bull / Tejiwala
Bear / mandiwala
Stag
Lame duck

Speculation
Gambling
Arbitrageur
Arbitrage
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Risk & Return Analysis

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Understanding the concept of Return
• Return can be defined as the motivating force,
inspiring the investor in the form of rewards,
for understanding the investment.
• There are 2 components of return
– Yield
– Capital appreciation

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Types of return
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Post returns
Ex-ante returns
Actual return
Expected return
Estimated return
Average return

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How to calculate return?

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Case to watch for
• Case 1
– If a share of ACC ltd. Is purchased for Rs 3580/- on 8th
Feb last year , and sold for Rs 3800/- on 9th Feb this year
and the co paid a dividend of Rs 35/- for the year. What
is the rate of return in the hands of the investor?

• Case 2
– Mr. X purchased Rs 1000/- par value bond for Rs 900/-.
The coupon rate on this bond is 8% p.a. one year later
he sells the bond for Rs 800/-. Calculate the rate of
return for Mr. X.
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How to calculate Probability return?

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Illustration
• Calculate the expected return for stock A from
the following information:
•Return (%) -24 -10
0
12
18
22
30
Probability
of
Occurrence

0.05

0.15

0.15

0.20

0.20

0.15

0.10

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A few more concepts
• Portfolio
• Portfolio theory
• Asset allocation
– Traditional allocation
– Core-satellite allocation
– Reverse asset allocation

• Portfolio management

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Measuring expected return on a
Portfolio

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Illustration
Stock

Price as on
1/4/2001

Price as on
31/3/2002

Yearly
dividend

X

20

30

2

Y

30

40

3

Z

50

60

5

From the above table calculate the rate of return on each stock
and also calculate the portfolio return.
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Understanding the term Risk
• Definition of Risk
– As per “Oxford lexicon” the term risk means the
possibility of loss.
– As per Security Analysis the term Risk can be
defined as – “the future happening that can be
assumed under the probability of the likelihood of
future outcomes that can be quantified”.

• So, what is Uncertainty?
– It refers to what will happen in future & it cannot
be quantified.
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Types of Risk
Systematic

Unsystematic

Market risk

Business risk

Interest rate risk

Liquidity risk

Purchasing power risk

Default risk

Internal Risk

Financial risk
External Risk

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Types of Risk (contd.)
Cases of Internal Business Risk Cases of External Business Risk

1. Fluctuation in sales
2. R&D
3. Personnel management
4. Fixed cost
5. Single product

1. Social & regulatory
factors
2. Political risk
3. Business cycle
4. Exchange rate

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Calculating Risk- various concepts
• There are two ways of assessing risk
– Behavioural view
• Sensitivity analysis
• Probability distribution

– Quantitative / Statistical view
• Standard deviation
• Coefficient of variation
• Coefficient of correlation

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Behavioural View
• Sensitivity analysis:
– Assessing risk using a no of possible return estimates
– Assessing variability among returns
• Worst (pessimistic)
• Expected (most likely)
• Best (Optimistic)

– Range = Difference b/w Optimistic & pessimistic
outcomes.
– Greater the range, more is the risk and so on .
– Again, the level of risk may be related with the state of
economy.
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Sensitivity analysis (Illustration)
State of
Economy

Particulars
Initial Outlay

Asset X

Asset Y

50

50

14
16

8
16

18
4

24
16

Annual return (%)
Recession

Pessimistic

Normal

Most Likely

Boom

Optimistic
Range =(Optimistic –
Pessimistic)

Decision : From the investors view point the Asset Y is more risky than the
Asset X, since the RANGE of ASSET Y > ASSET X.
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Behavioural View
• Probability Distribution:
– width of the probability distribution of rates of
return is the measure of risk.
– The wider the probability distribution the greater
is the risk or greater is the variability of return the
greater is the variance.
– The variance can be appraised visually.

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Illustration
RET--A
38
23
8
-7
-22

PA
0.05
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.05

RET--B
90
50
20
-10
-50

PB
0.1
0.25
0.3
0.25
0.1

The above table is the probability distribution of the
rates of return of Cos. A & B.
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0.6
Probability of Stocks A & B

0.5
0.4

0.3
Stock of Co.A
0.2
Stock of Co.B
0.1
0

-100

-50

0

50

100

Return of Stocks A & B
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Quantitative /Statistical View

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Quantitative /Statistical View

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Quantitative /Statistical View

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Quantitative /Statistical View

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Quantitative /Statistical View

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Quantitative /Statistical View

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Does diversification reduces risk?
σp

UNIQUE
RISK
MARKET
RISK

TOTAL RISK

No. of
Securities

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SD of L

Weights

1

L
H
100.00 0.00
%
%

2

ρ

ρ

ρ

ρ

ρ

SD of H

Portfoli
o No.

16

20

1

0.5

0

-0.5

-1

Portfolio
Average Returns Return
L
H

Portfolio Risk (σp) when the correlation
coefficent is
ρ= +1 ρ= 0.5

ρ=0

ρ= -0.5

ρ= -1

12

16

12

16

16

16

16

16

90.00% 10.0%

12

16

12.4

16.4

15.50

14.54

13.51

12.4

3

80.00% 20.0%

12

16

12.8

16.8

15.20

13.41

11.34

8.8

4

70.0% 30.0%

12

16

13.2

17.2

15.12

12.71

9.71

5.2

5

60.0% 40.0%

12

16

13.6

17.6

15.26

12.50

8.91

1.6

6

50.0% 50.0%

12

16

14

18

15.62

12.81

9.17

2

7

40.0% 60.0%

12

16

14.4

18.4

16.18

13.60

10.40

5.6

8

30.0% 70.0%

12

16

14.8

18.8

16.92

14.80

12.32

9.2

9

20.0% 80.0%

12

16

15.2

19.2

17.82

16.32

14.66

12.8

10

10.0% 90.0%

12

16

15.6

19.6

18.85

18.07

17.26

16.4

11

0.0% 100.0%

12

16

16

20

20.00

20.00

20.00

80

20
Expected Return on Portfolio's

25
20
15

r=+1
r= 0.5
r= 0
r= -0.5
r= -1

10
5
0
0
5
10
15
20
S.D. under different degrees of Correlation

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Return

Risk & Return Trade-off theory
Equity
Shares
Debentures
Bank & PO
Certificates
& Deposits

Rf

Bond

PPF A/c

Bank & PO
Savings A/c

Preference
Shares

RD A/c

Venture
Capital
Capital
Structure

Dividend

Factors influencing
the Risk & Return
Trade-off

Investment

σp

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Markowitz Theory
• This theory was developed by Harry Markowitz. Also known as the
Mean-Variance Model. According to him, investors are mainly;
concerned with 2 properties of an asset: risk & return , but by
diversification of portfolio it is possible to trade-off b/w them.
• This concept helps one to determine the feasible set of portfolios or
the portfolio opportunity set or the minimum variance portfolio set.
Graphically these are summarized by the minimum variance
frontier of risky assets. Each point along the minimum variance
frontier represents the lowest possible variance that can be
attained for a given portfolio’s expected return. The point to the
extreme left on the minimum-variance frontier represents the
global minimum variance portfolio. Similarly, the highest point
represents the global maximum return portfolio. The line segment
b/w the global minimum variance portfolio and the global
maximum return portfolio constitutes the Efficient Frontier.
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Markowitz Theory
• Assumptions :
– The rate of return from the investment is the most
important outcome. Investors conceptualize the
possible rates of return from an investment as a
probability distribution of rates of return either
consciously or subconsciously.
– Investors are averse to risks. They seek the highest
level of return for a given risk class.
– Investors estimate risk in terms of the variability of
the expected returns.
– Investors base their decisions solely on two decisions
parameters – expected return and variance ( or SD).
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Efficient Frontier & its Utility
• The Efficient Frontier represents the efficient portfolios
i.e., portfolios having maximum return at each level of
risk (σ).
• Efficient portfolios dominate all other portfolios and
individual assets, which lie below the efficient frontier.
• Dominant portfolios offer maximum return for the given
level of risk or, conversely, the minimum risk for the
selected rate of return.
• The Efficient frontier is convex towards the vertical axis
(i.e., axis of expected return) as all assets have a
correlation between +1 and -1.
• The Efficient frontier can never be concave to the
vertical axis.
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E(r)

Efficient Frontier
F
E

Efficient
portfolios
C

D
Global maximum return portfolio
Global minimum variance portfolio

Dominant
portfolios

B

Minimum variance frontier
A

σp
Single Index Model

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CAPM [Capital Asset Pricing Model]
• Model is based on the portfolio theory
developed by Harry Markowitz. The model
emphasizes that the risk factor in the portfolio
theory is a combination of 2 risks
i.e., systematic and unsystematic risks.
• The model states that a securities’ return is
directly related to its systematic risk, which
cannot be neutralized through diversification.
Assumptions of CAPM
• Efficient capital market exists.
• Investors base their portfolio investment decision on security, its expected
return and s.d. criteria.
• Investors may borrow & lend without limit at risk free rate of return.
• Identical expectations about future outcomes.
• Market wide influences that affect all assets to some extent such as the
state of economy.
• No transaction costs involved.
• Capital markets are in equilibrium.
• No market imperfections. Investments are infinitely divisible, information
is costless, there are no taxes or interest rate changes and there is no
inflation.
• Investors are risk averse & maximize expected utility of wealth.
• Securities doesn’t faces any bankruptcy.
Return

Expected/ required rate of return

CAPITAL ASSET PRICING MODEL (CAPM)

Ks = Rf + βs ( Km – Rf)

Ks = Expected rate
SML

of return on
security ‘s’

Km = Required rate

Km

Risk
premium

of return /
Return on
Market portfolio

Rf = Risk free rate
of return

Rf

( Km – Rf) =
Slope of the SML

Riskβ
Defensive
Securities

1.0 β

Aggressive
Securities
Concept of CML & SML
• CML
• SML
• How one differs from the other?

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•
•
•

•

•

•
•

•
•

CML vs. SML
CML stands for Capital Market Line, and SML stands for Security Market Line.
The CML is a line that is used to show the rates of return, which depends on risk-free rates of
return and levels of risk for a specific portfolio. SML, which is also called a Characteristic
Line, is a graphical representation of the market’s risk and return at a given time.
One of the differences between CML and SML is how the risk factors are measured. While
standard deviation is the measure of risk for CML, Beta coefficient determines the risk factors
of the SML.
The CML measures the risk through standard deviation, or through a total risk factor. On the
other hand, the SML measures the risk through beta, which helps to find the security’s risk
contribution for the portfolio.
While the Capital Market Line graphs define efficient portfolios, the Security Market Line
graphs define both efficient and non-efficient portfolios.
While calculating the returns, the expected return of the portfolio for CML is shown along the
Y- axis. On the contrary, for SML, the return of the securities is shown along the Y-axis. The
standard deviation of the portfolio is shown along the X-axis for CML, whereas, the Beta of
security is shown along the X-axis for SML.
Where the market portfolio and risk free assets are determined by the CML, all security
factors are determined by the SML.
Unlike the Capital Market Line, the Security Market Line shows the expected returns of
individual assets. The CML determines the risk or return for efficient portfolios, and the SML
demonstrates the risk or return for individual stocks.
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Portfolio B

Slope
Portfolio C

SML
Returns

Returns

CML

Slope
Security D
Security B

Security C

Rf

Security F

Portfolio A

Rf

σi

Security E

Security A

βi
APT Theory

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APT Theory
• The various factors identified by experts are:
– Changes in the level of industrial production in the
economy
– Changes in the shape of the yield curve
– Changes in the default risk premium (i.e., changes
in the return required on bonds with different
perceived risks of default).
– changes in the inflation rate
– Level of personal consumption
– Level of money supply in the economy.
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Some other measures

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Beta (β)

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Beta (β)

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Alpha (α)

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Alpha (α)

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Alpha (α)

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Portfolio Revision
• The term Portfolio Revision will exist if the
following conditions are evident:
i. The art of changing the mix of securities in a
portfolio is called as portfolio revision.
ii. The process of addition of more assets in an
existing portfolio or changing the ratio of funds
invested is called as portfolio revision.
iii. The sale and purchase of assets in an existing
portfolio over a certain period of time to
maximize returns and minimize risk is called as
Portfolio revision.
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Need for Portfolio Revision
• The self need for investment.
• Change in investment goal of the investor.
• Due to fluctuations in the financial markets.

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Portfolio Revision Strategies
• There are two types of Portfolio Revision Strategies.
• Active revision strategies
– Active Revision Strategy involves frequent changes in an
existing portfolio over a certain period of time for
maximum returns and minimum risks. It helps a portfolio
manager to sell and purchase securities on a regular basis
for portfolio revision.

• Passive revision strategies
– Passive Revision Strategy involves rare changes in
portfolio only under certain predetermined rules. These
predefined rules are known as formula plans. According
to this strategy a portfolio manager can bring changes in
the portfolio as per the formula plans only.
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Active Revision Management
• It is holding securities based on the forecast
about the future.
• The portfolio managers vary their cash
position or beta of the equity portion of the
portfolio based on the market forecast.
• For e.g.- IT or FMCG industry stocks may be
given more weights than their respective
weights in the NSE-50.
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Passive Revision Management
• It is a process of holding a well diversified
portfolio for long term with the buy and hold
approach.
• It also refers to the investor’s attempt to construct
a portfolio that resembles the overall market
returns.
• For e.g.- If Reliance Industry’s stock constitutes
5% of the index, the fund also invests of 5% of its
money in Reliance Industry Stock.
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Formula Plans
• The formula plans provide the basic rules and
regulations for the purchase & sale of securities.
• These predetermined rules call for specified
actions when there are changes in the securities
market.
• In this, the investor divide his investment funds
into 2 portfolios i.e. one aggressive(portfolio
consists of equity shares)& other conservative or
defensive ( bonds & debentures)
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Basic Rules of Formula Revision
1) Formula plans require the investor to divide his
investment funds in two portfolios i.e.
aggressive & Conservative (defensive).
2) The volatility of aggressive portfolio must be
greater than that of conservative portfolio, the
larger the difference between the two, the greater
the profits the formula plan can yield.
3) The conservative (defensive) portfolio must
include high- grade bonds having a high degree
of safety and stability of the returns.
4) The conservative portfolio tends to decline
during periods of prosperity, owing to falling
interest rates. While the stock prices are
rising, therefore, the aggressive portfolio also
rises.
5) The basic premise of formula plans is that
stock and bond prices of the portfolios move in
opposite direction. If they move in same direction
then this phenomenon certainly impairs
profitability of the formula plans.
6) The formula plans do not deal with the
selection of stocks or bonds
Different types of Formula Plans
•
•
•
•

Rupee Cost Averaging
Constant Rupee Plan
Constant Ratio Plan
Variable Ratio Plan
Utility of Formula Plans
• Formula plans help an investor to make the
best possible use of fluctuations in the
financial market. One can purchase shares
when the prices are less and sell off when
market prices are higher.
• With the help of Formula plans an investor
can divide his funds into aggressive and
defensive portfolio and easily transfer funds
from one portfolio to other.
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PORTFOLIO EVALUATION
&
MUTUAL FUNDS

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What is a Mutual Fund?
• According
to
SEBI
regulations
act
1996, “Mutual Fund means a fund established
in the form of a trust to raise monies through
the sale of units to the public or a selection of
public under one or more schemes for
investing in securities, in accordance with
regulations”.

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SBI Group/
Templetion
International Inc.
SBI MF /
Templetion MF
SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd.
/ Templetion AMC (India) Pvt.
Ltd.

SBI MF Trustee
Co. Pvt. Ltd. /
Templetion
Services Pvt.
Ltd.

JP Morgan Chase /
Deutsche Bank is the
Custodian of ABN
Amro MF.

Out source to
SEBI who assists
them as it has its
own registered
houses like
Karvy, CAMS

In-house

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How a MF is set up?
• The MF is set up in the form of a trust, which has a
sponsor, trustees, AMC & custodian. The trust is established by a
sponsor or more than one sponsor who is like promoter of a Co. The
trustees of a MF hold its property for the benefit of the unit holders.
• Asset Management Co. (AMC) approved by SEBI manages the funds by
making investments in various types of securities. Custodian, who is a
registered with SEBI, holds the securities of various schemes of the fund
in its custody.
• The Trustees are vested with the general power of superintendence &
direction over AMC. They monitor the performance & compliance of
SEBI regulations by MF.
• SEBI regulations requires that at least 2/3rds of the Directors of Trustee
Co. or Board of a Trustees must be independent i.e., they should not be
associated with the sponsors.
• Also, 50% of the directors of AMC must be independent. All MFs are
required to be registered with SEBI before they launch any scheme.
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Players & their functions
• Sponsors
–
–
–
–
–

Akin to the promoter of the Co.
Establishes the MF
Gets it registered with SEBI
Forms a Trust & appoints the Board of Trustees
Contribute at least 40% of the networth of the AMC.

• Trustees
– Board of trustees hold the property of MF on behalf of the unit
holders
– Appointment of AMC and ensure that all the activities of the AMC are
in accordance with the SEBI regulations.
– Appoint the custodian of the fund. However it must be remembered
that a sponsor cannot be appointed as a custodian if he holds 50%
voting rights in the Custodian Co.
– Accountable for funds & property of the respective schemes.
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Players & their functions
• AMC
– Floatation of various MF schemes matching with the requirements of
investing public.
– Management of MFs in accordance with SEBI guidelines
– For carrying out asset management activities , the AMC charges fee to
the schemes it manages with the ceiling prescribed under regulations.

• Custodians
–
–
–
–

Holds the funds and securities in safe keeping.
Settles securities transactions of the fund.
Collects interests & dividends paid on securities.
Records information on stock splits and other corporate actions.

• Distributors /Agents
– Sells units on behalf of the fund.
– Distributors comprising of banks, NBFCs & other distribution
Cos., individual constitute the agency force.
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Players & their Functions
• Banker
– Facilitates the financial transactions
– Provides remittance, facilitates

• Registrars & Transfers Agents
– Maintains records of unit holders A/Cs and transaction
– Receive funds from the investing public and allotted
units.
– Disburses the fund to the unit holders
– Handles communication with the unit holders
– Provide unit holders transaction services.
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Difference b/w MFs & ULIPs
Points of
Difference

Mutual Funds

ULIPs

1. Regulations Body

SEBI

IRDA

2. Agents

Untied agents who can still
products offered by more than
one company.

Tied agents attached to one
particular insurer /Co.

3. Transparency

Strict Transparency

Less transparency

4. Flexibility

Less flexible as if we opt to invest
in MF and a term policy. Then the
life cover cannot be increased
without investing a less amount
i.e., the investor has to purchase
a new policy & paying a far more
administration costs.

High flexible, as, if suppose an
investor has a risk cover of Rs. 5
lakh & would like to increase it
up to Rs.6 lakh, we can still pay
the same amount of premium.
The only difference would that
the amount deducted towards
the risk cover would be more &
therefore, the amount invested
would be less.
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Points of
Difference

Mutual Funds

ULIPs

5. Focus of
investment

Medium term

Long term

6. Expenses

The charges are comparatively
less than that of ULIPs. FMC,
Admin. Fee, Distribution Fee,
Brokerage Cost, Interest Cost,
Loads—Front end & Close end,
Redemption / Transaction Fee,
A/C Maintenance Fee.

The charges are mostly front load,
i.e., most of the charges are
recovered within the few years.
Premium
Allocation
Charges,
Mortality Charges, Policy Admin
Charges, Surrender Charges, Fund
Switching Charges.

7. Income Tax
benefits
a. Investment
amount

b. Maturity
proceeds

Only ELSS scheme u/s 80C
eligible for deduction.

is Eligible for deduction for u/s 80C all
plans.
Some plans avail deduction u/s 80D
also , if medical benefit rider is
provided.

Fully taxable. Capital Gains Tax of Exempted u/s 10(10d)
10% on net proceeds If
investment is made for ST , else
20% if Investment made for LT.

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NAV – Net Assets Value

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Illustration

124
Some useful RATIOS for evaluating MF
performance

Where,
S= Sharpe’s Index
Rp= Portfolio Return
Rf= Risk-free return
σp= Portfolio Risk

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• Treynor’s performance Index / Treynor’s Ratio:
– To understand the above measure one needs to
understand the concept of Characteristic line or SML.
– The SML explains the relationship b/w a given market
return and the fund’s return.
– The funds performance is measured in relation to the
market performance.
– The whole crux lies in the fact that an ideal fund’s return
rises at a faster rate than the general market
performance.
– The relationship b/w the market return & fund’s return is
assumed to be linear.
– The SML or Characteristic line can be drawn by plotting
the fund’s rate of return.
– A steep slope indicates that the fund is very sensitive to
the market.
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Fund returns

Market returns

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129
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• Sortino’s Ratio / Index:
– This ratio was introduced be Sortino & Price in 1994.
– This ratio measures the adjustment return of an investment assets or
portfolio.
– The above authors were of the view that other measures like the Sharpe’s
Ratio calculates the degree of risk covered by excess return over the risk
free-asset. However from the investor’s point of view Sortino assessed that
there are 2 types of volatility upside and downside. On Behavioural
analysis, they found out that, psychologically investors are glad to bear the
upside volatility but unhappy to bear the downsided volatility.
– They devised an assessment tool to depict the true psychology of the
investor towards the fund, i.e. the Sortino Ratio.

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• Target Return = Minimum acceptable return or Risk Free rate= Rf
• Portfolio Return = Rp
• Downside Risk= Semi standard deviation, or the square root of
the 2nd lower partial moment.
• Lower Sortino Ratios signify investments with a greater risk of
large losses and should be avoided by risk-averse investors.

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EFFICIENT MARKET HYPOTHESIS

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Topics to be discussed
•
•
•
•
•

Efficient Market Concept.
What is Efficient Market Hypothesis all about?
Different forms of Efficient markets?
Tests of different forms.
Anomalies related to EMH Theory

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Efficient Market Concept
• Information is Power:
– Street professionals seek bargain stocks
24/7
– information is serious business

• Coin Flipping Contest:
Investment metaphor for gambling
– short-term speculation in stocks and
bonds = buying lottery tickets
– winning tips are probably wrong
Definition of Efficient Markets
• An efficient capital market is a market that is efficient in
processing information.
• We are talking about an “informationally efficient” market, as
opposed to a “transactionally efficient” market. In other
words, we mean that the market quickly and correctly adjusts
to new information.
• In an informationally efficient market, the prices of securities
observed at any time are based on “correct” evaluation of all
information available at that time.
• Therefore, in an efficient market, prices immediately and fully
reflect available information.
Definition of Efficient Markets (cont.)
• Professor Eugene Fama, who coined the phrase
“efficient markets”, defined market efficiency as
follows:
– "In an efficient market, competition among the many
intelligent participants leads to a situation where, at any
point in time, actual prices of individual securities already
reflect the effects of information based both on events that
have already occurred and on events which, as of now, the
market expects to take place in the future. In other
words, in an efficient market at any point in time the
actual price of a security will be a good estimate of its
intrinsic value."
History
• Prior to the 1950’s it was generally believed that the
use of fundamental or technical approaches could
“beat the market” (though technical analysis has
always been seen as something akin to voodoo).
• In the 1950’s and 1960’s studies began to provide
evidence against this view.
• In particular, researchers found that stock price
changes (not prices themselves) followed a “random
walk.”
• They also found that stock prices reacted to new
information almost instantly, not gradually as had
been believed.
The Efficient Markets Hypothesis
• The Efficient Markets Hypothesis (EMH) is
made up of three progressively stronger
forms:
– Weak Form
– Semi-strong Form
– Strong Form
The EMH Graphically
• In this diagram, the circles
All historical prices and returns
represent the amount of
information that each form of
S tro n g F o rm
the EMH includes.
• Note that the weak form
S em i-S tro n g
covers the least amount of
information, and the strong
W eak F o rm
form covers all information.
• Also note that each
successive form includes the
previous ones.
All information, public and private

All public information
The Weak Form
• The weak form of the EMH says that past prices, volume, and
other market statistics provide no information that can be used
to predict future prices.
• If stock price changes are random, then past prices cannot be
used to forecast future prices.
• Price changes should be random because it is information that
drives these changes, and information arrives randomly.
• Prices should change very quickly and to the correct level when
new information arrives (see next slide).
• This form of the EMH, if correct, repudiates technical analysis.
• Most research supports the notion that the markets are weak
form efficient.
Price Adjustment with New
Information
At 10AM EST, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from
MSFT regarding its anti-trust case. The stock immediately dropped. This
example, one of hundreds available every day, illustrates that prices adjust
extremely rapidly to new information.
But, did the price adjust correctly? Only time will tell, but it does seem
that over the next hour the market is searching for the correct level.

Notes: Each bar represents high, low, and close for one-minute. Each solid gridline represents the top of an hour, and each dotted
gridline represents a half-hour.
Tests of the Weak Form
•
•
•
•
•

Serial correlations / Auto Correlation Test.
Runs tests.
Filter rules.
Relative strength tests.
Many studies have been done, and nearly all
support weak form efficiency, though there
have been a few anomalous results.
Serial Correlations
• The following chart shows the relationship (there is none)
between S&P 500 returns each month and the returns from
the previous month. Data are from Feb. 1950 to Sept. 2001.
• Note that the R2 is virtually 0 which means that knowing last
month’s return does you no good in predicting this month’s
return.
• Also, notice that the trend line is virtually flat (slope =
0.008207, t-statistic = 0.2029, not even close to significant)
• The correlation coefficient for this data set is 0.82%
Serial Correlations (cont.)
Unlagged vs One-month Lagged S&P 500
Returns
y = 0.008207x + 0.007451
2

R = 0.000067

Unlagged Returns

20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
-10.00%
-20.00%
-30.00%
-30.00%

-20.00%

-10.00%

0.00%

10.00%

One-month Lagged Returns

20.00%
The Semi-strong Form
• The semi-strong form says that prices fully reflect all publicly
available information and expectations about the future.
• This suggests that prices adjust very rapidly to new
information, and that old information cannot be used to earn
superior returns.
• The semi-strong form, if correct, repudiates fundamental
analysis.
• Most studies find that the markets are reasonably efficient in
this sense, but the evidence is somewhat mixed.
Tests of the Semi-strong Form
• Event Studies
– Stock splits
– Earnings announcements
– Analysts recommendations

• Cross-Sectional Return Prediction
– Firm size
– BV/MV
– P/E
Analysts’ Performance

This chart from the Wall Street Journal, shows that when analysts issue sell
recommendations, those stocks frequently outperform those with buy or hold
ratings. If the professionals can’t get it right, who can?
Mutual Fund Performance
• Generally, most academic studies have found that mutual
funds do not consistently outperform their
benchmarks, especially after adjusting for risk and fees.
• Even choosing only past best performing funds (say, 5-star
funds by Morningstar) is of little help. A study by Blake and
Morey finds that 5-star funds don’t significantly outperform 3and 4-star funds over time.
• However, it does seem that you can “weed out” the bad funds
(1- and 2-stars). Funds that have performed badly in the past
seem to continually perform badly in the future.
The Strong Form
• The strong form says that prices fully reflect all
information, whether publicly available or not.
• Even the knowledge of material, non-public
information cannot be used to earn superior
results.
• Most studies have found that the markets are
not efficient in this sense.
Tests of the Strong Form
•
•
•
•

Corporate Insiders.
Specialists.
Mutual Funds.
Studies have shown that insiders and
specialists often earn excessive profits, but
mutual funds (and other professionally
managed funds) do not.
• In fact, in most years, around 85% of all
mutual funds underperform the market.
Anomalies
• Anomalies are unexplained empirical results
that contradict the EMH:
– The Size effect.
– The “Incredible” January Effect.
– P/E Effect.
– Day of the Week (Monday Effect).
The Size Effect
• Beginning in the early 1980’s a number of
studies found that the stocks of small firms
typically outperform (on a risk-adjusted basis)
the stocks of large firms.
• This is even true among the largecapitalization stocks within the S&P 500. The
smaller (but still large) stocks tend to
outperform the really large ones.
The “Incredible” January Effect
• Stock returns appear to be higher in January
than in other months of the year.
• This may be related to the size effect since it is
mostly small firms that outperform in January.
• It may also be related to end of year tax
selling.
The P/E Effect
• It has been found that portfolios of “low P/E”
stocks generally outperform portfolios of
“high P/E” stocks.
• This may be related to the size effect since
there is a high correlation between the stock
price and the P/E.
• It may be that buying low P/E stocks is
essentially the same as buying small company
stocks.
The Day of the Week Effect
• Based on daily stock prices from 1963 to 1985 Keim
found that returns are higher on Fridays and lower on
Mondays than should be expected.
• This is partly due to the fact that Monday returns actually
reflect the entire Friday close to Monday close time
period (weekend plus Monday), rather than just one day.
• Moreover, after the stock market crash in 1987, this
effect disappeared completely and Monday became the
best performing day of the week between 1989 and
1998.
Summary of Tests of the EMH
• Weak form is supported, so technical analysis cannot
consistently outperform the market.
• Semi-strong form is mostly supported , so fundamental
analysis cannot consistently outperform the market.
• Strong form is generally not supported. If you have secret
(“insider”) information, you CAN use it to earn excess returns
on a consistent basis.
• Ultimately, most believe that the market is very
efficient, though not perfectly efficient. It is unlikely that any
system of analysis could consistently and significantly beat the
market (adjusted for costs and risk) over the long run.
Equity Analysis & Valuation

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FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS

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Three vital steps of Fundamental Analysis
• Macroeconomic analysis: evaluates current
economic environment and its effect on
industry and company fundamentals
• Industry analysis: evaluates outlook for
particular industries
• Company analysis: evaluates company’s
strengths and weaknesses within industry
Macroeconomic Analysis
• Business Cycles
– Expansion, Peak, Contraction, Trough
– Impact of Inventory and Final Sales

• Economic Indicators (see Table 7-2 on page 7.7)
– Leading (10): new orders, building permits, first time
unemployment claims, stock prices, rate spreads
– Coincident (4): Non-ag payroll, industrial production
– Lagging (7): Inventory-to-sales, labor cost
Fiscal & Monetary Policy
• Fiscal Policy (Keynesians)
– Government expenditures (demand)
– Tax & Debt policies

• Monetary Policy (Monetarists – M. Friedman)
– Interest rates (discount, fed funds)
– Money supply (Open market ops): M1, M2
– Reserve requirements (commercial banks)
– Margin requirements (brokerage accounts)
Goals of Policy
• Full Employment
– Interest Rates
– Money Supply

• Price Stability (control inflation)
– Interest Rates
– Money Supply

• Economic Growth
– Interest Rates
– Money Supply
Impediments to Effective Policy
• Time lags between [stimulus] and [desired
effect]
• Unintended consequences
– “irrational” expectations on part of policy makers
– Adverse influence of speculators
– Adverse global responses

• Consumer behavior (rational expectations)
• Incorrect analysis, actions, or timing by policy
makers
Industry Analysis
• Classifying industries
– Cyclical industry - performance is positively
related to economic activity
– Defensive industry - performance is insensitive to
economic activity
– Growth industry - characterized by rapid growth in
sales, independent of the business cycle
Industry Analysis
• Industry Life Cycle Theory:
– Birth (heavy R&D, large losses - low revenues)
– Growth (building market share and economies of
scale)
– Mature growth (maximum profitability)
– Stabilization (increase in unit sales may be
achieved by decreasing prices)
– Decline (demand shifts lead to declining sales and
profitability - losses)
Industry Analysis
• Life Cycle of an Industry (Marketing view)
– Start-up stage: many new firms; grows rapidly
(example: genetic engineering)
– Consolidation stage: shakeout period; growth
slows (example: video games)
– Maturity stage: grows with economy (example:
automobile industry)
– Decline stage: grows slower than economy
(example: railroads)
Industry Analysis
• Qualitative Issues
– Competitive Structure
– Permanence (probability of product obsolescence)
– Vulnerability to external shocks (foreign
competition)
– Regulatory and tax conditions (adverse changes)
– Labor conditions (unionization)
Industry Analysis
• End use analysis
– identify demand for industry’s products
– estimates of future demand
– identification of substitutes

• Ratio analysis
– examining data over time
– identifying favorable/unfavorable trends

• Regression analysis
– determining the relationship between variables
Company Analysis: Qualitative Issues
• Sales Revenue (growth)
• Profitability (trend)
• Product line (turnover, age)
– Output rate of new products
– Product innovation strategies
– R&D budgets

• Pricing Strategy
• Patents and technology
Company Analysis: Qualitative Issues
• Organizational performance
– Effective application of company resources
– Efficient accomplishment of company goals

• Management functions
– Planning - setting goals/resources
– Organizing - assigning tasks/resources
– Leading - motivating achievement
– Controlling - monitoring performance
Company Analysis: Qualitative Issues
• Evaluating Management Quality
– Age and experience of management
– Strategic planning
• Understanding of the global environment
• Adaptability to external changes

– Marketing strategy
• Track record of the competitive position
• Sustainable growth
• Public image

– Finance Strategy - adequate and appropriate
– Employee/union relations
– Effectiveness of board of directors
Company Analysis: Quantitative Issues
• Operating efficiency
– Productivity
– Production function

• Importance of Q.A.
– Understanding a company’s risks
• Financial, operating, and business risks

• Financial Ratio Analysis
– Past financial ratios
– With industry, competitors, and

• Regression analysis
– Forecast Revenues, Expenses, Net Income
– Forecast Assets, Liabilities, External Capital Requirements
“Financial statements are like fine perfume;

To be sniffed but not swallowed.”
Company Analysis: Quantitative Issues
• Balance Sheet
– Snapshot of company’s Assets, Liabilities and
Equity.

• Income statement
– Sales, expenses, and taxes incurred to operate
– Earnings per share

• Cash flow statement
– Sources and Uses of funds

• Are financial statements reliable?
– G.A.A.P. vs Cleverly Rigged Accounting Ploys
Company Analysis: Quantitative Issues
• Financial Ratio Analysis
– Liquidity (ability to pay bills)
– Debt (financial leverage)
– Profitability (cost controls)
– Efficiency (asset management)

• DuPont Analysis
– Top-down analysis of company operations
– Objective: increase ROE
Liquidity Ratios
• Measure ability to pay maturing obligations
• Current ratio
– Current assets / current liabilities

• Quick ratio
– (Current assets less inventories) / current liabilities
Debt Ratios
• Measure extent to which firm uses debt to finance asset
investment (risk attribute)
• Debt-equity ratio
– Total long-term debt / total equity

• Total debt - total assets ratio
– (Current liabilities + long-term debt) / total assets

• Times interest earned
– EBIT / interest charges

• Fixed charge coverage ratio
– (EBIT + Lease Exp.) / (Int. Exp. + Lease Exp.)
Profitability Ratios
• Measure profits relative to sales
• Gross profit margin ( % ) = Gross profit / sales
• Operating Profit Margin = Operating profits /
sales
• Net profit margin = Net profit after taxes / sales
• ROA = Net Profit / Total Assets
• ROE = Net Profit / Stockholder Equity*
* Excludes preferred stock balances
Efficiency Ratios
• Measure effectiveness of asset management
• Average collection period (in days)
– Average receivables / Sales per day

• Inventory turnover (times per year)
– Cost of Goods Sold / average inventory

• Total asset turnover
– Sales / average total assets

• Fixed asset turnover
– Sales / average net fixed assets
Other Ratios
• Earnings per share (EPS): (Net income after taxes –
preferred dividends)/ number of shares
• Price-earnings (P/E): Price per share/expected EPS
• Dividend yield: Indicated annual dividend/price per share
• Dividend payout: Dividends per share/EPS
• Cash flow per share: (After-tax profits + depreciation and
other noncash expenses)/number of shares
• Book value per share: Net worth attributable to common
shareholders/number of shares
DuPont Analysis of ROE
Net profits

Common stockholde rs' equity

ROE

Net profits after taxe s

Common equity

Net Profit s
Equity

Ratio 1 = NPM

Sales

Total Assets

Sales

Total Assets

Equity

Ratio 1

ROE

Net Profit s

Ratio

Ratio

Ratio 2 = TATO

2

3

Ratio 3 = Equity Kicker

The DuPont System suggests that ROE (which drives stock price) is a function
of cost control, asset management, and debt management.
Estimating Earnings and
Fair Market Value for Equity
• Five Steps
1.
2.
3.
4.

Estimate next year’s sales revenues
Estimate next year’s expenses
Earnings = Revenue - Expenses
Estimate next year’s dividend per share
• = Earnings Per Share * dividend payout ratio

5. Estimate the fair market value of stock given next
years earnings, dividend, ROE, and growth rate for
dividends.
• Using Gordon Growth model or P/E Model
Woerheide’s Conclusions
• Fundamental Analysis vs. Market Efficiency
– Fundamental analysis critical when dealing with
private companies
– Necessary condition for market efficiency of
publicly traded companies (although worthless at
the margin)
– Earnings surprises major component of
performance
• How much is real?
• How much is C. R. A. P.?
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

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Technical Analysis:
• Technical analysis is the study of historical prices for the purpose of
predicting prices in the future
• Technical analysts frequently utilize charts of past prices to identify
historical price patterns
• These price patterns are then used to forecast prices in the future
• A basic belief of technical analysts is that market prices themselves
contain useful and timely information
– Prices quickly reflect all available fundamental information, as well as
other information, such as traders’ expectations and the psychology of the
market

Role of Technical Analysis
• Identify and predict changes in direction of price trends
• Determine the timing of action – entry and exit decisions
Technical Analysis:
Chart Analysis
Chart Analysis - the basic tool of technical analysis
• A price chart is a sequence of prices plotted over a specific time frame.
In statistical terms, charts are referred to as time series plots
• Chart analysts plots historical prices in a two-dimensional graph in
order to identify price patterns which can then be used to predict the
futures direction of prices
– The goal of any chart analyst is to find consistent, reliable, and logical
price patterns with which to predict future price movements

• Chart analysts rely primarily on three bodies of data
– Prices (monthly, weekly, daily, and intra-day)
– Trading volumes, and
– Open interest
Technical Analysis:
Chart Analysis
Price Pattern Recognition Charts
The most commonly used price pattern recognition charts are: bar
charts, line charts, candlestick charts, and point-and-figure charts
 On these charts, the Y-axis (vertical axis) represents the price scale and
the X-axis (horizontal axis) represents the time scale. Prices are plotted
from left to right across the X-axis with the most recent plot being the
furthest right.
Bar Charts:
 Bar charts mark trading activity of a specified trading period
(e.g., day) by a single vertical line on the graph
 This line connects the high and low prices for the trading period
 The closing price is indicated by a horizontal bar

Technical Analysis:
Chart Analysis – Bar Chart
Technical Analysis:
Chart Analysis – Bar Chart



Bar charts can also
be displayed using
the open, high, low
and close. The
only difference is
the addition of the
open price, which
is displayed as a
short horizontal
line extending to
the left of the bar.
Technical Analysis:
Chart Analysis – Bar Charts
Bar Charts: One-Day Price Reversals
 Bar charts are frequently used to identify one-day price reversals.
 A one-day price reversal occurs in a rising market when prices make
a new high for the current advance but then close lower than the
previous day’s close
 A one-day price reversal occurs in a falling market when prices make
a new low for the current decline but then close higher than the
previous day’s close
Technical Analysis:
Chart Analysis – Line Charts
Line Charts:
 In a line chart, only the
closing prices are
plotted for each time
period.
 Some investors and
traders consider the
closing level to be
more important than
the open, high or low.
 By paying attention to
only the close, intraday
swings can be ignored.
Technical Analysis:
Chart Analysis – Candlestick Charts
Candlestick Charts:
 Originating in Japan over 300 years ago, candlestick charts have
become quite popular in recent years.
 For a candlestick chart, the open, high, low and close are all required.
 Hollow (clear) candlesticks form when the close is higher than the
open and Filled (solid) candlesticks form when the close is lower than
the open.
 The white and black portion formed from the open and close is called
the body (white body or black body). The lines above and below are
called shadows and represent the high and low.
 A daily candlestick is based on the open price, the intraday high and
low, and the close. A weekly candlestick is based on Monday's open,
the weekly high-low range and Friday's close.
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Technical Analysis:
Chart Analysis – Candlestick Charts
Common Shapes of Candles
Technical Analysis:
Chart Analysis – Candlestick Charts
Bulls vs. Bears
•

A candlestick depicts the battle between Bulls (buyers) and Bears (sellers) over a given
period of time.
1. Long white candlesticks indicate that the Bulls controlled trading for most of the
period – buying pressure.
2. Long black candlesticks indicate that the Bears controlled trading for most of the
period – selling pressure.
3. Small candlesticks indicate that neither the bulls nor the bears were in control of
trading – consolidation.
4. A long lower shadow indicates that the Bears controlled trading for some time, but
lost control by the end and the Bulls made an impressive comeback.
5. A long upper shadow indicates that the Bulls controlled trading for some time, but
lost control by the end and the Bears made an impressive comeback.
6. A long upper and lower shadow indicates that both the Bears and Bulls had their
moments during the trading period, but neither could put the other away, resulting
in a standoff.
Technical Analysis:
Chart Analysis – Candlestick Charts

Hollow vs. Filled Candlesticks
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

Hollow candlesticks, where the close is higher than the open, indicate
buying pressure.
Filled candlesticks, where the close is lower than the open, indicate
selling pressure.

Long vs. Short Bodies


Generally speaking, the longer the body is, the more intense the
buying or selling pressure.

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

Long white candlesticks show strong buying pressure – buyers are aggressive.
Long black candlesticks show strong selling pressure – sellers are aggressive.

Conversely, short candlesticks indicate little price movement and
represent consolidation.
Technical Analysis:
Chart Analysis – Candlestick Charts
White vs. Black Marubozus
• Even more potent long candlesticks are the
Marubozu brothers, Black and White.
• Marubozu do not have upper or lower shadows
and the high and low are represented by the open
or close.
• A White Marubozu forms when the open equals
the low and the close equals the high.
– This indicates that buyers controlled the price
action from the first trade to the last trade.

• A black Marubozu forms when the open equals the
high and the close equals the low.
– This indicates that sellers controlled the price action
from the first trade to the last trade.
Technical Analysis:
Chart Analysis – Candlestick Charts
Long vs. Short Shadows
•
•
•

•

Candlesticks with short shadows indicate that most of the
trading action was confined near the open and close.
Candlestick with long shadows show that trades extended
well past the open and close
Candlesticks with a long upper shadow and short lower
shadow indicate that buyers dominated during the
session, and bid prices higher. However, sellers later forced
prices down from their highs, and the weak close created a
long upper shadow.
Conversely, candlesticks with long lower shadows and short
upper shadows indicate that sellers dominated during the
session and drove prices lower. However, buyers later
resurfaced to bid prices higher by the end of the session and
the strong close created a long lower shadow.
Technical Analysis:
Chart Analysis – Candlestick Charts
Doji
•

•

•

Doji form when a security's open and close are virtually
equal. The length of the upper and lower shadows can vary
and the resulting candlestick looks like a cross, inverted cross
or plus sign. Alone, doji are neutral patterns.
Doji convey a sense of indecision or tug-of-war between
buyers and sellers. Prices move above and below the opening
level during the session, but close at or near the opening level.
The result is a standoff. Neither bulls nor bears were able to
gain control and a turning point could be developing.
Doji indicate that the forces of supply and demand are
becoming more evenly matched and a change in trend may be
near. Doji alone are not enough to mark a reversal and further
confirmation may be warranted. The relevance of a doji
depends on the preceding trend or preceding candlesticks.
Technical Analysis:
Chart Analysis – Candlestick Charts
Doji and Trend
• After an advance or long white candlestick, a doji
signals that buying pressure may be diminishing and
the uptrend could be nearing an end. However, even
after the doji forms, further downside is required for
bearish confirmation. This may come as a decline
below the long white candlestick's open.
• After a decline or long black candlestick, a doji
indicates that selling pressure may be diminishing and
the downtrend could be nearing an end.
However, further strength is required to confirm any
reversal. Bullish confirmation could come as an
advance above the long black candlestick's open.
Technical Analysis:
Chart Analysis – Candlestick Charts

•

•

Long Shadow Reversal
There are two pairs of single candlestick reversal patterns
made up of a small real body, one long shadow and one short
or non-existent shadow. Generally, the long shadow should
be at least twice the length of the real body, which can be
either black or white.
Hammer and Hanging Man: consists of identical candlesticks
with small bodies and long lower shadows.
– The Hammer is a bullish reversal pattern that forms
after a decline. A Hammer signals a potential trend
reversal - that buying pressure is starting to increase. In
addition, hammers can mark bottoms or support levels.
– The Hanging Man is a bearish reversal pattern that
forms after an advance. Hanging Man signals that selling
pressure is starting to increase. It can also mark a top or
resistance level.
Technical Analysis:
Chart Analysis – Candlestick Charts

•

•

•

Inverted Hammer and Shooting Star
The Inverted Hammer and Shooting Star look exactly
alike, but have different implications based on previous
price action. Both candlesticks have small real bodies
(black or white), long upper shadows and small or
nonexistent lower shadows. These candlesticks mark
potential trend reversals, but require confirmation before
action.
The inverted hammer is a bullish reversal pattern that
forms after a decline or downtrend. In addition to a
potential trend reversal, inverted hammers can mark
bottoms or support levels.
The shooting star is a bearish reversal pattern that forms
after an advance. A shooting star signals that selling
pressure is starting to increase. It can also mark a top or
resistance level.
Technical Analysis:
Chart Analysis – Point-and-Figure Charts
Point-and-Figure Charts:








Point-and-figure charts are constructed by filling in boxes with either
a X or an O.
A price increase or decrease is defined as a price change that exceeds a
specified magnitude – a price change less than that magnitude does
not receive an X or O in the chart
If prices are rising, the appropriate Xs are entered in a particular
column. When prices begin to decline, a new column is started, and Os
are entered in that column
 Each price reversal results in the start of a new column
Point-and-figure Charts are based solely on price movement, and do
not take time into consideration. There is an x-axis but it does not
extend evenly across the chart.
Technical Analysis:
Chart Analysis – Point-and-Figure Charts
Technical Analysis:
Chart Analysis – Point-and-Figure Charts
Point-and-Figure Charts:




The objective of point-and-figure chart is to provide a smoothing
effect on the price changes that appear in a bar chart in order to detect
significant price trends and reversals.
Point-and figure charts can also be used to generate buy and sell
signals.






A buy signal occurs when an X in a new column surpasses the highest X
in the immediately preceding X column.
A sell signal occurs when an O in a new column is below the lowest O in
the immediately preceding O column.

This focus on price movement makes it easier to identify support and
resistance levels, bullish breakouts and bearish breakdowns.
Technical Analysis:
Common Technical Price Patterns
• Chart analysis uses both trend lines and geometric formations to
predict market tops and bottoms, as well as future price movements
• The most popular technical price patterns are
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–
–

Support and Resistance,
Trend lines,
Double tops and bottoms, and
Head-and-shoulder.

• Support and Resistance
– A support level is a price level at which there appears to be substantial buying
pressure to keep prices from falling further
– A resistance level is a price level at which there appears to be substantial selling
pressure to keep prices from rising further
– A congestion area occurs when prices move sideways, fluctuating up and down
within a well defined range for a considerable time period
Technical Analysis:
Support and Resistance
• A support level is a price level at which there appears to be substantial
buying pressure to keep prices from falling further
– As the price declines towards support and gets cheaper, buyers become more
inclined to buy and sellers become less inclined to sell. By the time the price
reaches the support level, it is believed that demand will overcome supply and
prevent the price from falling below support.
– Support can be established with the previous reaction lows.

• A resistance level is a price level at which there appears to be
substantial selling pressure to keep prices from rising further
– As the price advances towards resistance, sellers become more inclined to sell and
buyers become less inclined to buy. By the time the price reaches the resistance
level, it is believed that supply will overcome demand and prevent the price from
rising above resistance.
– Resistance can be established with the previous reaction highs.
Technical Analysis:
Common Technical Price Patterns
Technical Analysis:
Support and Resistance
• Another principle of technical analysis is that support can turn into
resistance and visa versa.
• Once the price breaks below a support level, the broken support level
can turn into resistance. The break of support signals that the forces of
supply have overcome the forces of demand. Therefore, if the price
returns to this level, there is likely to be an increase in supply, and
hence resistance.
• The other turn of the coin is resistance turning into support. As the
price advances above resistance, it signals changes in supply and
demand. The breakout above resistance proves that the forces of
demand have overwhelmed the forces of supply. If the price returns to
this level, there is likely to be an increase in demand and support will
be found.
Technical Analysis:
Support and Resistance
Technical Analysis:
Congestion Area – Trading Range
A congestion area occurs when prices move sideways, fluctuating up
and down within a well defined range for a considerable time period
• A congestion area signals that the forces of supply and demand are
evenly balanced.
–

– When the price breaks out of the congestion area , above or below, it
signals that a winner has emerged - A break above is a victory for the bulls
(demand) and a break below is a victory for the bears (supply).
– When the price breaks out of the congestion area by penetrating the support it is a
signal to sell.
– When the price breaks out of the congestion area by penetrating resistance it is a
signal to buy.
Technical Analysis:
Congestion Area – Trading Range
Technical Analysis:
Support and Resistance Zones
• Because technical analysis is not an exact science, it is sometimes
useful to create support and resistance zones.
• Sometimes, exact support and resistance levels are
best, and, sometimes, zones work better.
• Generally, the tighter the range, the more exact the level.
• If the trading range spans less than 2 months and the price range is
relatively tight, then more exact support and resistance levels are best
suited.
• If a trading range spans many months and the price range is relatively
large, then it is best to use support and resistance zones.
• These are only meant as general guidelines, and each trading range
should be judged on its own merits.
Technical Analysis:
Support and Resistance Zones
Technical Analysis:
Support and Resistance
• Identification of key support and resistance levels is an essential
ingredient to successful technical analysis.
• Even though it is sometimes difficult to establish exact support and
resistance levels, being aware of their existence and location can greatly
enhance analysis and forecasting abilities.
• If a futures contract is approaching an important support level, it can serve
as an alert to be extra vigilant in looking for signs of increased buying
pressure and a potential reversal.
• If a futures contract is approaching a resistance level, it can act as an alert
to look for signs of increased selling pressure and potential reversal. If a
support or resistance level is broken, it signals that the relationship
between supply and demand has changed.
• A resistance breakout signals that demand (bulls) has gained the upper
hand and a support break signals that supply (bears) has won the battle.
Technical Analysis:
Trend Lines
• Technical analysis is built on the assumption that prices trend.
• A common trading strategy is to identify a price trend and then go

with the trend.
• A trend line is a straight line that connects periodic highs or lows on a
price chart and then extends into the future to act as a line of resistance
or support.
• Two common types of trend lines
– Uptrend lines
– Downtrend lines
Technical Analysis:
Uptrend Lines
• An uptrend line has a positive slope and is formed by connecting two
or more low points. The second low must be higher than the first for
the line to have a positive slope.
– Uptrend lines act as support and indicate that net-demand (demand less
supply) is increasing even as the price rises.
– A rising price combined with increasing demand is very bullish, and
shows a strong determination on the part of the buyers.
– As long as prices remain above the trend line, the uptrend is considered
solid and intact.
– A break below the uptrend line indicates that net-demand has weakened
and a change in trend could be imminent.

• When price falls below the uptrend line, this is a signal to sell
or go short.
Technical Analysis:
Uptrend Line
Technical Analysis:
Downtrend Lines
• A downtrend line has a negative slope and is formed by connecting
two or more high points. The second high must be lower than the first
for the line to have a negative slope.
– Downtrend lines act as resistance, and indicate that net supply (supply
less demand) is increasing even as the price declines.
– A declining price combined with increasing supply is very bearish, and
shows the strong resolve of the sellers.
– As long as prices remain below the downtrend line, the downtrend is solid
and intact.
– A break above the downtrend line indicates that net-supply is decreasing
and that a change of trend could be imminent.

• When price breaks above the downtrend line, this is a signal
to buy or go long.
Technical Analysis:
Downtrend Line
Technical Analysis:
Trend Lines - Conclusions
• The general rule in technical analysis is that it takes two points to
draw a trend line and the third point confirms the validity.
• It can sometimes be difficult to find more than 2 points from which to
construct a trend line.
• Even though trend lines are an important aspect of technical analysis,
it is not always possible to draw trend lines on every price chart.
Sometimes the lows or highs just don't match up, and it is best not
to force the issue.
• Trend lines can offer great insight, but if used improperly, they can
also produce false signals
• Trend lines should not be the final arbiter, but should serve
merely as a warning that a change in trend may be imminent.
Technical Analysis:
Double Tops or Bottoms
• Double tops or bottoms are frequently used to identify a price reversal.
• In an uptrend, the failure of prices to exceed a previous price peak on
two occasions is considered a double top.
– This is a warning signal that the uptrend may be about to end and a
downtrend to commence
– However, the formation of a double top is not considered confirmed until
falling prices penetrate the previous low from the above.

• A double bottom is just the mirror image of a double top.
• In a downtrend, the failure of prices to penetrate previous support
levels on two occasions is considered a double bottom.
– This is a warning signal that the downtrend may be about to end and an
uptrend to commence
Technical Analysis:
Double Tops
Technical Analysis:
Double Tops
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•
•
•

•
•
•

•

Prior Trend: In the case of the double top, a significant uptrend should be in place.
First Peak: The first peak should mark the highest point of the current trend.
Trough: After the first peak, a decline takes place that typically ranges from 10 to 20%.
Second Peak: The advance off the lows usually occurs with low volume and meets
resistance from the previous high. Resistance from the previous high should be expected.
Usually a peak within 3% of the previous high is adequate.
Decline from Peak: The subsequent decline from the second peak should witness an
expansion in volume and/or an accelerated descent, perhaps marked with a gap or two.
Support Break: Breaking support from the lowest point between the peaks completes the
double top. This too should occur with an increase in volume and/or an accelerated descent.
Support Turned Resistance: Broken support becomes potential resistance and there is
sometimes a test of this newfound resistance level with a reaction rally. Such a test can offer
a second chance to exit a position or initiate a short.
Price Target: The distance from support break to peak can be subtracted from the support
break for a price target. This would infer that the bigger the formation is, the larger the
potential decline.
Technical Analysis:
Double Bottoms
Technical Analysis:
Double Bottoms
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•
•
•

•
•
•
•

Prior Trend: In the case of the double bottom, a significant downtrend should be in place.
First Trough: The first trough should mark the lowest point of the current trend.
Peak: After the first trough, an advance takes place that typically ranges from 10 to 20%.
Second Trough: The decline off the reaction high usually occurs with low volume and meets
support from the previous low. Support from the previous low should be expected. While exact
troughs are preferable, there is some room to maneuver and usually a trough within 3% of the
previous is considered valid.
Advance from Trough: Volume is more important for the double bottom than the double top.
There should be clear evidence that volume and buying pressure are accelerating during the
advance off of the second trough.
Resistance Break: Breaking resistance from the highest point between the troughs completes the
double bottom. This too should occur with an increase in volume and/or an accelerated ascent.
Resistance Turned Support: Broken resistance becomes potential support and there is
sometimes a test of this newfound support level with the first correction. Such a test can offer a
second chance to close a short position or initiate a long.
Price Target: The distance from the resistance breakout to trough lows can be added on top of
the resistance break to estimate a target. This would imply that the bigger the formation is, the
larger the potential advance.
Technical Analysis:
Double Tops and Bottoms
• 60-70% reliable
• Frequently seen in grains and livestock commodities
• On 2 consecutive days or across several weeks
Technical Analysis:
Head-and-Shoulders Tops or Bottoms
• Head-and-Shoulders formations are among the most frequently used
technical patterns for identifying a price reversal.
• Head-and-Shoulders formations consist of four phases:
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–
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–

The left shoulder
The head
The right shoulder
The penetration of the neckline

• A head-and-shoulder reversal pattern is complete only when the
neckline is penetrated, either in an upward or downward direction.
– Head-and-Shoulder top: The formation is complete when price penetrate the
neckline from above indicating a reversal from a uptrend to a downtrend.
– Head-and-Shoulder bottom: The formation is complete when price penetrate the
neckline from below indicating a reversal from a downtrend to an uptrend.
Technical Analysis:
Head-and-Shoulders Top
Technical Analysis:
Head-and-Shoulders Tops
•
•

•

•

•

Prior Trend: Without a prior uptrend, there cannot be a Head and Shoulders reversal pattern.
Left Shoulder: While in an uptrend, the left shoulder forms a peak that marks the high point
of the current trend. After making this peak, a decline ensues to complete the formation of the
shoulder (1). The low of the decline usually remains above the trend line, keeping the uptrend
intact.
Head: From the low of the left shoulder, an advance begins that exceeds the previous high
and marks the top of the head. After peaking, the low of the subsequent decline marks the
second point of the neckline (2). The low of the decline usually breaks the uptrend
line, putting the uptrend in jeopardy.
Right Shoulder: The advance from the low of the head forms the right shoulder. This peak is
lower than the head (a lower high) and usually in line with the high of the left shoulder. While
symmetry is preferred, sometimes the shoulders can be out of whack. The decline from the
peak of the right shoulder should break the neckline.
Neckline: The neckline forms by connecting low points 1 and 2. Low point 1 marks the end
of the left shoulder and the beginning of the head. Low point 2 marks the end of the head and
the beginning of the right shoulder. Depending on the relationship between the two low
points, the neckline can slope up, slope down or be horizontal.
Technical Analysis:
Head-and-Shoulders Tops
•

•
•
•

Volume: As the Head and Shoulders pattern unfolds, volume plays an important role in
confirmation. Ideally, but not always, volume during the advance of the left shoulder should
be higher than during the advance of the head. This decrease in volume and the new high of
the head, together, serve as a warning sign. The next warning sign comes when volume
increases on the decline from the peak of the head. Final confirmation comes when volume
further increases during the decline of the right shoulder.
Neckline Break: The head and shoulders pattern is not complete and the uptrend is not
reversed until neckline support is broken. Ideally, this should also occur in a convincing
manner, with an expansion in volume.
Support Turned Resistance: Once support is broken, it is common for this same support
level to turn into resistance. Sometimes, but certainly not always, the price will return to the
support break, and offer a second chance to sell.
Price Target: After breaking neckline support, the projected price decline is found by
measuring the distance from the neckline to the top of the head. This distance is then
subtracted from the neckline to reach a price target. Any price target should serve as a rough
guide, and other factors should be considered as well. These factors might include previous
support levels, Fibonacci retracements, or long-term moving averages.
Technical Analysis:
Head-and-Shoulders Bottom
Technical Analysis:
Head-and-Shoulders Bottoms
•
•

•

•

•

Prior Trend: Without a prior downtrend, there cannot be a Head and Shoulders Bottom
formation.
Left Shoulder: While in a downtrend, the left shoulder forms a trough that marks a new
reaction low in the current trend. After forming this trough, an advance ensues to complete
the formation of the left shoulder (1).
Head: From the high of the left shoulder, a decline begins that exceeds the previous low and
forms the low point of the head. After making a bottom, the high of the subsequent advance
forms the second point of the neckline (2).
Right Shoulder: The decline from the high of the head (neckline) begins to form the right
shoulder. This low is always higher than the head, and it is usually in line with the low of the
left shoulder. When the advance from the low of the right shoulder breaks the neckline, the
Head and Shoulders Bottom reversal is complete.
Neckline: The neckline forms by connecting reaction highs 1 and 2. Reaction High 1 marks
the end of the left shoulder and the beginning of the head. Reaction High 2 marks the end of
the head and the beginning of the right shoulder. Depending on the relationship between the
two reaction highs, the neckline can slope up, slope down, or be horizontal.
Technical Analysis:
Head-and-Shoulders Bottoms
•

•

•

•

Volume: While volume plays an important role in the Head and Shoulders Top, it plays a
crucial role in the Head and Shoulders Bottom. Without the proper expansion of
volume, the validity of any breakout becomes suspect.
– Volume on the decline of the left shoulder is usually pretty heavy and selling pressure
quite intense.
– The advance from the low of the head should show an increase in volume
Neckline Break: The Head and Shoulders Bottom pattern is not complete, and the
downtrend is not reversed until neckline resistance is broken. For a Head and Shoulders
Bottom, this must occur in a convincing manner, with an expansion of volume.
Resistance Turned Support: Once resistance is broken, it is common for this same
resistance level to turn into support. Often, the price will return to the resistance break, and
offer a second chance to buy.
Price Target: After breaking neckline resistance, the projected advance is found by
measuring the distance from the neckline to the bottom of the head. This distance is then
added to the neckline to reach a price target. Any price target should serve as a rough
guide, and other factors should be considered, as well.
Technical Analysis:
Head-and-Shoulders Tops or Bottoms
•
•
•
•
•

70-80% reliable in terms of significant move after neckline is broken
Time required to complete can be days or up to several weeks
Frequently seen in grains and livestock commodities
Easy to recognize
Low trading volume on each side of the “head” confirms the formation
Market Trend Analyses:

• Market trend analyses use more complex price charts as well as
volume and open interest figures to determine both the existence of
price trends and the strength of these trends.
– Moving Averages
– Rate of Change Indicators: Momentum and Oscillator
– Volume and Open Interest
Market Trend Analyses:
Moving Averages
• Moving averages are used to determine price trends and trend changes
• A moving average is a statistical technique for smoothing price
movements in order to identify trends more easily.
• A simple n-day moving average is the average of the most recent n
daily closing prices
– A 5-day moving average is the average of the last 5 daily closing prices.
– A 25-day moving average is the average of the last 25 daily closing prices.

• The number of days used to compute the average determines the
sensitivity of the average to new price movements
– The more days that are used, the less sensitive is the average

• Weighted moving averages can also be constructed
– If greater weights are given to more recent prices, the average becomes
more sensitive to price change
Market Trend Analyses:
Simple Moving Averages (SMA)

Day
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Daily
Close
60.33
59.44
59.38
59.38
59.22
58.88
59.55
59.50
58.66
59.05
57.15
57.32
57.65
56.14
55.31
55.86
54.92
53.74
54.80
54.86

5-Day
SMA

10-Day
SMA

59.55
59.26
59.28
59.31
59.16
59.13
58.78
58.34
57.97
57.46
56.71
56.46
55.98
55.19
54.93
54.84

59.34
59.02
58.81
58.64
58.31
57.92
57.62
57.16
56.58
56.19
55.78
Market Trend Analyses:
Simple Moving Averages (SMA)
Market Trend Analyses:
Moving Averages: Trading strategy

• Sometimes traders use two moving averages to determine buy and sell
decisions.
• Using a slow moving average (more days) together with a fast moving
average (fewer days) generates the following trading strategies:
– Buy when the faster moving average goes above (crosses) the slower one
(from below). Sell when the faster moving average goes below (crosses)
the slower one (from above).
– Buy when prices are above both the fast and slow moving averages. Sell
when prices are below both the fast and slow moving averages.

• As with most tools of technical analysis, moving averages should not
be used on their own, but in conjunction with other tools that
complement them. Using moving averages to confirm other indicators
and analysis can greatly enhance technical analysis.
Market Trend Analyses:
Rate of Change Indicators: Momentum and Oscillator

• Rate of change indicators, such as momentum and oscillator
indices, are used as leading indicators of price changes.
• Rate of Change (ROC):
ROC

Today ' s change
Change

Change
n periods

n periods
ago

ago

100

• Momentum and Oscillator are based on price changes rather than
price levels, and are used to determine when a price trend is weakening
or strengthening, or losing or gaining momentum.
• Momentum Index: A momentum index measures the acceleration or
deceleration of a price advance or decline by using absolute price
movements over a fixed time interval.
• Oscillator Index: An oscillator index is a normalized form of a
momentum index.
Market Trend Analyses:
Relative Strength Index (RSI)

• The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is an extremely useful and popular
momentum oscillator - Developed by J. Welles Wilder (1978).
• The RSI compares the magnitude of a stock's or future’s recent gains to
the magnitude of its recent losses and turns that information into a
number that ranges from 0 to 100. It takes a single parameter, the
number of time periods (standard 14 days) to use in the calculation.
• RSI = 100 – 100/(1+RS)
–
–
–
–
–
–

RS = Average Gain / Average Loss
First Average Gain = Total of gains during the first 14 periods / 14
Average Gain = [previous average gain 13 + Current Gain] / 14
First Average Loss = Total of losses during the first 14 periods / 14
Average Loss = [previous average loss 13 + Current Loss] / 14
Losses are also reported as positive values
Price
Days Change Gain
1
0.5
0.5
2
0.2
0.2
3
-0.3
4
0.6
0.6
5
0.2
0.2
6
-0.7
7
-0.5
8
-1.1
9
-0.2
10
0.3
0.3
11
0.7
0.7
12
0.2
0.2
13
-0.3
14
-0.4
15
-0.5
16
0.1
0.1
17
0.3
0.3
18
-0.2
19
0.5
0.5
20
-0.3

Loss

Avg.
Gain

Avg.
Loss

RSI

0.19
0.18
0.17
0.18
0.17
0.19
0.18

0.25
0.27
0.25
0.23
0.23
0.21
0.22

43.55
40.07
41.08
44.14
42.55
47.61
45.05

0.3

0.7
0.5
1.1
0.2

0.3
0.4
0.5

0.2
0.3
Market Trend Analyses:
Relative Strength Index (RSI)

• Wilder recommended using 70 and 30 as overbought and oversold
levels respectively.
– RSI ≥ 70 => Market is overbought – Don’t buy (long)
– RSI ≤ 30 => Market is oversold – Don’t sell (short)

• Generally, if the RSI rises above 30 it is considered bullish for the
underlying stock. Conversely, if the RSI falls below 70, it is a bearish
signal.
• The centerline for RSI is 50. A reading above 50 indicates that average
gains are higher than average losses and a reading below 50 indicates
that losses are winning the battle.
• Some traders look for a move above 50 to confirm bullish signals or a
move below 50 to confirm bearish signals.
Market Trend Analyses:
Relative Strength Index (RSI)
Market Trend Analyses:
Volume and Open Interest

• Technical analysts believe that volume and open interest provide
information about whether a price move is strong or weak.
– If prices are rising and open interest and volume are increasing – new
money is thought to be flowing in the market, reflecting aggressive new
buying – Bullish
– If prices are rising but volume and open interest are declining – the rally is
thought to be caused primarily by short covering – money is leaving rather
than entering the market – the uptrend will probably end once the short
covering is complete – Bearish.
– If prices are falling but volume and open interest are rising – new money is
thought to be flowing in the market – reflecting aggressive new short selling –
the downtrend will probably continue – Bearish
– If prices are falling and volume and open interest are declining – the price
decline is considered to be the result of losing longs liquidating their positions
- weak downtrend – the downtrend will probably end soon – Bullish
Fixed Income Securities
&
Valuation
Special Reference to Bonds

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What is a Bond
• A bond is a debt instrument or a loan, typically
made by investors to a corporation or government
or semi-govt. or financial institutions.
• The indenture spells out the terms of the
loan/debt:
–
–
–
–

Coupon
Maturity
Principal
Ownership

• A corporation can deduct the interest payments on
bonds (dividends paid on stock are not deductible).
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Characteristics of Bond Prices
• The cash flows on a bond are constant (“fixed
income”).
• Face value Rs. 1000/-; 5000/-; 10,000/• A bond’s market price changes in response to
the market interest rate.
– When market rates increase, the fixed payments
from the bond are worth less so the price falls.
– If rates decrease, the fixed payments are now
worth more.
*A bond’s price also changes in response to changes in the risk of the cash
flows, but we are not quite ready for that discussion.]
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DEBENTURE vs. BOND
Debenture

Bond

1. They can be converted into equity or other 1. They cannot be converted into other
instruments.
instruments.
2. They are redeemed in installments.

2. They are redeemed in lump sum.

3. Instruments issued by other entities are called 3. Long-term debt securities issued by the
debentures.
Government of India or any of the State
Government’s or undertakings owned by them or
by development financial institutions are called as
bonds.

4. A debenture transfer has to be effected 4. A bond is transferable by endorsement &
through a transfer form prescribed under Cos. Act delivered without payment of any transfer stamp
1956.
duty.

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DEBENTURE vs. BOND
Debenture

Bond

5. Debenture stamp duty is a state subject and the duty 5. The issuance of Stamp duty on
varies from state to state. There are two kinds of stamp bonds is under Indian Stamp Duty
duties levied on debentures viz issuance and transfer. Act 1899.
Issuance stamp duty is paid in the state where the principal
mortgage deed is registered. Over the years, issuance
stamp duties have been coming down. Stamp duty on
transfer is paid to the state in which the registered office of
the company is located. Transfer stamp duty remains high
in many states and is probably the biggest deterrent for
trading in debentures in physical segment, resulting in lack
of liquidity. On issuance, stamp duty is linked to mortgage
creation, wherever applicable while on transfer, it is levied
in accordance with the laws of the state in which the
registered office of the company in question is located. A
debenture transfer, has to be effected through a transfer
form prescribed for under Companies Act. 1956

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Basics of Bond Valuation
• The bond pricing equation consists of two components
– PV of Coupons
– PV of Face Value
• The price of a bond (these PVs) depends on:
– Discount Rate or YTM (r)
– Number of Periods (N)
– Size of Cash Flows (C and PN)

N

B0
n 1

PN

C
(1

r)

n

(1

r)

C
N

r

PN

1

1
(1

r)

N

(1

r)

N

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Yield to Maturity
• The yield to maturity is an important number in bond
valuation.
• It is the rate which equates the market price of the bond with
the value of the discounted cash flows.
• That is, YTM is the r such that the bond equation holds.
• Finding the YTM requires a financial calculator, a goal-seeking
solver, or trial and error.

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YTM and the Coupon Rate
• Relationship between YTM and Coupon Rate
– YTM = Coupon
– YTM > Coupon
– YTM < Coupon

bond is selling at par (P0 = PN).
bond is at a discount (P0 < PN).
bond is at a premium (P0 > PN).

• Why does the YTM differ from the coupon?
– The coupon is set when the bond is issued.
– The YTM is the market’s required interest rate. It
may change as economic fundamentals shift.
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Point to NOTE
• In this method we can calculate YTM but through
TRIAL & ERROR Method. However there is a
DIRECT Formula to calculate YTM.
• If nothing is mentioned in the problem we should
remember that we should use DIRECT formula to
calculate YTM.
• If current MP < NPV or P0 i.e., the calculated MP
of the bond, then the bond is UNDERPRICED.
Again , if current MP > NPV or P0 i.e., the
calculated MP of the bond , then the bond is
OVERPRICED.
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Remembering the YTM-Coupon Relationship

• Zero Coupon Bonds
– Pays no coupon so interest comes in the form of a
discount from the repayment (P0 < PN).
– Since Coupon = 0, YTM must be greater than
Coupon.
– Putting these pieces together gives the answer.

• Capital Gains
– If the YTM is greater than the Coupon, the extra
return must be coming from somewhere.
– The extra return comes from capital gains (P0 < PN).
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Example - Annual Coupon
• Rs. 1000 10 year bond paying a 10% annual coupon
– What is the value when the interest rate is 10%?
B0

– If r = 11%?

– If r = 9%?

B0

B0

100

1

. 10
100

. 09

1000

(1 . 10 )
1

. 11
100

1

1
(1 . 11 )

1

10

(1 . 10 )

10

1000
10

1
(1 . 09 )

(1 . 11 )

10

1000
10

(1 . 09 )

10

1000 . 00

941 . 11

1064 . 18

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Example - Semiannual Coupon
• Now the coupon is split semiannually
B0

– At 10%

– At 11%

B0

B0

– At 9%

50

1

. 05
50

(1 . 05 )

1

. 055
50
. 045

1

1000
20

1

1000

(1 . 055 )

1

20

1
(1 . 045 )

(1 . 05 )

1000 . 00

20

(1 . 055 )

20

1000
20

(1 . 045 )

20

940 . 25

1065 . 04

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Example - Solving for YTM
• Consider a £1000 5 year bond with a 8%
coupon
– What is the YTM if it is selling for £1000?

– If it is selling for £900?
– If it is priced at £1100?

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Duration
• As we have seen, bonds have value from two sources:
coupons and return of principal.
• Intuitively, bonds with high coupon rates or short maturities
will return value more quickly than those with low coupons or
long maturities.
• At the extreme is a zero coupon bond, which returns all value
at maturity.

• Duration is a measure of how quickly the (present) value of a
bond is returned.
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Duration
• To calculate duration:
– Find the present value of each cash flow individually
– Sum these to get the present value of all cash flows (price)
– Calculate the proportion of the total value from each individual cash
flow
– Multiply each proportion by the corresponding number of periods and
sum

• The answer will give a measure of the average life of the bond
in a present value sense.
• A bonds with a low duration gets most of its value from cash
flows occurring early.

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BOND THEOREMS
• Theorem-1- If the MP of the bond increases, the YTM
would decline & vice versa.
• Theorem-2- If the bond’s YTM remains the same over
its life, the discount or premium depends on the
maturity period.
• Theorem-3- If a bond’s YTM remains constant over its
life, the discount or premium Amount will decrease at
an increasing rate as its life gets shorter.
• Theorem-4- A raise in the bond’s price for a decline in
the bond’s YTM is greater than the fall in the bond’s
price for a raise in the YTM.
• Theorem-5- The change in the price will be lesser for a
% change in the bond’s yield if its coupon rate is higher.
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Bond Theorems- Simplified Version
• Price and interest rates move inversely.
• A decrease in interest rates raises bond prices
by more than a corresponding increase in
rates lowers price.
• Price volatility is inversely related to coupon.
• Price volatility is directly related to maturity.
• Price volatility increases at a diminishing rate
as maturity increases.
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Illustration of Bond Theorems
• A decrease in interest rates raises bond prices by more
than a corresponding increase in rates lowers price. This
is known as convexity.
$ 3 ,0 0 0
3 0 y r, 1 5 %
3 0 y r, 1 0 %
2 0 y r, 1 0 %
1 0 y r, 1 0 %

$ 2 ,5 0 0

3 0 y r, 5 %

B o n d P ric e

$ 2 ,0 0 0

$ 1 ,5 0 0

$ 1 ,0 0 0

$500

$0
4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

In te re s t R a te

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Illustration of Bond Theorems
• Price volatility is inversely related to coupon.
100%
3 0 y r, 5 %
3 0 y r, 1 0 %

P ric e V o la tility (|% C h a n g e fro m p a r|)

3 0 y r, 1 5 %
80%

60%

40%

20%

0%

-2 0 %

-4 0 %
4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

In te re s t R a te

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Illustration of Bond Theorems
• Price volatility is directly related to maturity.
• Price volatility increases at a diminishing rate as maturity
increases.
90%
3 0 y r, 1 0 %
2 0 y r, 1 0 %
1 0 y r, 1 0 %

P ric e V o la tility (|% C h a n g e fro m p a r|)

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

In te re s t R a te

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Illustration of Bond Theorems
• Price volatility is directly related to maturity.
• Price volatility increases at a diminishing rate as maturity
increases.
Illu s tra tio n o f B o n d T h e o re m s
200%
5 % In te re s t R a te
1 0 % In te re s t R a te

180%

1 5 % In te re s t R a te

P ercentage P rice C hange

160%

140%

120%

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0%
0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Y e a rs to M a tu riy

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The Term Structure of Interest Rate
(Yield Curve)
• Most of the fund managers are concerned with 2
aspects of interest rates; the level of interest rates and
the term structure of interest rate.
• The relationship between the yield and the time or
years to maturity is called Term structure.
• The Term Structure is called as Yield Curve.
• Assumptions:
– For analyzing the effect of maturity on yield all other
influences are held constant.
– Bonds taken for analysis are generally pure discount
instruments.
– The Bonds chosen do not have early redemption features.
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Yield

Rising Yield Curve

Years to
maturity
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Theories Explaining the Term Structure
• Expectation Theory
• Liquidity Preference Theory
• Segmentation Theory

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Fixed Income Security Risk


Default risk, or credit risk, is the possibility
that a borrower will be unable to repay
principal and interest as agreed upon in the
loan document.



Reinvestment rate risk refers to the possibility
that the cash coupons received will be
reinvested at a rate different from the bond’s
stated rate.



Interest rate risk refers to the chance of loss
because of adverse movements in the
general level of interest rates.
Interest Rate Risk : Malkiel’s Theorems


A set of relationships among bond
prices, time to maturity, and interest rates is
widely referred to as Malkiel’s theorems.



Theorem one: Bond prices move inversely
with yields.



Theorem two: Long-term bonds have more
risk.



Theorem three: Higher coupon bonds have
less risk.
Interest Rate Risk : Malkiel’s Theorems


Theorem four: The importance of theorem two
diminishes with time.



Theorem five: Capital gains from an interest
rate decline exceed the capital loss from an
equivalent interest rate increase.



Bond A: matures in 8 years, 9.5% coupon
Bond B: matures in 15 years, 11% coupon
Which price will rise more if interest rates fall?



Apparent contradictions can be reconciled by
computing a statistic called duration.
Duration


For a noncallable security, duration is
the weighted average time until a
bond’s cash flows are received.



Duration is not limited to bond analysis. It can
be determined for any cash flow stream.



Duration is a direct measure of interest rate
risk. The higher it is, the higher is the risk.



Thinking of duration as a measure of time can
be misleading if the life or the payments
of the bond are uncertain.
Duration Measures


Macaulay duration is the time-value-of-moneyweighted, average number of years necessary
to recover the initial cost of the security.
N

D

t

Ct
1

1

R

t

t

P

where D = duration
Ct = cast flow at time t
R = yield to maturity (per period)
P = current price of bond
N = number of periods until maturity
t = period in which cash flow is received

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Duration Measures


Chua’s closed-form duration is less
cumbersome because it has no summation
requirement.

Ct
D

1

R

N

1
2

R 1

1

R
R

N

RN

FN
1

R

N

P
where F = face value (par value) of the bond
and all other variables are as previously defined.
Duration Measures


Modified duration measures the percentage
change in bond value associated with a onepoint change in interest rates.
dP
dR

1
P

1
1

R

C1
1

R

D modified

2C 2
1

1

R



2

1

D Macaulay
1+ R

NC

2

1

N

R

N

P
Duration Measures


Effective duration is a measure of price
sensitivity calculated from actual bond
prices associated with different interest
rates. It is a close approximation of modified
duration for small yield changes.
D effective

P
P0 R

P
R

where P- = price of bond associated with a decline of x basis points
P+ = price of bond associated with a rise of x basis point
R- = initial yield minus x basis points
R+ = initial yield plus x basis points
P0 = initial price of the bond

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Duration Measures


Dollar duration determines the dollar amount
associated with a percentage price change.
Ddollar = -

modified
x
duration

bond price as a
percentage of par

Pnew = Pold + (Ddollar x change in yield)



The price value of a basis point is the dollar price
change in a bond associated with a single basis
point change in the bond’s yield.
Applying Duration




The yield curve experiences a
parallel shift when interest rates
at each maturity change by the
same amount.

Duration is especially useful in determining
the relative riskiness of two or more bonds
when visual inspection of their characteristics
makes it unclear which is more vulnerable to
changing interest rates.
price

Problems with Duration


The bond price - bond yield
relationship is not linear.

yield to maturity


Graphically, duration is the tangent to the
current point on the price-yield curve. Its
absolute value declines as yield to maturity
rises.



Duration is a first derivative statistic.
Hence, when the change is large, estimates
made using the derivative alone will contain
errors.
Convexity


Convexity measures the difference between
the actual price and that predicted by
duration, i.e. the inaccuracy of duration.



The more convex the bond price-YTM
curve, the greater is the convexity.

Convexity

1
P

N

t 1

t t
1

1 Ct
R

t 2

N N
1

1 F
R

N

2
Convexity : An Example


Price forecasting accuracy is enhanced by
incorporating the effects of convexity.



Suppose a bond has a 15-year life, an 11%
coupon, and a price of 93%. Macaulay duration
= 7.42, yield-to-maturity = 12.00%, modified
duration = 7.00, convexity = 97.71.
If YTM rises to 12.50%, new price= 89.95%
Actual price change = - 3.28%
Price change predicted by duration = - 3.50%
Price change predicted by duration
and convexity = - 3.38%
bond price

Using Convexity

yield to maturity


No matter what happens to interest rates, the
bond with the greater convexity fares better.
It dominates the competing investment.
Management Strategies


An active strategy is one in which
the investment manager seeks to
improve the rate of return on the
portfolio by anticipating events in
the marketplace.



A passive strategy is one in which
the portfolio is largely left alone
after its construction. Changes are
made when securities mature or are
called, but normally not for any
other reason.
par value

Classic Passive Management Strategies


A laddered strategy distributes
fixed income dollars throughout
the yield curve.



A barbell strategy differs from the
laddered strategy in that less
investment is made in the middle
maturities.

par value

maturity

maturity


On the other hand, a credit barbell is a bond
portfolio containing a mix of high-grade and lowgrade securities.
The Risk of Barbells and Ladders


If durationladdered portfolio > durationbarbell portfolio ,
rising interest rate falling interest rate
interest rate
barbell
ladder
risk
favored
favored
reinvestment
rate risk



barbell
favored

ladder
favored

Yield curve inversion means short-term rates
are rising faster than long-term rates. Duration
as a pure measure of interest rate risk only
works for parallel shifts in the yield curve.
Passive Management Strategies


Indexing is predicated upon managers being
unable to consistently predict market
movements.



Indexing involves attempting to replicate the
investment characteristics of a popular
measure of the bond market.



The two best-known bond indexes are
probably the Salomon Brothers Bond Index
and the Lehman Kuhn Loeb Bond Index.
Active Management Strategies


Active management techniques frequently
involve a bond swap, which is usually
intended to do one of four things:
1. increase current income
2. increase yield to maturity
3. improve the potential for price
appreciation with a decline in interest rates
4. establish losses to offset capital gains or
taxable income



Active management strategies fall into four
broad categories.
Strategy 1 : Duration Management


Duration management techniques involve
creating a structured portfolio - a collection of
securities with characteristics that will
accommodate a specific need or objective.



A key concept is immunization - a technique
that seeks to reduce or eliminate the interest
rate risk in a portfolio.



Bank immunization is achieved when the total
dollar duration of a financial institution’s rate
sensitive assets equals the total dollar
duration of its rate sensitive liabilities.
Strategy 1 : Duration Management


Bullet immunization seeks to ensure that a
specific sum of money will be available at a
point or series of points in the future. Cash
matching is the special case when cash is
generated exactly in line with cash demands.



Another practice, known as duration matching,
aims to get interest rate risk and reinvestment
rate risk to cancel each other out.



A dedicated portfolio is a separate portfolio
that will generate cash equal to or greater
than some required amount.
Active Management Strategies

Strategy 2 : Yield Curve Reshaping
If lower interest rates are expected, longterm premium bonds may be exchanged for
long-term discount bonds, for example.
 Strategy 3 : Sector Selection
Differences in market sectors sometimes
cause otherwise similar bonds to behave
differently in response to market changes.
 Strategy 4 : Issue Selection
Analysts try to correctly anticipate bond
rating changes or make profitable
substitution swaps.


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Mba fm 02 - security analysis and portfolio---introduction

  • 1. PGDM FM 04-- Security analysis and Investment management By : Aniruddha Ghosh 1
  • 3. Topics for today’s discussion • What is Security Analysis and Portfolio Management all about? • Why should we read this subject in a course like MBA , PGDM , CFA and other professional courses? • What is the relation of this subject with other fields? • What is a Stock? • What is a Share ? • What is a market ? Classification of markets. • What are the various types of markets available in India? 3
  • 4. What is a Stock? • When an investor gives a corporation money in return for part of ownership, the corporation issues a certificate of ownership interest to the stock holder. This certificate is known as stock certificate, Capital stock or Stock. 4
  • 5. What is a share? • Some investors have large ownership interests in a given corporation, while other investors own a very small part. To keep track of each investor’s ownership interest, corporations use a unit of measurement referred to as a “Share” (or “share of stock”). • The no. of shares that an investor’s own is printed on the investor's stock certificate. 5
  • 6. Types of stock --- in terms of returns • • • • • • • Blue Chip stocks Green chip stocks Red chip stocks Growth stocks Cyclical stocks Fixed income stocks Stable stocks 6
  • 7. Types of stock --- in terms of sector • • • • • • • • • Infra stocks Banking stocks PSU stocks IT stocks FMCG stocks Cement Stocks Automobile stocks Steel Stocks Oil stocks 7
  • 8. Relation of SAPM with other fields of study • • • • • • Economics Mathematics esp. statistics Science esp. Brownian movement English literature Psychology esp. human behavior Politics 8
  • 9. What is Investment? • In layman terms it is the process of sacrificing something now for the prospect of gaining something later. • As per Graham & Qadd- “ An investment operation is one which upon thorough analysis promises safety of principal and an adequate return. Operations not meeting these requirements are speculative”. So from the above lines we can infer that investment means some monetary commitment for adequate return in future. 9
  • 10. Characteristics & Objectives of Investment • • • • • • • • • Stability of income Risk •Tax benefits Safety Return Liquidity Marketability Concealability Capital growth Purchasing power ability 10
  • 11. Scope of Investment • • • • • • • • • • Safety of principal Liquidity & collateral value Stability of income Purchasing power Adequacy of income after tax Capital growths Legality Possible appreciation Tangibility Conceivability 11
  • 12. NEED & IMPORTANCE OF INVESTMENT • • • • • • Longer life expectancy Increasing rates of taxation Interest rates Inflation Income Investment channels 12
  • 13. Approaches to investment decision making • • • • Fundamental approach Psychological approach Academic approach Eclectic approach 13
  • 14. Investment Process • Step 1: – Generating Utility function , bearing the following things into mind; • Client analysis i.e. risk taker or averser • Investment horizon • Tax code • Step 2: – Asset allocation, taking into a/c the following factors; • • • • A view on markets An analysis of various asset classes i.e., Shares , debt ,G.Secs, etc. in domestic or international market Taking inflation factor into effect. 14
  • 15. Investment Process (contd.) • Step 3: – Security selection • Which share? • At what price? • At what time? • Valuation bases: – Comparable ratios – Cash flows – Charts – indicators • Private information 15
  • 16. Investment Process (contd.) • Step 4: – Execution; while asking a few questions to yourself or the investor; • How often do you trade? • How large do you trade? • Do you use instruments such as Derivatives to hedge against trade? • Trading costs – Commission – Brokerage – Bid/ask spread • Trading systems 16
  • 17. Investment Process (contd.) • Step 5: – Performance Evaluation; again asking a few questions; • • • • • How much risk did the portfolio manager take? What return did the portfolio manager make? Did the portfolio manager outperform / underperform? Market Timing Stock selection 17
  • 18. Investment Activities • FINANCIAL ASSETS – Cash, bank deposits, PF, LIC scheme, Pension Schemes, PO certificates & Deposits. • PHYSICAL ASSETS – House, land, building , bullion , consumer durables, etc. • MARKETABLE SECURITIES – Shares, bonds, & G.Secs 18
  • 19. Investment Alternatives • Non-marketable financial assets – PFs, Bank Deposits, Insurance Deposits, NSC, Company Deposits. , PO • Marketable financial assets – Equity Shares, Bonds, Money market instruments like (T-Bills, Commercial Papers, ICDs) 19
  • 20. Investment Alternatives • Non-marketable financial assets – PFs, Bank Deposits, Insurance Deposits, NSC, Company Deposits. , PO • Marketable financial assets – Equity Shares, Bonds, Money market instruments like (T-Bills, Commercial Papers, Certificate of Deposits), MFs, Real Estate, Precious Objects, Financial Derivatives. 20
  • 21. What do you mean by the term “Market” ? • Definition as per ‘Oxford Lexicon’– A common place where buyers and sellers meet to exchange goods against a common denomination (currency). • Definition in terms of Finance – A place where financial instruments are traded under a legalized body following certain norms against a denomination (currency). 21
  • 22. Different types of market • • • • • The capital market The credit market The money market The FOREX market The commodity market 22
  • 23. Market Snapshot Table SEGMENT PURPOSE PLAYERS REGULATORS Money market ST finance, high liquidity, Banks, FIs, Govt., FIIs, maturity period of funds Corporate, MFs, (1 day – 1 year) Individuals RBI Capital Market LT finance, maturity period of funds ( > 1 year) , liquidity depends on the term of the financial asset. Banks, FIs, Govt., FIIs, Corporate, MFs, Individuals SEBI Forex Market Both ST & LT finance in foreign currency Banks, Corporates , Forex Dealers RBI Credit Market Both ST & LT finance, Banks, FIs, NBFCs Provides loan of ST & MT to corporate & individuals. RBI Commodity Market Exchange of Corporate, Broking Commodities esp. metals houses SEBI 23
  • 24. Role of Financial Intermediaries • Transfer of funds from lender to borrower. • They generally eases the flow of fund in the market. • The presence of intermediaries increases the cost of lending and borrowing. • they help in the issuance of securities • They help to migrate risk of the Co. whose securities are going to be issued. 24
  • 25. List of some Intermediaries Operating in Financial markets Intermediary Market Role 1. Stock Exchange Capital market Secondary market to securities. 2. Investment Bankers Capital Markets Corporate advisory services, issue of securities. 3. Underwriters Capital market & Money Market Subscribe to unsubscribed portion of securities. 4. Registrars, Depositories, Custodians Capital Markets Issue securities to the investors on behalf of the Co. & handle share transfer activity 5. Primary Dealers Money Market Market making in G.Secs. 6. Forex Dealers Forex Market Ensure exchange in currencies. 25
  • 26. Stock Exchange • Let us understand this term through KWA method, the term “stock exchange” comprises of 2 words – stock & exchange. As discussed earlier, Stock means a fraction of capital of a company & the word exchange means a place for purchase and selling. • The Securities Contract Regulation Act 1956 defines a “Stock Exchange” as an association, organization or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, established for the purpose of assisting, regulating and controlling business in buying, selling and dealing in securities. 26
  • 27. Stock Exchange (Contd.) • According to Hastings “ Stock Exchange or security market comprises all the places where buyers and sellers of stocks and bonds or their representatives, undertake transactions involving sales of securities”. 27
  • 28. Characteristics of Stock Exchange • • • • • • Place of transaction Voluntary AOP A platform for business A custodian Autocracy & draconianism Large no. of official & unofficial bodies are connected. 28
  • 29. Functions of Stock Exchange • • • • • • • • Ready market Mobilization of savings Evaluation of securities Capital formation Proper channelization of capital Fair dealings Control of corporate sector Barometer of business progress 29
  • 30. Advantages / Benefits of Stock exchanges • • • • Benefits to the Cos. Benefits to the investors Benefits to the community or society Limitations of Stock Exchange – Lack of uniformity and control – No restriction in membership – Gap in regulations 30
  • 31. Markets under Stock Exchanges in India • Primary Market • Secondary Market 31
  • 32. Primary Market vs. Secondary Market Feature NIM Secondary market 1. Issue of securities Deals only with new issue of Deals in existing securities securities. Issues are considered fresh or new provided such issues are made for the first time either by the existing co. or by the new co. 2. Location No fixed needed. 3. Transfer of securities Securities are created & transferred Securities are transferred from from corporates to investors for the one investor to another through first time. stock exchange mechanism. 4. Entry All Cos. can enter NIM and make For the securities to enter the fresh issue of securities. portal of stock exchanges for the purpose of trading listing is mandatory. geographical location Needs a fixed place to house the secondary market activities , viz., trading. 32
  • 33. Primary Market vs. Secondary Market [contd.] Feature NIM Secondary market 5. Administration Has no tangible form administrative set up. of Has a definite form of administrative set-up that facilitates trading in securities. 6. Regulation Subject to regulations mostly Subject to regulation both from within from outside company– SEBI, & outside the stock exchange Stock Exchanges, Cos Act ,etc. framework. 7. Aim Creating LT investments for Providing liquidity through borrowing. marketability of those instruments. 8. Price movement Stock price movement in Both macro & micro factors influence secondary market influences the stock price movement. the pricing of issues. 9. Depth Depends on number and the Depth depends upon the activities of volume of issue. the primary market as it brings into the fore more corporate entities and more instruments to raise funds. 33
  • 34. Types of Public Issues NIM- Methods of marketing securities PPM OSM PPM RIM IPOM BIM BBM SOM BODM NIM NIM- Methods of marketing securities SECONDARY MARKETS PPM = Private placement method PPM= Pure Prospectus method OSM = Offer for Sale method IPOM = IPO method RIM = Rights Issue method BIM = Bonus issue method BBM = Book Building method SOM= Stock Option Method BODM= Brought-out Deals method 34
  • 35. Markets Available in India • NSE – Nifty 50, Nifty futures, NSE 100, etc. • BSE – SENSEX, BSE BANKEX, BSE 500, BSE 100, BSE FMCG , etc. • OTCEI – Bullion , metals, commodities. 35
  • 36. Listing of Securities • Listing means admission of securities to dealings on a recognized stock exchange of any individual co., central and state governments , quasi governments and other FIs , etc. • Advantages of listing: – 1. To the company: • Tax concessions • National & international presence • Term loan facility from both domestic and non-domestic banks • Mobilizing resources • Ensures wide share holding pattern 36
  • 37. • Advantages of listing: (contd.) – 2. To the Investors • • • • • • • • Ensurement of liquidity Rights entitlement Loan factor Tax assessment Avoidance of secrecy Investors protection Publication of quarterly reports M&A, takeover offers enables investors to exercise their discretion. 37
  • 38. Functions of SEBI • • • • • • • • • • • • Regulating the business Registering & regulating the working of workers who are associated with securities market Registering & regulating the workings of depositories, participants, custodian of securities, FIIs, credit rating agencies, etc. Registering & regulating the working of venture capital funds & collective investment schemes including MFs. Prohibiting fraudulent & unfair trade practices relating to securities market. Promoting investor’s education & training. Prohibiting insiders trading in securities regulating substantial acquisition of shares & takeover of Cos. Performing of such functions & exercising such powers under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act 1956, as may be delegated to it by the Central Govt. Levying fees or other charges for carrying out the regulations in Securities market. Conducting research relating to securities market. Registration of FIIs. 38
  • 39. Powers of SEBI • • • • • The discovery & production of any books of a/c or documents. Summarizing & enforcing the attendance of persons & examining them on oath. Inspection of any books, registrars and other documents of co. or any public co. intending to get its securities listed on a stock exchange where the board suspects the co. to be involved in insider trading/ fraudulent & unfair trade practices related to the securities market. Issuing commission for the examination of witnesses or documents. During an investigation / a pending enquiry, in order to protect the interest of the investors or the securities market, the board may: – – – – – Suspend trading of a stock in a stock exchange. Restrict persons in trading securities. Suspend any office bearer / self regulatory authority of the stock exchange. Impend any or retain the proceeds of securities of any transaction under investigation . Attach after the specified process, for a period not exceeding 1 month, the bank a/c s or any other intermediary or person associated with the securities market in a matter involving violation of the provisions of the SEBI Act. – Direct any intermediary or person associated with securities market not to dispose off or alienate an asset forming past of any transaction under investigation. 39
  • 40. Powers of SEBI [contd…] • The board may specify the requirements for listing & transfer of securities • w.r.t. to prospectus, offer documents & advertisements soliciting money, the board may for the protection of investors; – Specify by regulation: • Matters relating to issue of capital transfer of securities & matters incidental there to. • The manner in which such matters are disclosed – Specify by special orders: • Prohibit any co. from issuing prospectus any offer document or issue advertisement, soliciting money for issue of securities • Specify the conditions subject to which these documents can be issued 40
  • 41. NSE at a Glance • • • • • • Inception date: 3rd Nov. 1994 in Mumbai Type of trading: NEAT (National Exchange for Automated Trading) Clearing house: NSCCL (National Securities Clearing Corporation Ltd.) > than 800 trading members Largest trading VSAT network worldwide Trading terminals spread across 379 cities with more than 6,500 concurrent uses daily. • Min. market capitalization of Rs. 5 billion in order to get included in the index. • Other bodies, S&P CNX Defty (Dollar-denominated version of Nifty). Nifty Junior (comprising 50 stocks which are highly liquid in nature). • S&P CNX 500, India’s first broad-based benchmark, representing 90% of the total market capitalization & about 98% of NSE ‘s total turnover. 41
  • 42. BSE at a Glance • Oldest stock exchange in Asia, established in 1875 in the name of “The Naïve share & stock Brokers Association”. • In 1956 BSE became the 1st Stock exchange to be recognized by the Indian Govt. under Securities Contract regulation Act. • The main BSE sensex Index comprises of 30 scrips. • Other stock indices of BSE are BSE 500, BSEPSU, BSE MIDCAP, BSE SMLCAP & BSE BANKEX • Clearing house: BOISL (Bank of India Shareholding Ltd.) • Type of trading : BOLT (BSE Online Trading) 42
  • 43. Methods of trading system in Stock Exchanges • Online stock market trading – Installable software based stock trading – Web based trading application • WAP trading – Wireless Application Protocol • SLB Scheme – Standardized contracts – Introduced by SEBI, 1997 to provide mechanism for borrowing of securities to enable settlement of securities sold short. – Clients needs to be registered with approved intermediaries – Tenure of contracts = 7 days – Settlement period = t +1 days 43
  • 44. Short Selling • Short selling can be defined as selling a stock which the seller does not own at the time of trade. Short selling is the sale of a security that is not owned by the seller, but with a promise to deliver the same. – 20th Dec. 2007, SEBI allowed this short selling – Types of short selling: a) Naked short selling- No intention of returning the shares / delivery. b) Day trading / Intraday Trading. 44
  • 46. Types of trading [ Contd….] • Screen based trading system (SBTS) • Scripless trading – Settlement takes place via book entry instead of physical exchange & delivery of securities certificates. – Advantages: • • • • • Decrease in paper work of stock brokers & stock exchanges Safety from theft, fakeness & mutilation. Improves liquidity Greater speed of exchange of securities certificate Decrease in cumbersome transfer procedures 46
  • 47. Demat Trading / Dematerialization of Shares • Regulated by “ the Depositories Act , 1996” • The various participants are: – NSDL (National Securities depository Ltd.) – CDSL (Central depository services Ltd.) – DPs – Registrars & share transfer agents – Investors 47
  • 48. Alternative trading system (ATS) FIRM A (Seller) Puts a message on his site for the availability of WIPRO securities @ Rs. 100/- CONFIRMATION ESCROW a/c RECONFIRMATI ON EXECUTION Firm B (Buyer) Evincing interest in buying of shares . Places an order for buying on seller’s site. • ATS software will confirm the availability of securities from the sellers DP a/c balance in bank a/c of the buyer. • ATS software generates 2 escrow a/c ( A type of A/c where legal money is kept separately for some definite course of action here it is mainly trading of securities); one of seller “for securities” & other of buyer “for funds”. • ATS software will flash a message on the screen of both buyer and seller to reconfirm their willingness. • Upon reconfirmation of willingness by both the parties, ATS software will settle the obligations of both parties instantly & simultaneously. 48
  • 49. SEBI (Disclosure & investors protection) • The guidelines consists of framework of capital issuances as follows: – – – – – – – – – – Preliminary ( chapter –I) Eligibility Norms for Cos. Issuing securities ( Chapter –II) Pricing by Cos. Issuing securities (Chapter-III) Promoter’s contribution & lock-in requirements (Chapter- IV) Pre-Issue Obligations (Chapter – V) Contents of offer documents (Chapter – VI) Issue of IDRs ( Chapter VIA) Post Issue Obligations (chapter- VII) Other issue requirements (Chapter – VIII) Green Shoe Option (Chapter- VIIIA) 49
  • 50. SEBI (Disclosure & investors protection) [contd…..] – – – – – – – – – – – – Guidelines on advertisements (Chapter-IX) Guidelines for Issue of debt instruments (Chapter –X) Guidelines on Book Building (Chapter XI) Guidelines on E-IPO (Chapter XIA) Guidelines on issue of capital by designated financial institutions (Chapter XII) Shelf prospectus (Chapter XIIA) Guidelines for Preferential issues (Chapter XIII) Guidelines for QIPs (Chapter XIIIA) Guidelines for OTCEI issues ( Chapter XIV) Guidelines for Bonus issues (Chapter XV) Operational Guidelines (Chapter XVI) Miscellaneous (Chapter XVII) 50
  • 51. Types of Orders A.    A. Orders at BSE Limit order Market order Stop loss order Orders at NSE   Quantity conditions:  DQ Order  MF order  AON order Time related conditions:      Day order GTC order / open orders GTD order IOC order Price related conditions:    Limit order Market order Stop loss order 51
  • 52. Some Confusing terms • Investor • Investment • Speculator – Types of Speculators : • • • • • • • • Bull / Tejiwala Bear / mandiwala Stag Lame duck Speculation Gambling Arbitrageur Arbitrage 52
  • 53. Risk & Return Analysis 53
  • 54. Understanding the concept of Return • Return can be defined as the motivating force, inspiring the investor in the form of rewards, for understanding the investment. • There are 2 components of return – Yield – Capital appreciation 54
  • 55. Types of return • • • • • • Post returns Ex-ante returns Actual return Expected return Estimated return Average return 55
  • 56. How to calculate return? 56
  • 57. Case to watch for • Case 1 – If a share of ACC ltd. Is purchased for Rs 3580/- on 8th Feb last year , and sold for Rs 3800/- on 9th Feb this year and the co paid a dividend of Rs 35/- for the year. What is the rate of return in the hands of the investor? • Case 2 – Mr. X purchased Rs 1000/- par value bond for Rs 900/-. The coupon rate on this bond is 8% p.a. one year later he sells the bond for Rs 800/-. Calculate the rate of return for Mr. X. 57
  • 58. How to calculate Probability return? 58
  • 59. Illustration • Calculate the expected return for stock A from the following information: •Return (%) -24 -10 0 12 18 22 30 Probability of Occurrence 0.05 0.15 0.15 0.20 0.20 0.15 0.10 59
  • 60. A few more concepts • Portfolio • Portfolio theory • Asset allocation – Traditional allocation – Core-satellite allocation – Reverse asset allocation • Portfolio management 60
  • 61. Measuring expected return on a Portfolio 61
  • 62. Illustration Stock Price as on 1/4/2001 Price as on 31/3/2002 Yearly dividend X 20 30 2 Y 30 40 3 Z 50 60 5 From the above table calculate the rate of return on each stock and also calculate the portfolio return. 62
  • 63. Understanding the term Risk • Definition of Risk – As per “Oxford lexicon” the term risk means the possibility of loss. – As per Security Analysis the term Risk can be defined as – “the future happening that can be assumed under the probability of the likelihood of future outcomes that can be quantified”. • So, what is Uncertainty? – It refers to what will happen in future & it cannot be quantified. 63
  • 64. Types of Risk Systematic Unsystematic Market risk Business risk Interest rate risk Liquidity risk Purchasing power risk Default risk Internal Risk Financial risk External Risk 64
  • 65. Types of Risk (contd.) Cases of Internal Business Risk Cases of External Business Risk 1. Fluctuation in sales 2. R&D 3. Personnel management 4. Fixed cost 5. Single product 1. Social & regulatory factors 2. Political risk 3. Business cycle 4. Exchange rate 65
  • 66. Calculating Risk- various concepts • There are two ways of assessing risk – Behavioural view • Sensitivity analysis • Probability distribution – Quantitative / Statistical view • Standard deviation • Coefficient of variation • Coefficient of correlation 66
  • 67. Behavioural View • Sensitivity analysis: – Assessing risk using a no of possible return estimates – Assessing variability among returns • Worst (pessimistic) • Expected (most likely) • Best (Optimistic) – Range = Difference b/w Optimistic & pessimistic outcomes. – Greater the range, more is the risk and so on . – Again, the level of risk may be related with the state of economy. 67
  • 68. Sensitivity analysis (Illustration) State of Economy Particulars Initial Outlay Asset X Asset Y 50 50 14 16 8 16 18 4 24 16 Annual return (%) Recession Pessimistic Normal Most Likely Boom Optimistic Range =(Optimistic – Pessimistic) Decision : From the investors view point the Asset Y is more risky than the Asset X, since the RANGE of ASSET Y > ASSET X. 68
  • 69. Behavioural View • Probability Distribution: – width of the probability distribution of rates of return is the measure of risk. – The wider the probability distribution the greater is the risk or greater is the variability of return the greater is the variance. – The variance can be appraised visually. 69
  • 71. 0.6 Probability of Stocks A & B 0.5 0.4 0.3 Stock of Co.A 0.2 Stock of Co.B 0.1 0 -100 -50 0 50 100 Return of Stocks A & B 71
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  • 79. Does diversification reduces risk? σp UNIQUE RISK MARKET RISK TOTAL RISK No. of Securities 79
  • 80. SD of L Weights 1 L H 100.00 0.00 % % 2 ρ ρ ρ ρ ρ SD of H Portfoli o No. 16 20 1 0.5 0 -0.5 -1 Portfolio Average Returns Return L H Portfolio Risk (σp) when the correlation coefficent is ρ= +1 ρ= 0.5 ρ=0 ρ= -0.5 ρ= -1 12 16 12 16 16 16 16 16 90.00% 10.0% 12 16 12.4 16.4 15.50 14.54 13.51 12.4 3 80.00% 20.0% 12 16 12.8 16.8 15.20 13.41 11.34 8.8 4 70.0% 30.0% 12 16 13.2 17.2 15.12 12.71 9.71 5.2 5 60.0% 40.0% 12 16 13.6 17.6 15.26 12.50 8.91 1.6 6 50.0% 50.0% 12 16 14 18 15.62 12.81 9.17 2 7 40.0% 60.0% 12 16 14.4 18.4 16.18 13.60 10.40 5.6 8 30.0% 70.0% 12 16 14.8 18.8 16.92 14.80 12.32 9.2 9 20.0% 80.0% 12 16 15.2 19.2 17.82 16.32 14.66 12.8 10 10.0% 90.0% 12 16 15.6 19.6 18.85 18.07 17.26 16.4 11 0.0% 100.0% 12 16 16 20 20.00 20.00 20.00 80 20
  • 81. Expected Return on Portfolio's 25 20 15 r=+1 r= 0.5 r= 0 r= -0.5 r= -1 10 5 0 0 5 10 15 20 S.D. under different degrees of Correlation 81
  • 82. Return Risk & Return Trade-off theory Equity Shares Debentures Bank & PO Certificates & Deposits Rf Bond PPF A/c Bank & PO Savings A/c Preference Shares RD A/c Venture Capital Capital Structure Dividend Factors influencing the Risk & Return Trade-off Investment σp 82
  • 83. Markowitz Theory • This theory was developed by Harry Markowitz. Also known as the Mean-Variance Model. According to him, investors are mainly; concerned with 2 properties of an asset: risk & return , but by diversification of portfolio it is possible to trade-off b/w them. • This concept helps one to determine the feasible set of portfolios or the portfolio opportunity set or the minimum variance portfolio set. Graphically these are summarized by the minimum variance frontier of risky assets. Each point along the minimum variance frontier represents the lowest possible variance that can be attained for a given portfolio’s expected return. The point to the extreme left on the minimum-variance frontier represents the global minimum variance portfolio. Similarly, the highest point represents the global maximum return portfolio. The line segment b/w the global minimum variance portfolio and the global maximum return portfolio constitutes the Efficient Frontier. 83
  • 84. Markowitz Theory • Assumptions : – The rate of return from the investment is the most important outcome. Investors conceptualize the possible rates of return from an investment as a probability distribution of rates of return either consciously or subconsciously. – Investors are averse to risks. They seek the highest level of return for a given risk class. – Investors estimate risk in terms of the variability of the expected returns. – Investors base their decisions solely on two decisions parameters – expected return and variance ( or SD). 84
  • 85. Efficient Frontier & its Utility • The Efficient Frontier represents the efficient portfolios i.e., portfolios having maximum return at each level of risk (σ). • Efficient portfolios dominate all other portfolios and individual assets, which lie below the efficient frontier. • Dominant portfolios offer maximum return for the given level of risk or, conversely, the minimum risk for the selected rate of return. • The Efficient frontier is convex towards the vertical axis (i.e., axis of expected return) as all assets have a correlation between +1 and -1. • The Efficient frontier can never be concave to the vertical axis. 85
  • 86. E(r) Efficient Frontier F E Efficient portfolios C D Global maximum return portfolio Global minimum variance portfolio Dominant portfolios B Minimum variance frontier A σp
  • 88. CAPM [Capital Asset Pricing Model] • Model is based on the portfolio theory developed by Harry Markowitz. The model emphasizes that the risk factor in the portfolio theory is a combination of 2 risks i.e., systematic and unsystematic risks. • The model states that a securities’ return is directly related to its systematic risk, which cannot be neutralized through diversification.
  • 89. Assumptions of CAPM • Efficient capital market exists. • Investors base their portfolio investment decision on security, its expected return and s.d. criteria. • Investors may borrow & lend without limit at risk free rate of return. • Identical expectations about future outcomes. • Market wide influences that affect all assets to some extent such as the state of economy. • No transaction costs involved. • Capital markets are in equilibrium. • No market imperfections. Investments are infinitely divisible, information is costless, there are no taxes or interest rate changes and there is no inflation. • Investors are risk averse & maximize expected utility of wealth. • Securities doesn’t faces any bankruptcy.
  • 90. Return Expected/ required rate of return CAPITAL ASSET PRICING MODEL (CAPM) Ks = Rf + βs ( Km – Rf) Ks = Expected rate SML of return on security ‘s’ Km = Required rate Km Risk premium of return / Return on Market portfolio Rf = Risk free rate of return Rf ( Km – Rf) = Slope of the SML Riskβ Defensive Securities 1.0 β Aggressive Securities
  • 91. Concept of CML & SML • CML • SML • How one differs from the other? 91
  • 92. • • • • • • • • • CML vs. SML CML stands for Capital Market Line, and SML stands for Security Market Line. The CML is a line that is used to show the rates of return, which depends on risk-free rates of return and levels of risk for a specific portfolio. SML, which is also called a Characteristic Line, is a graphical representation of the market’s risk and return at a given time. One of the differences between CML and SML is how the risk factors are measured. While standard deviation is the measure of risk for CML, Beta coefficient determines the risk factors of the SML. The CML measures the risk through standard deviation, or through a total risk factor. On the other hand, the SML measures the risk through beta, which helps to find the security’s risk contribution for the portfolio. While the Capital Market Line graphs define efficient portfolios, the Security Market Line graphs define both efficient and non-efficient portfolios. While calculating the returns, the expected return of the portfolio for CML is shown along the Y- axis. On the contrary, for SML, the return of the securities is shown along the Y-axis. The standard deviation of the portfolio is shown along the X-axis for CML, whereas, the Beta of security is shown along the X-axis for SML. Where the market portfolio and risk free assets are determined by the CML, all security factors are determined by the SML. Unlike the Capital Market Line, the Security Market Line shows the expected returns of individual assets. The CML determines the risk or return for efficient portfolios, and the SML demonstrates the risk or return for individual stocks. 92
  • 93. Portfolio B Slope Portfolio C SML Returns Returns CML Slope Security D Security B Security C Rf Security F Portfolio A Rf σi Security E Security A βi
  • 95. APT Theory • The various factors identified by experts are: – Changes in the level of industrial production in the economy – Changes in the shape of the yield curve – Changes in the default risk premium (i.e., changes in the return required on bonds with different perceived risks of default). – changes in the inflation rate – Level of personal consumption – Level of money supply in the economy. 95
  • 102. Portfolio Revision • The term Portfolio Revision will exist if the following conditions are evident: i. The art of changing the mix of securities in a portfolio is called as portfolio revision. ii. The process of addition of more assets in an existing portfolio or changing the ratio of funds invested is called as portfolio revision. iii. The sale and purchase of assets in an existing portfolio over a certain period of time to maximize returns and minimize risk is called as Portfolio revision. 102
  • 103. Need for Portfolio Revision • The self need for investment. • Change in investment goal of the investor. • Due to fluctuations in the financial markets. 103
  • 104. Portfolio Revision Strategies • There are two types of Portfolio Revision Strategies. • Active revision strategies – Active Revision Strategy involves frequent changes in an existing portfolio over a certain period of time for maximum returns and minimum risks. It helps a portfolio manager to sell and purchase securities on a regular basis for portfolio revision. • Passive revision strategies – Passive Revision Strategy involves rare changes in portfolio only under certain predetermined rules. These predefined rules are known as formula plans. According to this strategy a portfolio manager can bring changes in the portfolio as per the formula plans only. 104
  • 105. Active Revision Management • It is holding securities based on the forecast about the future. • The portfolio managers vary their cash position or beta of the equity portion of the portfolio based on the market forecast. • For e.g.- IT or FMCG industry stocks may be given more weights than their respective weights in the NSE-50. 105
  • 106. Passive Revision Management • It is a process of holding a well diversified portfolio for long term with the buy and hold approach. • It also refers to the investor’s attempt to construct a portfolio that resembles the overall market returns. • For e.g.- If Reliance Industry’s stock constitutes 5% of the index, the fund also invests of 5% of its money in Reliance Industry Stock. 106
  • 107. Formula Plans • The formula plans provide the basic rules and regulations for the purchase & sale of securities. • These predetermined rules call for specified actions when there are changes in the securities market. • In this, the investor divide his investment funds into 2 portfolios i.e. one aggressive(portfolio consists of equity shares)& other conservative or defensive ( bonds & debentures) 107
  • 108. Basic Rules of Formula Revision 1) Formula plans require the investor to divide his investment funds in two portfolios i.e. aggressive & Conservative (defensive). 2) The volatility of aggressive portfolio must be greater than that of conservative portfolio, the larger the difference between the two, the greater the profits the formula plan can yield. 3) The conservative (defensive) portfolio must include high- grade bonds having a high degree of safety and stability of the returns.
  • 109. 4) The conservative portfolio tends to decline during periods of prosperity, owing to falling interest rates. While the stock prices are rising, therefore, the aggressive portfolio also rises. 5) The basic premise of formula plans is that stock and bond prices of the portfolios move in opposite direction. If they move in same direction then this phenomenon certainly impairs profitability of the formula plans. 6) The formula plans do not deal with the selection of stocks or bonds
  • 110. Different types of Formula Plans • • • • Rupee Cost Averaging Constant Rupee Plan Constant Ratio Plan Variable Ratio Plan
  • 111. Utility of Formula Plans • Formula plans help an investor to make the best possible use of fluctuations in the financial market. One can purchase shares when the prices are less and sell off when market prices are higher. • With the help of Formula plans an investor can divide his funds into aggressive and defensive portfolio and easily transfer funds from one portfolio to other. 111
  • 113. What is a Mutual Fund? • According to SEBI regulations act 1996, “Mutual Fund means a fund established in the form of a trust to raise monies through the sale of units to the public or a selection of public under one or more schemes for investing in securities, in accordance with regulations”. 113
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  • 115. SBI Group/ Templetion International Inc. SBI MF / Templetion MF SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd. / Templetion AMC (India) Pvt. Ltd. SBI MF Trustee Co. Pvt. Ltd. / Templetion Services Pvt. Ltd. JP Morgan Chase / Deutsche Bank is the Custodian of ABN Amro MF. Out source to SEBI who assists them as it has its own registered houses like Karvy, CAMS In-house 115
  • 116. How a MF is set up? • The MF is set up in the form of a trust, which has a sponsor, trustees, AMC & custodian. The trust is established by a sponsor or more than one sponsor who is like promoter of a Co. The trustees of a MF hold its property for the benefit of the unit holders. • Asset Management Co. (AMC) approved by SEBI manages the funds by making investments in various types of securities. Custodian, who is a registered with SEBI, holds the securities of various schemes of the fund in its custody. • The Trustees are vested with the general power of superintendence & direction over AMC. They monitor the performance & compliance of SEBI regulations by MF. • SEBI regulations requires that at least 2/3rds of the Directors of Trustee Co. or Board of a Trustees must be independent i.e., they should not be associated with the sponsors. • Also, 50% of the directors of AMC must be independent. All MFs are required to be registered with SEBI before they launch any scheme. 116
  • 117. Players & their functions • Sponsors – – – – – Akin to the promoter of the Co. Establishes the MF Gets it registered with SEBI Forms a Trust & appoints the Board of Trustees Contribute at least 40% of the networth of the AMC. • Trustees – Board of trustees hold the property of MF on behalf of the unit holders – Appointment of AMC and ensure that all the activities of the AMC are in accordance with the SEBI regulations. – Appoint the custodian of the fund. However it must be remembered that a sponsor cannot be appointed as a custodian if he holds 50% voting rights in the Custodian Co. – Accountable for funds & property of the respective schemes. 117
  • 118. Players & their functions • AMC – Floatation of various MF schemes matching with the requirements of investing public. – Management of MFs in accordance with SEBI guidelines – For carrying out asset management activities , the AMC charges fee to the schemes it manages with the ceiling prescribed under regulations. • Custodians – – – – Holds the funds and securities in safe keeping. Settles securities transactions of the fund. Collects interests & dividends paid on securities. Records information on stock splits and other corporate actions. • Distributors /Agents – Sells units on behalf of the fund. – Distributors comprising of banks, NBFCs & other distribution Cos., individual constitute the agency force. 118
  • 119. Players & their Functions • Banker – Facilitates the financial transactions – Provides remittance, facilitates • Registrars & Transfers Agents – Maintains records of unit holders A/Cs and transaction – Receive funds from the investing public and allotted units. – Disburses the fund to the unit holders – Handles communication with the unit holders – Provide unit holders transaction services. 119
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  • 121. Difference b/w MFs & ULIPs Points of Difference Mutual Funds ULIPs 1. Regulations Body SEBI IRDA 2. Agents Untied agents who can still products offered by more than one company. Tied agents attached to one particular insurer /Co. 3. Transparency Strict Transparency Less transparency 4. Flexibility Less flexible as if we opt to invest in MF and a term policy. Then the life cover cannot be increased without investing a less amount i.e., the investor has to purchase a new policy & paying a far more administration costs. High flexible, as, if suppose an investor has a risk cover of Rs. 5 lakh & would like to increase it up to Rs.6 lakh, we can still pay the same amount of premium. The only difference would that the amount deducted towards the risk cover would be more & therefore, the amount invested would be less. 121
  • 122. Points of Difference Mutual Funds ULIPs 5. Focus of investment Medium term Long term 6. Expenses The charges are comparatively less than that of ULIPs. FMC, Admin. Fee, Distribution Fee, Brokerage Cost, Interest Cost, Loads—Front end & Close end, Redemption / Transaction Fee, A/C Maintenance Fee. The charges are mostly front load, i.e., most of the charges are recovered within the few years. Premium Allocation Charges, Mortality Charges, Policy Admin Charges, Surrender Charges, Fund Switching Charges. 7. Income Tax benefits a. Investment amount b. Maturity proceeds Only ELSS scheme u/s 80C eligible for deduction. is Eligible for deduction for u/s 80C all plans. Some plans avail deduction u/s 80D also , if medical benefit rider is provided. Fully taxable. Capital Gains Tax of Exempted u/s 10(10d) 10% on net proceeds If investment is made for ST , else 20% if Investment made for LT. 122
  • 123. NAV – Net Assets Value 123
  • 125. Some useful RATIOS for evaluating MF performance Where, S= Sharpe’s Index Rp= Portfolio Return Rf= Risk-free return σp= Portfolio Risk 125
  • 126. • Treynor’s performance Index / Treynor’s Ratio: – To understand the above measure one needs to understand the concept of Characteristic line or SML. – The SML explains the relationship b/w a given market return and the fund’s return. – The funds performance is measured in relation to the market performance. – The whole crux lies in the fact that an ideal fund’s return rises at a faster rate than the general market performance. – The relationship b/w the market return & fund’s return is assumed to be linear. – The SML or Characteristic line can be drawn by plotting the fund’s rate of return. – A steep slope indicates that the fund is very sensitive to the market. 126
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  • 131. • Sortino’s Ratio / Index: – This ratio was introduced be Sortino & Price in 1994. – This ratio measures the adjustment return of an investment assets or portfolio. – The above authors were of the view that other measures like the Sharpe’s Ratio calculates the degree of risk covered by excess return over the risk free-asset. However from the investor’s point of view Sortino assessed that there are 2 types of volatility upside and downside. On Behavioural analysis, they found out that, psychologically investors are glad to bear the upside volatility but unhappy to bear the downsided volatility. – They devised an assessment tool to depict the true psychology of the investor towards the fund, i.e. the Sortino Ratio. 131
  • 132. • Target Return = Minimum acceptable return or Risk Free rate= Rf • Portfolio Return = Rp • Downside Risk= Semi standard deviation, or the square root of the 2nd lower partial moment. • Lower Sortino Ratios signify investments with a greater risk of large losses and should be avoided by risk-averse investors. 132
  • 134. Topics to be discussed • • • • • Efficient Market Concept. What is Efficient Market Hypothesis all about? Different forms of Efficient markets? Tests of different forms. Anomalies related to EMH Theory 134
  • 135. Efficient Market Concept • Information is Power: – Street professionals seek bargain stocks 24/7 – information is serious business • Coin Flipping Contest: Investment metaphor for gambling – short-term speculation in stocks and bonds = buying lottery tickets – winning tips are probably wrong
  • 136. Definition of Efficient Markets • An efficient capital market is a market that is efficient in processing information. • We are talking about an “informationally efficient” market, as opposed to a “transactionally efficient” market. In other words, we mean that the market quickly and correctly adjusts to new information. • In an informationally efficient market, the prices of securities observed at any time are based on “correct” evaluation of all information available at that time. • Therefore, in an efficient market, prices immediately and fully reflect available information.
  • 137. Definition of Efficient Markets (cont.) • Professor Eugene Fama, who coined the phrase “efficient markets”, defined market efficiency as follows: – "In an efficient market, competition among the many intelligent participants leads to a situation where, at any point in time, actual prices of individual securities already reflect the effects of information based both on events that have already occurred and on events which, as of now, the market expects to take place in the future. In other words, in an efficient market at any point in time the actual price of a security will be a good estimate of its intrinsic value."
  • 138. History • Prior to the 1950’s it was generally believed that the use of fundamental or technical approaches could “beat the market” (though technical analysis has always been seen as something akin to voodoo). • In the 1950’s and 1960’s studies began to provide evidence against this view. • In particular, researchers found that stock price changes (not prices themselves) followed a “random walk.” • They also found that stock prices reacted to new information almost instantly, not gradually as had been believed.
  • 139. The Efficient Markets Hypothesis • The Efficient Markets Hypothesis (EMH) is made up of three progressively stronger forms: – Weak Form – Semi-strong Form – Strong Form
  • 140. The EMH Graphically • In this diagram, the circles All historical prices and returns represent the amount of information that each form of S tro n g F o rm the EMH includes. • Note that the weak form S em i-S tro n g covers the least amount of information, and the strong W eak F o rm form covers all information. • Also note that each successive form includes the previous ones. All information, public and private All public information
  • 141. The Weak Form • The weak form of the EMH says that past prices, volume, and other market statistics provide no information that can be used to predict future prices. • If stock price changes are random, then past prices cannot be used to forecast future prices. • Price changes should be random because it is information that drives these changes, and information arrives randomly. • Prices should change very quickly and to the correct level when new information arrives (see next slide). • This form of the EMH, if correct, repudiates technical analysis. • Most research supports the notion that the markets are weak form efficient.
  • 142. Price Adjustment with New Information At 10AM EST, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from MSFT regarding its anti-trust case. The stock immediately dropped. This example, one of hundreds available every day, illustrates that prices adjust extremely rapidly to new information. But, did the price adjust correctly? Only time will tell, but it does seem that over the next hour the market is searching for the correct level. Notes: Each bar represents high, low, and close for one-minute. Each solid gridline represents the top of an hour, and each dotted gridline represents a half-hour.
  • 143. Tests of the Weak Form • • • • • Serial correlations / Auto Correlation Test. Runs tests. Filter rules. Relative strength tests. Many studies have been done, and nearly all support weak form efficiency, though there have been a few anomalous results.
  • 144. Serial Correlations • The following chart shows the relationship (there is none) between S&P 500 returns each month and the returns from the previous month. Data are from Feb. 1950 to Sept. 2001. • Note that the R2 is virtually 0 which means that knowing last month’s return does you no good in predicting this month’s return. • Also, notice that the trend line is virtually flat (slope = 0.008207, t-statistic = 0.2029, not even close to significant) • The correlation coefficient for this data set is 0.82%
  • 145. Serial Correlations (cont.) Unlagged vs One-month Lagged S&P 500 Returns y = 0.008207x + 0.007451 2 R = 0.000067 Unlagged Returns 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% -10.00% -20.00% -30.00% -30.00% -20.00% -10.00% 0.00% 10.00% One-month Lagged Returns 20.00%
  • 146. The Semi-strong Form • The semi-strong form says that prices fully reflect all publicly available information and expectations about the future. • This suggests that prices adjust very rapidly to new information, and that old information cannot be used to earn superior returns. • The semi-strong form, if correct, repudiates fundamental analysis. • Most studies find that the markets are reasonably efficient in this sense, but the evidence is somewhat mixed.
  • 147. Tests of the Semi-strong Form • Event Studies – Stock splits – Earnings announcements – Analysts recommendations • Cross-Sectional Return Prediction – Firm size – BV/MV – P/E
  • 148. Analysts’ Performance This chart from the Wall Street Journal, shows that when analysts issue sell recommendations, those stocks frequently outperform those with buy or hold ratings. If the professionals can’t get it right, who can?
  • 149. Mutual Fund Performance • Generally, most academic studies have found that mutual funds do not consistently outperform their benchmarks, especially after adjusting for risk and fees. • Even choosing only past best performing funds (say, 5-star funds by Morningstar) is of little help. A study by Blake and Morey finds that 5-star funds don’t significantly outperform 3and 4-star funds over time. • However, it does seem that you can “weed out” the bad funds (1- and 2-stars). Funds that have performed badly in the past seem to continually perform badly in the future.
  • 150. The Strong Form • The strong form says that prices fully reflect all information, whether publicly available or not. • Even the knowledge of material, non-public information cannot be used to earn superior results. • Most studies have found that the markets are not efficient in this sense.
  • 151. Tests of the Strong Form • • • • Corporate Insiders. Specialists. Mutual Funds. Studies have shown that insiders and specialists often earn excessive profits, but mutual funds (and other professionally managed funds) do not. • In fact, in most years, around 85% of all mutual funds underperform the market.
  • 152. Anomalies • Anomalies are unexplained empirical results that contradict the EMH: – The Size effect. – The “Incredible” January Effect. – P/E Effect. – Day of the Week (Monday Effect).
  • 153. The Size Effect • Beginning in the early 1980’s a number of studies found that the stocks of small firms typically outperform (on a risk-adjusted basis) the stocks of large firms. • This is even true among the largecapitalization stocks within the S&P 500. The smaller (but still large) stocks tend to outperform the really large ones.
  • 154. The “Incredible” January Effect • Stock returns appear to be higher in January than in other months of the year. • This may be related to the size effect since it is mostly small firms that outperform in January. • It may also be related to end of year tax selling.
  • 155. The P/E Effect • It has been found that portfolios of “low P/E” stocks generally outperform portfolios of “high P/E” stocks. • This may be related to the size effect since there is a high correlation between the stock price and the P/E. • It may be that buying low P/E stocks is essentially the same as buying small company stocks.
  • 156. The Day of the Week Effect • Based on daily stock prices from 1963 to 1985 Keim found that returns are higher on Fridays and lower on Mondays than should be expected. • This is partly due to the fact that Monday returns actually reflect the entire Friday close to Monday close time period (weekend plus Monday), rather than just one day. • Moreover, after the stock market crash in 1987, this effect disappeared completely and Monday became the best performing day of the week between 1989 and 1998.
  • 157. Summary of Tests of the EMH • Weak form is supported, so technical analysis cannot consistently outperform the market. • Semi-strong form is mostly supported , so fundamental analysis cannot consistently outperform the market. • Strong form is generally not supported. If you have secret (“insider”) information, you CAN use it to earn excess returns on a consistent basis. • Ultimately, most believe that the market is very efficient, though not perfectly efficient. It is unlikely that any system of analysis could consistently and significantly beat the market (adjusted for costs and risk) over the long run.
  • 158. Equity Analysis & Valuation 158
  • 160. Three vital steps of Fundamental Analysis • Macroeconomic analysis: evaluates current economic environment and its effect on industry and company fundamentals • Industry analysis: evaluates outlook for particular industries • Company analysis: evaluates company’s strengths and weaknesses within industry
  • 161. Macroeconomic Analysis • Business Cycles – Expansion, Peak, Contraction, Trough – Impact of Inventory and Final Sales • Economic Indicators (see Table 7-2 on page 7.7) – Leading (10): new orders, building permits, first time unemployment claims, stock prices, rate spreads – Coincident (4): Non-ag payroll, industrial production – Lagging (7): Inventory-to-sales, labor cost
  • 162. Fiscal & Monetary Policy • Fiscal Policy (Keynesians) – Government expenditures (demand) – Tax & Debt policies • Monetary Policy (Monetarists – M. Friedman) – Interest rates (discount, fed funds) – Money supply (Open market ops): M1, M2 – Reserve requirements (commercial banks) – Margin requirements (brokerage accounts)
  • 163. Goals of Policy • Full Employment – Interest Rates – Money Supply • Price Stability (control inflation) – Interest Rates – Money Supply • Economic Growth – Interest Rates – Money Supply
  • 164. Impediments to Effective Policy • Time lags between [stimulus] and [desired effect] • Unintended consequences – “irrational” expectations on part of policy makers – Adverse influence of speculators – Adverse global responses • Consumer behavior (rational expectations) • Incorrect analysis, actions, or timing by policy makers
  • 165. Industry Analysis • Classifying industries – Cyclical industry - performance is positively related to economic activity – Defensive industry - performance is insensitive to economic activity – Growth industry - characterized by rapid growth in sales, independent of the business cycle
  • 166. Industry Analysis • Industry Life Cycle Theory: – Birth (heavy R&D, large losses - low revenues) – Growth (building market share and economies of scale) – Mature growth (maximum profitability) – Stabilization (increase in unit sales may be achieved by decreasing prices) – Decline (demand shifts lead to declining sales and profitability - losses)
  • 167. Industry Analysis • Life Cycle of an Industry (Marketing view) – Start-up stage: many new firms; grows rapidly (example: genetic engineering) – Consolidation stage: shakeout period; growth slows (example: video games) – Maturity stage: grows with economy (example: automobile industry) – Decline stage: grows slower than economy (example: railroads)
  • 168. Industry Analysis • Qualitative Issues – Competitive Structure – Permanence (probability of product obsolescence) – Vulnerability to external shocks (foreign competition) – Regulatory and tax conditions (adverse changes) – Labor conditions (unionization)
  • 169. Industry Analysis • End use analysis – identify demand for industry’s products – estimates of future demand – identification of substitutes • Ratio analysis – examining data over time – identifying favorable/unfavorable trends • Regression analysis – determining the relationship between variables
  • 170. Company Analysis: Qualitative Issues • Sales Revenue (growth) • Profitability (trend) • Product line (turnover, age) – Output rate of new products – Product innovation strategies – R&D budgets • Pricing Strategy • Patents and technology
  • 171. Company Analysis: Qualitative Issues • Organizational performance – Effective application of company resources – Efficient accomplishment of company goals • Management functions – Planning - setting goals/resources – Organizing - assigning tasks/resources – Leading - motivating achievement – Controlling - monitoring performance
  • 172. Company Analysis: Qualitative Issues • Evaluating Management Quality – Age and experience of management – Strategic planning • Understanding of the global environment • Adaptability to external changes – Marketing strategy • Track record of the competitive position • Sustainable growth • Public image – Finance Strategy - adequate and appropriate – Employee/union relations – Effectiveness of board of directors
  • 173. Company Analysis: Quantitative Issues • Operating efficiency – Productivity – Production function • Importance of Q.A. – Understanding a company’s risks • Financial, operating, and business risks • Financial Ratio Analysis – Past financial ratios – With industry, competitors, and • Regression analysis – Forecast Revenues, Expenses, Net Income – Forecast Assets, Liabilities, External Capital Requirements
  • 174. “Financial statements are like fine perfume; To be sniffed but not swallowed.”
  • 175. Company Analysis: Quantitative Issues • Balance Sheet – Snapshot of company’s Assets, Liabilities and Equity. • Income statement – Sales, expenses, and taxes incurred to operate – Earnings per share • Cash flow statement – Sources and Uses of funds • Are financial statements reliable? – G.A.A.P. vs Cleverly Rigged Accounting Ploys
  • 176. Company Analysis: Quantitative Issues • Financial Ratio Analysis – Liquidity (ability to pay bills) – Debt (financial leverage) – Profitability (cost controls) – Efficiency (asset management) • DuPont Analysis – Top-down analysis of company operations – Objective: increase ROE
  • 177. Liquidity Ratios • Measure ability to pay maturing obligations • Current ratio – Current assets / current liabilities • Quick ratio – (Current assets less inventories) / current liabilities
  • 178. Debt Ratios • Measure extent to which firm uses debt to finance asset investment (risk attribute) • Debt-equity ratio – Total long-term debt / total equity • Total debt - total assets ratio – (Current liabilities + long-term debt) / total assets • Times interest earned – EBIT / interest charges • Fixed charge coverage ratio – (EBIT + Lease Exp.) / (Int. Exp. + Lease Exp.)
  • 179. Profitability Ratios • Measure profits relative to sales • Gross profit margin ( % ) = Gross profit / sales • Operating Profit Margin = Operating profits / sales • Net profit margin = Net profit after taxes / sales • ROA = Net Profit / Total Assets • ROE = Net Profit / Stockholder Equity* * Excludes preferred stock balances
  • 180. Efficiency Ratios • Measure effectiveness of asset management • Average collection period (in days) – Average receivables / Sales per day • Inventory turnover (times per year) – Cost of Goods Sold / average inventory • Total asset turnover – Sales / average total assets • Fixed asset turnover – Sales / average net fixed assets
  • 181. Other Ratios • Earnings per share (EPS): (Net income after taxes – preferred dividends)/ number of shares • Price-earnings (P/E): Price per share/expected EPS • Dividend yield: Indicated annual dividend/price per share • Dividend payout: Dividends per share/EPS • Cash flow per share: (After-tax profits + depreciation and other noncash expenses)/number of shares • Book value per share: Net worth attributable to common shareholders/number of shares
  • 182. DuPont Analysis of ROE Net profits Common stockholde rs' equity ROE Net profits after taxe s Common equity Net Profit s Equity Ratio 1 = NPM Sales Total Assets Sales Total Assets Equity Ratio 1 ROE Net Profit s Ratio Ratio Ratio 2 = TATO 2 3 Ratio 3 = Equity Kicker The DuPont System suggests that ROE (which drives stock price) is a function of cost control, asset management, and debt management.
  • 183. Estimating Earnings and Fair Market Value for Equity • Five Steps 1. 2. 3. 4. Estimate next year’s sales revenues Estimate next year’s expenses Earnings = Revenue - Expenses Estimate next year’s dividend per share • = Earnings Per Share * dividend payout ratio 5. Estimate the fair market value of stock given next years earnings, dividend, ROE, and growth rate for dividends. • Using Gordon Growth model or P/E Model
  • 184. Woerheide’s Conclusions • Fundamental Analysis vs. Market Efficiency – Fundamental analysis critical when dealing with private companies – Necessary condition for market efficiency of publicly traded companies (although worthless at the margin) – Earnings surprises major component of performance • How much is real? • How much is C. R. A. P.?
  • 186. Technical Analysis: • Technical analysis is the study of historical prices for the purpose of predicting prices in the future • Technical analysts frequently utilize charts of past prices to identify historical price patterns • These price patterns are then used to forecast prices in the future • A basic belief of technical analysts is that market prices themselves contain useful and timely information – Prices quickly reflect all available fundamental information, as well as other information, such as traders’ expectations and the psychology of the market Role of Technical Analysis • Identify and predict changes in direction of price trends • Determine the timing of action – entry and exit decisions
  • 187. Technical Analysis: Chart Analysis Chart Analysis - the basic tool of technical analysis • A price chart is a sequence of prices plotted over a specific time frame. In statistical terms, charts are referred to as time series plots • Chart analysts plots historical prices in a two-dimensional graph in order to identify price patterns which can then be used to predict the futures direction of prices – The goal of any chart analyst is to find consistent, reliable, and logical price patterns with which to predict future price movements • Chart analysts rely primarily on three bodies of data – Prices (monthly, weekly, daily, and intra-day) – Trading volumes, and – Open interest
  • 188. Technical Analysis: Chart Analysis Price Pattern Recognition Charts The most commonly used price pattern recognition charts are: bar charts, line charts, candlestick charts, and point-and-figure charts  On these charts, the Y-axis (vertical axis) represents the price scale and the X-axis (horizontal axis) represents the time scale. Prices are plotted from left to right across the X-axis with the most recent plot being the furthest right. Bar Charts:  Bar charts mark trading activity of a specified trading period (e.g., day) by a single vertical line on the graph  This line connects the high and low prices for the trading period  The closing price is indicated by a horizontal bar 
  • 190. Technical Analysis: Chart Analysis – Bar Chart  Bar charts can also be displayed using the open, high, low and close. The only difference is the addition of the open price, which is displayed as a short horizontal line extending to the left of the bar.
  • 191. Technical Analysis: Chart Analysis – Bar Charts Bar Charts: One-Day Price Reversals  Bar charts are frequently used to identify one-day price reversals.  A one-day price reversal occurs in a rising market when prices make a new high for the current advance but then close lower than the previous day’s close  A one-day price reversal occurs in a falling market when prices make a new low for the current decline but then close higher than the previous day’s close
  • 192. Technical Analysis: Chart Analysis – Line Charts Line Charts:  In a line chart, only the closing prices are plotted for each time period.  Some investors and traders consider the closing level to be more important than the open, high or low.  By paying attention to only the close, intraday swings can be ignored.
  • 193. Technical Analysis: Chart Analysis – Candlestick Charts Candlestick Charts:  Originating in Japan over 300 years ago, candlestick charts have become quite popular in recent years.  For a candlestick chart, the open, high, low and close are all required.  Hollow (clear) candlesticks form when the close is higher than the open and Filled (solid) candlesticks form when the close is lower than the open.  The white and black portion formed from the open and close is called the body (white body or black body). The lines above and below are called shadows and represent the high and low.  A daily candlestick is based on the open price, the intraday high and low, and the close. A weekly candlestick is based on Monday's open, the weekly high-low range and Friday's close.
  • 195. Technical Analysis: Chart Analysis – Candlestick Charts Common Shapes of Candles
  • 196. Technical Analysis: Chart Analysis – Candlestick Charts Bulls vs. Bears • A candlestick depicts the battle between Bulls (buyers) and Bears (sellers) over a given period of time. 1. Long white candlesticks indicate that the Bulls controlled trading for most of the period – buying pressure. 2. Long black candlesticks indicate that the Bears controlled trading for most of the period – selling pressure. 3. Small candlesticks indicate that neither the bulls nor the bears were in control of trading – consolidation. 4. A long lower shadow indicates that the Bears controlled trading for some time, but lost control by the end and the Bulls made an impressive comeback. 5. A long upper shadow indicates that the Bulls controlled trading for some time, but lost control by the end and the Bears made an impressive comeback. 6. A long upper and lower shadow indicates that both the Bears and Bulls had their moments during the trading period, but neither could put the other away, resulting in a standoff.
  • 197. Technical Analysis: Chart Analysis – Candlestick Charts Hollow vs. Filled Candlesticks   Hollow candlesticks, where the close is higher than the open, indicate buying pressure. Filled candlesticks, where the close is lower than the open, indicate selling pressure. Long vs. Short Bodies  Generally speaking, the longer the body is, the more intense the buying or selling pressure.    Long white candlesticks show strong buying pressure – buyers are aggressive. Long black candlesticks show strong selling pressure – sellers are aggressive. Conversely, short candlesticks indicate little price movement and represent consolidation.
  • 198. Technical Analysis: Chart Analysis – Candlestick Charts White vs. Black Marubozus • Even more potent long candlesticks are the Marubozu brothers, Black and White. • Marubozu do not have upper or lower shadows and the high and low are represented by the open or close. • A White Marubozu forms when the open equals the low and the close equals the high. – This indicates that buyers controlled the price action from the first trade to the last trade. • A black Marubozu forms when the open equals the high and the close equals the low. – This indicates that sellers controlled the price action from the first trade to the last trade.
  • 199. Technical Analysis: Chart Analysis – Candlestick Charts Long vs. Short Shadows • • • • Candlesticks with short shadows indicate that most of the trading action was confined near the open and close. Candlestick with long shadows show that trades extended well past the open and close Candlesticks with a long upper shadow and short lower shadow indicate that buyers dominated during the session, and bid prices higher. However, sellers later forced prices down from their highs, and the weak close created a long upper shadow. Conversely, candlesticks with long lower shadows and short upper shadows indicate that sellers dominated during the session and drove prices lower. However, buyers later resurfaced to bid prices higher by the end of the session and the strong close created a long lower shadow.
  • 200. Technical Analysis: Chart Analysis – Candlestick Charts Doji • • • Doji form when a security's open and close are virtually equal. The length of the upper and lower shadows can vary and the resulting candlestick looks like a cross, inverted cross or plus sign. Alone, doji are neutral patterns. Doji convey a sense of indecision or tug-of-war between buyers and sellers. Prices move above and below the opening level during the session, but close at or near the opening level. The result is a standoff. Neither bulls nor bears were able to gain control and a turning point could be developing. Doji indicate that the forces of supply and demand are becoming more evenly matched and a change in trend may be near. Doji alone are not enough to mark a reversal and further confirmation may be warranted. The relevance of a doji depends on the preceding trend or preceding candlesticks.
  • 201. Technical Analysis: Chart Analysis – Candlestick Charts Doji and Trend • After an advance or long white candlestick, a doji signals that buying pressure may be diminishing and the uptrend could be nearing an end. However, even after the doji forms, further downside is required for bearish confirmation. This may come as a decline below the long white candlestick's open. • After a decline or long black candlestick, a doji indicates that selling pressure may be diminishing and the downtrend could be nearing an end. However, further strength is required to confirm any reversal. Bullish confirmation could come as an advance above the long black candlestick's open.
  • 202. Technical Analysis: Chart Analysis – Candlestick Charts • • Long Shadow Reversal There are two pairs of single candlestick reversal patterns made up of a small real body, one long shadow and one short or non-existent shadow. Generally, the long shadow should be at least twice the length of the real body, which can be either black or white. Hammer and Hanging Man: consists of identical candlesticks with small bodies and long lower shadows. – The Hammer is a bullish reversal pattern that forms after a decline. A Hammer signals a potential trend reversal - that buying pressure is starting to increase. In addition, hammers can mark bottoms or support levels. – The Hanging Man is a bearish reversal pattern that forms after an advance. Hanging Man signals that selling pressure is starting to increase. It can also mark a top or resistance level.
  • 203. Technical Analysis: Chart Analysis – Candlestick Charts • • • Inverted Hammer and Shooting Star The Inverted Hammer and Shooting Star look exactly alike, but have different implications based on previous price action. Both candlesticks have small real bodies (black or white), long upper shadows and small or nonexistent lower shadows. These candlesticks mark potential trend reversals, but require confirmation before action. The inverted hammer is a bullish reversal pattern that forms after a decline or downtrend. In addition to a potential trend reversal, inverted hammers can mark bottoms or support levels. The shooting star is a bearish reversal pattern that forms after an advance. A shooting star signals that selling pressure is starting to increase. It can also mark a top or resistance level.
  • 204. Technical Analysis: Chart Analysis – Point-and-Figure Charts Point-and-Figure Charts:     Point-and-figure charts are constructed by filling in boxes with either a X or an O. A price increase or decrease is defined as a price change that exceeds a specified magnitude – a price change less than that magnitude does not receive an X or O in the chart If prices are rising, the appropriate Xs are entered in a particular column. When prices begin to decline, a new column is started, and Os are entered in that column  Each price reversal results in the start of a new column Point-and-figure Charts are based solely on price movement, and do not take time into consideration. There is an x-axis but it does not extend evenly across the chart.
  • 205. Technical Analysis: Chart Analysis – Point-and-Figure Charts
  • 206. Technical Analysis: Chart Analysis – Point-and-Figure Charts Point-and-Figure Charts:   The objective of point-and-figure chart is to provide a smoothing effect on the price changes that appear in a bar chart in order to detect significant price trends and reversals. Point-and figure charts can also be used to generate buy and sell signals.    A buy signal occurs when an X in a new column surpasses the highest X in the immediately preceding X column. A sell signal occurs when an O in a new column is below the lowest O in the immediately preceding O column. This focus on price movement makes it easier to identify support and resistance levels, bullish breakouts and bearish breakdowns.
  • 207. Technical Analysis: Common Technical Price Patterns • Chart analysis uses both trend lines and geometric formations to predict market tops and bottoms, as well as future price movements • The most popular technical price patterns are – – – – Support and Resistance, Trend lines, Double tops and bottoms, and Head-and-shoulder. • Support and Resistance – A support level is a price level at which there appears to be substantial buying pressure to keep prices from falling further – A resistance level is a price level at which there appears to be substantial selling pressure to keep prices from rising further – A congestion area occurs when prices move sideways, fluctuating up and down within a well defined range for a considerable time period
  • 208. Technical Analysis: Support and Resistance • A support level is a price level at which there appears to be substantial buying pressure to keep prices from falling further – As the price declines towards support and gets cheaper, buyers become more inclined to buy and sellers become less inclined to sell. By the time the price reaches the support level, it is believed that demand will overcome supply and prevent the price from falling below support. – Support can be established with the previous reaction lows. • A resistance level is a price level at which there appears to be substantial selling pressure to keep prices from rising further – As the price advances towards resistance, sellers become more inclined to sell and buyers become less inclined to buy. By the time the price reaches the resistance level, it is believed that supply will overcome demand and prevent the price from rising above resistance. – Resistance can be established with the previous reaction highs.
  • 210. Technical Analysis: Support and Resistance • Another principle of technical analysis is that support can turn into resistance and visa versa. • Once the price breaks below a support level, the broken support level can turn into resistance. The break of support signals that the forces of supply have overcome the forces of demand. Therefore, if the price returns to this level, there is likely to be an increase in supply, and hence resistance. • The other turn of the coin is resistance turning into support. As the price advances above resistance, it signals changes in supply and demand. The breakout above resistance proves that the forces of demand have overwhelmed the forces of supply. If the price returns to this level, there is likely to be an increase in demand and support will be found.
  • 212. Technical Analysis: Congestion Area – Trading Range A congestion area occurs when prices move sideways, fluctuating up and down within a well defined range for a considerable time period • A congestion area signals that the forces of supply and demand are evenly balanced. – – When the price breaks out of the congestion area , above or below, it signals that a winner has emerged - A break above is a victory for the bulls (demand) and a break below is a victory for the bears (supply). – When the price breaks out of the congestion area by penetrating the support it is a signal to sell. – When the price breaks out of the congestion area by penetrating resistance it is a signal to buy.
  • 214. Technical Analysis: Support and Resistance Zones • Because technical analysis is not an exact science, it is sometimes useful to create support and resistance zones. • Sometimes, exact support and resistance levels are best, and, sometimes, zones work better. • Generally, the tighter the range, the more exact the level. • If the trading range spans less than 2 months and the price range is relatively tight, then more exact support and resistance levels are best suited. • If a trading range spans many months and the price range is relatively large, then it is best to use support and resistance zones. • These are only meant as general guidelines, and each trading range should be judged on its own merits.
  • 215. Technical Analysis: Support and Resistance Zones
  • 216. Technical Analysis: Support and Resistance • Identification of key support and resistance levels is an essential ingredient to successful technical analysis. • Even though it is sometimes difficult to establish exact support and resistance levels, being aware of their existence and location can greatly enhance analysis and forecasting abilities. • If a futures contract is approaching an important support level, it can serve as an alert to be extra vigilant in looking for signs of increased buying pressure and a potential reversal. • If a futures contract is approaching a resistance level, it can act as an alert to look for signs of increased selling pressure and potential reversal. If a support or resistance level is broken, it signals that the relationship between supply and demand has changed. • A resistance breakout signals that demand (bulls) has gained the upper hand and a support break signals that supply (bears) has won the battle.
  • 217. Technical Analysis: Trend Lines • Technical analysis is built on the assumption that prices trend. • A common trading strategy is to identify a price trend and then go with the trend. • A trend line is a straight line that connects periodic highs or lows on a price chart and then extends into the future to act as a line of resistance or support. • Two common types of trend lines – Uptrend lines – Downtrend lines
  • 218. Technical Analysis: Uptrend Lines • An uptrend line has a positive slope and is formed by connecting two or more low points. The second low must be higher than the first for the line to have a positive slope. – Uptrend lines act as support and indicate that net-demand (demand less supply) is increasing even as the price rises. – A rising price combined with increasing demand is very bullish, and shows a strong determination on the part of the buyers. – As long as prices remain above the trend line, the uptrend is considered solid and intact. – A break below the uptrend line indicates that net-demand has weakened and a change in trend could be imminent. • When price falls below the uptrend line, this is a signal to sell or go short.
  • 220. Technical Analysis: Downtrend Lines • A downtrend line has a negative slope and is formed by connecting two or more high points. The second high must be lower than the first for the line to have a negative slope. – Downtrend lines act as resistance, and indicate that net supply (supply less demand) is increasing even as the price declines. – A declining price combined with increasing supply is very bearish, and shows the strong resolve of the sellers. – As long as prices remain below the downtrend line, the downtrend is solid and intact. – A break above the downtrend line indicates that net-supply is decreasing and that a change of trend could be imminent. • When price breaks above the downtrend line, this is a signal to buy or go long.
  • 222. Technical Analysis: Trend Lines - Conclusions • The general rule in technical analysis is that it takes two points to draw a trend line and the third point confirms the validity. • It can sometimes be difficult to find more than 2 points from which to construct a trend line. • Even though trend lines are an important aspect of technical analysis, it is not always possible to draw trend lines on every price chart. Sometimes the lows or highs just don't match up, and it is best not to force the issue. • Trend lines can offer great insight, but if used improperly, they can also produce false signals • Trend lines should not be the final arbiter, but should serve merely as a warning that a change in trend may be imminent.
  • 223. Technical Analysis: Double Tops or Bottoms • Double tops or bottoms are frequently used to identify a price reversal. • In an uptrend, the failure of prices to exceed a previous price peak on two occasions is considered a double top. – This is a warning signal that the uptrend may be about to end and a downtrend to commence – However, the formation of a double top is not considered confirmed until falling prices penetrate the previous low from the above. • A double bottom is just the mirror image of a double top. • In a downtrend, the failure of prices to penetrate previous support levels on two occasions is considered a double bottom. – This is a warning signal that the downtrend may be about to end and an uptrend to commence
  • 225. Technical Analysis: Double Tops • • • • • • • • Prior Trend: In the case of the double top, a significant uptrend should be in place. First Peak: The first peak should mark the highest point of the current trend. Trough: After the first peak, a decline takes place that typically ranges from 10 to 20%. Second Peak: The advance off the lows usually occurs with low volume and meets resistance from the previous high. Resistance from the previous high should be expected. Usually a peak within 3% of the previous high is adequate. Decline from Peak: The subsequent decline from the second peak should witness an expansion in volume and/or an accelerated descent, perhaps marked with a gap or two. Support Break: Breaking support from the lowest point between the peaks completes the double top. This too should occur with an increase in volume and/or an accelerated descent. Support Turned Resistance: Broken support becomes potential resistance and there is sometimes a test of this newfound resistance level with a reaction rally. Such a test can offer a second chance to exit a position or initiate a short. Price Target: The distance from support break to peak can be subtracted from the support break for a price target. This would infer that the bigger the formation is, the larger the potential decline.
  • 227. Technical Analysis: Double Bottoms • • • • • • • • Prior Trend: In the case of the double bottom, a significant downtrend should be in place. First Trough: The first trough should mark the lowest point of the current trend. Peak: After the first trough, an advance takes place that typically ranges from 10 to 20%. Second Trough: The decline off the reaction high usually occurs with low volume and meets support from the previous low. Support from the previous low should be expected. While exact troughs are preferable, there is some room to maneuver and usually a trough within 3% of the previous is considered valid. Advance from Trough: Volume is more important for the double bottom than the double top. There should be clear evidence that volume and buying pressure are accelerating during the advance off of the second trough. Resistance Break: Breaking resistance from the highest point between the troughs completes the double bottom. This too should occur with an increase in volume and/or an accelerated ascent. Resistance Turned Support: Broken resistance becomes potential support and there is sometimes a test of this newfound support level with the first correction. Such a test can offer a second chance to close a short position or initiate a long. Price Target: The distance from the resistance breakout to trough lows can be added on top of the resistance break to estimate a target. This would imply that the bigger the formation is, the larger the potential advance.
  • 228. Technical Analysis: Double Tops and Bottoms • 60-70% reliable • Frequently seen in grains and livestock commodities • On 2 consecutive days or across several weeks
  • 229. Technical Analysis: Head-and-Shoulders Tops or Bottoms • Head-and-Shoulders formations are among the most frequently used technical patterns for identifying a price reversal. • Head-and-Shoulders formations consist of four phases: – – – – The left shoulder The head The right shoulder The penetration of the neckline • A head-and-shoulder reversal pattern is complete only when the neckline is penetrated, either in an upward or downward direction. – Head-and-Shoulder top: The formation is complete when price penetrate the neckline from above indicating a reversal from a uptrend to a downtrend. – Head-and-Shoulder bottom: The formation is complete when price penetrate the neckline from below indicating a reversal from a downtrend to an uptrend.
  • 231. Technical Analysis: Head-and-Shoulders Tops • • • • • Prior Trend: Without a prior uptrend, there cannot be a Head and Shoulders reversal pattern. Left Shoulder: While in an uptrend, the left shoulder forms a peak that marks the high point of the current trend. After making this peak, a decline ensues to complete the formation of the shoulder (1). The low of the decline usually remains above the trend line, keeping the uptrend intact. Head: From the low of the left shoulder, an advance begins that exceeds the previous high and marks the top of the head. After peaking, the low of the subsequent decline marks the second point of the neckline (2). The low of the decline usually breaks the uptrend line, putting the uptrend in jeopardy. Right Shoulder: The advance from the low of the head forms the right shoulder. This peak is lower than the head (a lower high) and usually in line with the high of the left shoulder. While symmetry is preferred, sometimes the shoulders can be out of whack. The decline from the peak of the right shoulder should break the neckline. Neckline: The neckline forms by connecting low points 1 and 2. Low point 1 marks the end of the left shoulder and the beginning of the head. Low point 2 marks the end of the head and the beginning of the right shoulder. Depending on the relationship between the two low points, the neckline can slope up, slope down or be horizontal.
  • 232. Technical Analysis: Head-and-Shoulders Tops • • • • Volume: As the Head and Shoulders pattern unfolds, volume plays an important role in confirmation. Ideally, but not always, volume during the advance of the left shoulder should be higher than during the advance of the head. This decrease in volume and the new high of the head, together, serve as a warning sign. The next warning sign comes when volume increases on the decline from the peak of the head. Final confirmation comes when volume further increases during the decline of the right shoulder. Neckline Break: The head and shoulders pattern is not complete and the uptrend is not reversed until neckline support is broken. Ideally, this should also occur in a convincing manner, with an expansion in volume. Support Turned Resistance: Once support is broken, it is common for this same support level to turn into resistance. Sometimes, but certainly not always, the price will return to the support break, and offer a second chance to sell. Price Target: After breaking neckline support, the projected price decline is found by measuring the distance from the neckline to the top of the head. This distance is then subtracted from the neckline to reach a price target. Any price target should serve as a rough guide, and other factors should be considered as well. These factors might include previous support levels, Fibonacci retracements, or long-term moving averages.
  • 234. Technical Analysis: Head-and-Shoulders Bottoms • • • • • Prior Trend: Without a prior downtrend, there cannot be a Head and Shoulders Bottom formation. Left Shoulder: While in a downtrend, the left shoulder forms a trough that marks a new reaction low in the current trend. After forming this trough, an advance ensues to complete the formation of the left shoulder (1). Head: From the high of the left shoulder, a decline begins that exceeds the previous low and forms the low point of the head. After making a bottom, the high of the subsequent advance forms the second point of the neckline (2). Right Shoulder: The decline from the high of the head (neckline) begins to form the right shoulder. This low is always higher than the head, and it is usually in line with the low of the left shoulder. When the advance from the low of the right shoulder breaks the neckline, the Head and Shoulders Bottom reversal is complete. Neckline: The neckline forms by connecting reaction highs 1 and 2. Reaction High 1 marks the end of the left shoulder and the beginning of the head. Reaction High 2 marks the end of the head and the beginning of the right shoulder. Depending on the relationship between the two reaction highs, the neckline can slope up, slope down, or be horizontal.
  • 235. Technical Analysis: Head-and-Shoulders Bottoms • • • • Volume: While volume plays an important role in the Head and Shoulders Top, it plays a crucial role in the Head and Shoulders Bottom. Without the proper expansion of volume, the validity of any breakout becomes suspect. – Volume on the decline of the left shoulder is usually pretty heavy and selling pressure quite intense. – The advance from the low of the head should show an increase in volume Neckline Break: The Head and Shoulders Bottom pattern is not complete, and the downtrend is not reversed until neckline resistance is broken. For a Head and Shoulders Bottom, this must occur in a convincing manner, with an expansion of volume. Resistance Turned Support: Once resistance is broken, it is common for this same resistance level to turn into support. Often, the price will return to the resistance break, and offer a second chance to buy. Price Target: After breaking neckline resistance, the projected advance is found by measuring the distance from the neckline to the bottom of the head. This distance is then added to the neckline to reach a price target. Any price target should serve as a rough guide, and other factors should be considered, as well.
  • 236. Technical Analysis: Head-and-Shoulders Tops or Bottoms • • • • • 70-80% reliable in terms of significant move after neckline is broken Time required to complete can be days or up to several weeks Frequently seen in grains and livestock commodities Easy to recognize Low trading volume on each side of the “head” confirms the formation
  • 237. Market Trend Analyses: • Market trend analyses use more complex price charts as well as volume and open interest figures to determine both the existence of price trends and the strength of these trends. – Moving Averages – Rate of Change Indicators: Momentum and Oscillator – Volume and Open Interest
  • 238. Market Trend Analyses: Moving Averages • Moving averages are used to determine price trends and trend changes • A moving average is a statistical technique for smoothing price movements in order to identify trends more easily. • A simple n-day moving average is the average of the most recent n daily closing prices – A 5-day moving average is the average of the last 5 daily closing prices. – A 25-day moving average is the average of the last 25 daily closing prices. • The number of days used to compute the average determines the sensitivity of the average to new price movements – The more days that are used, the less sensitive is the average • Weighted moving averages can also be constructed – If greater weights are given to more recent prices, the average becomes more sensitive to price change
  • 239. Market Trend Analyses: Simple Moving Averages (SMA) Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Daily Close 60.33 59.44 59.38 59.38 59.22 58.88 59.55 59.50 58.66 59.05 57.15 57.32 57.65 56.14 55.31 55.86 54.92 53.74 54.80 54.86 5-Day SMA 10-Day SMA 59.55 59.26 59.28 59.31 59.16 59.13 58.78 58.34 57.97 57.46 56.71 56.46 55.98 55.19 54.93 54.84 59.34 59.02 58.81 58.64 58.31 57.92 57.62 57.16 56.58 56.19 55.78
  • 240. Market Trend Analyses: Simple Moving Averages (SMA)
  • 241. Market Trend Analyses: Moving Averages: Trading strategy • Sometimes traders use two moving averages to determine buy and sell decisions. • Using a slow moving average (more days) together with a fast moving average (fewer days) generates the following trading strategies: – Buy when the faster moving average goes above (crosses) the slower one (from below). Sell when the faster moving average goes below (crosses) the slower one (from above). – Buy when prices are above both the fast and slow moving averages. Sell when prices are below both the fast and slow moving averages. • As with most tools of technical analysis, moving averages should not be used on their own, but in conjunction with other tools that complement them. Using moving averages to confirm other indicators and analysis can greatly enhance technical analysis.
  • 242. Market Trend Analyses: Rate of Change Indicators: Momentum and Oscillator • Rate of change indicators, such as momentum and oscillator indices, are used as leading indicators of price changes. • Rate of Change (ROC): ROC Today ' s change Change Change n periods n periods ago ago 100 • Momentum and Oscillator are based on price changes rather than price levels, and are used to determine when a price trend is weakening or strengthening, or losing or gaining momentum. • Momentum Index: A momentum index measures the acceleration or deceleration of a price advance or decline by using absolute price movements over a fixed time interval. • Oscillator Index: An oscillator index is a normalized form of a momentum index.
  • 243. Market Trend Analyses: Relative Strength Index (RSI) • The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is an extremely useful and popular momentum oscillator - Developed by J. Welles Wilder (1978). • The RSI compares the magnitude of a stock's or future’s recent gains to the magnitude of its recent losses and turns that information into a number that ranges from 0 to 100. It takes a single parameter, the number of time periods (standard 14 days) to use in the calculation. • RSI = 100 – 100/(1+RS) – – – – – – RS = Average Gain / Average Loss First Average Gain = Total of gains during the first 14 periods / 14 Average Gain = [previous average gain 13 + Current Gain] / 14 First Average Loss = Total of losses during the first 14 periods / 14 Average Loss = [previous average loss 13 + Current Loss] / 14 Losses are also reported as positive values
  • 245. Market Trend Analyses: Relative Strength Index (RSI) • Wilder recommended using 70 and 30 as overbought and oversold levels respectively. – RSI ≥ 70 => Market is overbought – Don’t buy (long) – RSI ≤ 30 => Market is oversold – Don’t sell (short) • Generally, if the RSI rises above 30 it is considered bullish for the underlying stock. Conversely, if the RSI falls below 70, it is a bearish signal. • The centerline for RSI is 50. A reading above 50 indicates that average gains are higher than average losses and a reading below 50 indicates that losses are winning the battle. • Some traders look for a move above 50 to confirm bullish signals or a move below 50 to confirm bearish signals.
  • 246. Market Trend Analyses: Relative Strength Index (RSI)
  • 247. Market Trend Analyses: Volume and Open Interest • Technical analysts believe that volume and open interest provide information about whether a price move is strong or weak. – If prices are rising and open interest and volume are increasing – new money is thought to be flowing in the market, reflecting aggressive new buying – Bullish – If prices are rising but volume and open interest are declining – the rally is thought to be caused primarily by short covering – money is leaving rather than entering the market – the uptrend will probably end once the short covering is complete – Bearish. – If prices are falling but volume and open interest are rising – new money is thought to be flowing in the market – reflecting aggressive new short selling – the downtrend will probably continue – Bearish – If prices are falling and volume and open interest are declining – the price decline is considered to be the result of losing longs liquidating their positions - weak downtrend – the downtrend will probably end soon – Bullish
  • 249. What is a Bond • A bond is a debt instrument or a loan, typically made by investors to a corporation or government or semi-govt. or financial institutions. • The indenture spells out the terms of the loan/debt: – – – – Coupon Maturity Principal Ownership • A corporation can deduct the interest payments on bonds (dividends paid on stock are not deductible). 249
  • 250. Characteristics of Bond Prices • The cash flows on a bond are constant (“fixed income”). • Face value Rs. 1000/-; 5000/-; 10,000/• A bond’s market price changes in response to the market interest rate. – When market rates increase, the fixed payments from the bond are worth less so the price falls. – If rates decrease, the fixed payments are now worth more. *A bond’s price also changes in response to changes in the risk of the cash flows, but we are not quite ready for that discussion.] 250
  • 251. DEBENTURE vs. BOND Debenture Bond 1. They can be converted into equity or other 1. They cannot be converted into other instruments. instruments. 2. They are redeemed in installments. 2. They are redeemed in lump sum. 3. Instruments issued by other entities are called 3. Long-term debt securities issued by the debentures. Government of India or any of the State Government’s or undertakings owned by them or by development financial institutions are called as bonds. 4. A debenture transfer has to be effected 4. A bond is transferable by endorsement & through a transfer form prescribed under Cos. Act delivered without payment of any transfer stamp 1956. duty. 251
  • 252. DEBENTURE vs. BOND Debenture Bond 5. Debenture stamp duty is a state subject and the duty 5. The issuance of Stamp duty on varies from state to state. There are two kinds of stamp bonds is under Indian Stamp Duty duties levied on debentures viz issuance and transfer. Act 1899. Issuance stamp duty is paid in the state where the principal mortgage deed is registered. Over the years, issuance stamp duties have been coming down. Stamp duty on transfer is paid to the state in which the registered office of the company is located. Transfer stamp duty remains high in many states and is probably the biggest deterrent for trading in debentures in physical segment, resulting in lack of liquidity. On issuance, stamp duty is linked to mortgage creation, wherever applicable while on transfer, it is levied in accordance with the laws of the state in which the registered office of the company in question is located. A debenture transfer, has to be effected through a transfer form prescribed for under Companies Act. 1956 252
  • 253. Basics of Bond Valuation • The bond pricing equation consists of two components – PV of Coupons – PV of Face Value • The price of a bond (these PVs) depends on: – Discount Rate or YTM (r) – Number of Periods (N) – Size of Cash Flows (C and PN) N B0 n 1 PN C (1 r) n (1 r) C N r PN 1 1 (1 r) N (1 r) N 253
  • 254. Yield to Maturity • The yield to maturity is an important number in bond valuation. • It is the rate which equates the market price of the bond with the value of the discounted cash flows. • That is, YTM is the r such that the bond equation holds. • Finding the YTM requires a financial calculator, a goal-seeking solver, or trial and error. 254
  • 255. YTM and the Coupon Rate • Relationship between YTM and Coupon Rate – YTM = Coupon – YTM > Coupon – YTM < Coupon bond is selling at par (P0 = PN). bond is at a discount (P0 < PN). bond is at a premium (P0 > PN). • Why does the YTM differ from the coupon? – The coupon is set when the bond is issued. – The YTM is the market’s required interest rate. It may change as economic fundamentals shift. 255
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  • 257. Point to NOTE • In this method we can calculate YTM but through TRIAL & ERROR Method. However there is a DIRECT Formula to calculate YTM. • If nothing is mentioned in the problem we should remember that we should use DIRECT formula to calculate YTM. • If current MP < NPV or P0 i.e., the calculated MP of the bond, then the bond is UNDERPRICED. Again , if current MP > NPV or P0 i.e., the calculated MP of the bond , then the bond is OVERPRICED. 257
  • 258. Remembering the YTM-Coupon Relationship • Zero Coupon Bonds – Pays no coupon so interest comes in the form of a discount from the repayment (P0 < PN). – Since Coupon = 0, YTM must be greater than Coupon. – Putting these pieces together gives the answer. • Capital Gains – If the YTM is greater than the Coupon, the extra return must be coming from somewhere. – The extra return comes from capital gains (P0 < PN). 258
  • 259. Example - Annual Coupon • Rs. 1000 10 year bond paying a 10% annual coupon – What is the value when the interest rate is 10%? B0 – If r = 11%? – If r = 9%? B0 B0 100 1 . 10 100 . 09 1000 (1 . 10 ) 1 . 11 100 1 1 (1 . 11 ) 1 10 (1 . 10 ) 10 1000 10 1 (1 . 09 ) (1 . 11 ) 10 1000 10 (1 . 09 ) 10 1000 . 00 941 . 11 1064 . 18 259
  • 260. Example - Semiannual Coupon • Now the coupon is split semiannually B0 – At 10% – At 11% B0 B0 – At 9% 50 1 . 05 50 (1 . 05 ) 1 . 055 50 . 045 1 1000 20 1 1000 (1 . 055 ) 1 20 1 (1 . 045 ) (1 . 05 ) 1000 . 00 20 (1 . 055 ) 20 1000 20 (1 . 045 ) 20 940 . 25 1065 . 04 260
  • 261. Example - Solving for YTM • Consider a £1000 5 year bond with a 8% coupon – What is the YTM if it is selling for £1000? – If it is selling for £900? – If it is priced at £1100? 261
  • 262. Duration • As we have seen, bonds have value from two sources: coupons and return of principal. • Intuitively, bonds with high coupon rates or short maturities will return value more quickly than those with low coupons or long maturities. • At the extreme is a zero coupon bond, which returns all value at maturity. • Duration is a measure of how quickly the (present) value of a bond is returned. 262
  • 263. Duration • To calculate duration: – Find the present value of each cash flow individually – Sum these to get the present value of all cash flows (price) – Calculate the proportion of the total value from each individual cash flow – Multiply each proportion by the corresponding number of periods and sum • The answer will give a measure of the average life of the bond in a present value sense. • A bonds with a low duration gets most of its value from cash flows occurring early. 263
  • 264. BOND THEOREMS • Theorem-1- If the MP of the bond increases, the YTM would decline & vice versa. • Theorem-2- If the bond’s YTM remains the same over its life, the discount or premium depends on the maturity period. • Theorem-3- If a bond’s YTM remains constant over its life, the discount or premium Amount will decrease at an increasing rate as its life gets shorter. • Theorem-4- A raise in the bond’s price for a decline in the bond’s YTM is greater than the fall in the bond’s price for a raise in the YTM. • Theorem-5- The change in the price will be lesser for a % change in the bond’s yield if its coupon rate is higher. 264
  • 265. Bond Theorems- Simplified Version • Price and interest rates move inversely. • A decrease in interest rates raises bond prices by more than a corresponding increase in rates lowers price. • Price volatility is inversely related to coupon. • Price volatility is directly related to maturity. • Price volatility increases at a diminishing rate as maturity increases. 265
  • 266. Illustration of Bond Theorems • A decrease in interest rates raises bond prices by more than a corresponding increase in rates lowers price. This is known as convexity. $ 3 ,0 0 0 3 0 y r, 1 5 % 3 0 y r, 1 0 % 2 0 y r, 1 0 % 1 0 y r, 1 0 % $ 2 ,5 0 0 3 0 y r, 5 % B o n d P ric e $ 2 ,0 0 0 $ 1 ,5 0 0 $ 1 ,0 0 0 $500 $0 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% In te re s t R a te 266
  • 267. Illustration of Bond Theorems • Price volatility is inversely related to coupon. 100% 3 0 y r, 5 % 3 0 y r, 1 0 % P ric e V o la tility (|% C h a n g e fro m p a r|) 3 0 y r, 1 5 % 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% -2 0 % -4 0 % 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% In te re s t R a te 267
  • 268. Illustration of Bond Theorems • Price volatility is directly related to maturity. • Price volatility increases at a diminishing rate as maturity increases. 90% 3 0 y r, 1 0 % 2 0 y r, 1 0 % 1 0 y r, 1 0 % P ric e V o la tility (|% C h a n g e fro m p a r|) 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% In te re s t R a te 268
  • 269. Illustration of Bond Theorems • Price volatility is directly related to maturity. • Price volatility increases at a diminishing rate as maturity increases. Illu s tra tio n o f B o n d T h e o re m s 200% 5 % In te re s t R a te 1 0 % In te re s t R a te 180% 1 5 % In te re s t R a te P ercentage P rice C hange 160% 140% 120% 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Y e a rs to M a tu riy 269
  • 270. The Term Structure of Interest Rate (Yield Curve) • Most of the fund managers are concerned with 2 aspects of interest rates; the level of interest rates and the term structure of interest rate. • The relationship between the yield and the time or years to maturity is called Term structure. • The Term Structure is called as Yield Curve. • Assumptions: – For analyzing the effect of maturity on yield all other influences are held constant. – Bonds taken for analysis are generally pure discount instruments. – The Bonds chosen do not have early redemption features. 270
  • 271. Yield Rising Yield Curve Years to maturity 271
  • 272. Theories Explaining the Term Structure • Expectation Theory • Liquidity Preference Theory • Segmentation Theory 272
  • 273. Fixed Income Security Risk  Default risk, or credit risk, is the possibility that a borrower will be unable to repay principal and interest as agreed upon in the loan document.  Reinvestment rate risk refers to the possibility that the cash coupons received will be reinvested at a rate different from the bond’s stated rate.  Interest rate risk refers to the chance of loss because of adverse movements in the general level of interest rates.
  • 274. Interest Rate Risk : Malkiel’s Theorems  A set of relationships among bond prices, time to maturity, and interest rates is widely referred to as Malkiel’s theorems.  Theorem one: Bond prices move inversely with yields.  Theorem two: Long-term bonds have more risk.  Theorem three: Higher coupon bonds have less risk.
  • 275. Interest Rate Risk : Malkiel’s Theorems  Theorem four: The importance of theorem two diminishes with time.  Theorem five: Capital gains from an interest rate decline exceed the capital loss from an equivalent interest rate increase.  Bond A: matures in 8 years, 9.5% coupon Bond B: matures in 15 years, 11% coupon Which price will rise more if interest rates fall?  Apparent contradictions can be reconciled by computing a statistic called duration.
  • 276. Duration  For a noncallable security, duration is the weighted average time until a bond’s cash flows are received.  Duration is not limited to bond analysis. It can be determined for any cash flow stream.  Duration is a direct measure of interest rate risk. The higher it is, the higher is the risk.  Thinking of duration as a measure of time can be misleading if the life or the payments of the bond are uncertain.
  • 277. Duration Measures  Macaulay duration is the time-value-of-moneyweighted, average number of years necessary to recover the initial cost of the security. N D t Ct 1 1 R t t P where D = duration Ct = cast flow at time t R = yield to maturity (per period) P = current price of bond N = number of periods until maturity t = period in which cash flow is received 277
  • 278. Duration Measures  Chua’s closed-form duration is less cumbersome because it has no summation requirement. Ct D 1 R N 1 2 R 1 1 R R N RN FN 1 R N P where F = face value (par value) of the bond and all other variables are as previously defined.
  • 279. Duration Measures  Modified duration measures the percentage change in bond value associated with a onepoint change in interest rates. dP dR 1 P 1 1 R C1 1 R D modified 2C 2 1 1 R  2 1 D Macaulay 1+ R NC 2 1 N R N P
  • 280. Duration Measures  Effective duration is a measure of price sensitivity calculated from actual bond prices associated with different interest rates. It is a close approximation of modified duration for small yield changes. D effective P P0 R P R where P- = price of bond associated with a decline of x basis points P+ = price of bond associated with a rise of x basis point R- = initial yield minus x basis points R+ = initial yield plus x basis points P0 = initial price of the bond 280
  • 281. Duration Measures  Dollar duration determines the dollar amount associated with a percentage price change. Ddollar = - modified x duration bond price as a percentage of par Pnew = Pold + (Ddollar x change in yield)  The price value of a basis point is the dollar price change in a bond associated with a single basis point change in the bond’s yield.
  • 282. Applying Duration   The yield curve experiences a parallel shift when interest rates at each maturity change by the same amount. Duration is especially useful in determining the relative riskiness of two or more bonds when visual inspection of their characteristics makes it unclear which is more vulnerable to changing interest rates.
  • 283. price Problems with Duration  The bond price - bond yield relationship is not linear. yield to maturity  Graphically, duration is the tangent to the current point on the price-yield curve. Its absolute value declines as yield to maturity rises.  Duration is a first derivative statistic. Hence, when the change is large, estimates made using the derivative alone will contain errors.
  • 284. Convexity  Convexity measures the difference between the actual price and that predicted by duration, i.e. the inaccuracy of duration.  The more convex the bond price-YTM curve, the greater is the convexity. Convexity 1 P N t 1 t t 1 1 Ct R t 2 N N 1 1 F R N 2
  • 285. Convexity : An Example  Price forecasting accuracy is enhanced by incorporating the effects of convexity.  Suppose a bond has a 15-year life, an 11% coupon, and a price of 93%. Macaulay duration = 7.42, yield-to-maturity = 12.00%, modified duration = 7.00, convexity = 97.71. If YTM rises to 12.50%, new price= 89.95% Actual price change = - 3.28% Price change predicted by duration = - 3.50% Price change predicted by duration and convexity = - 3.38%
  • 286. bond price Using Convexity yield to maturity  No matter what happens to interest rates, the bond with the greater convexity fares better. It dominates the competing investment.
  • 287. Management Strategies  An active strategy is one in which the investment manager seeks to improve the rate of return on the portfolio by anticipating events in the marketplace.  A passive strategy is one in which the portfolio is largely left alone after its construction. Changes are made when securities mature or are called, but normally not for any other reason.
  • 288. par value Classic Passive Management Strategies  A laddered strategy distributes fixed income dollars throughout the yield curve.  A barbell strategy differs from the laddered strategy in that less investment is made in the middle maturities. par value maturity maturity  On the other hand, a credit barbell is a bond portfolio containing a mix of high-grade and lowgrade securities.
  • 289. The Risk of Barbells and Ladders  If durationladdered portfolio > durationbarbell portfolio , rising interest rate falling interest rate interest rate barbell ladder risk favored favored reinvestment rate risk  barbell favored ladder favored Yield curve inversion means short-term rates are rising faster than long-term rates. Duration as a pure measure of interest rate risk only works for parallel shifts in the yield curve.
  • 290. Passive Management Strategies  Indexing is predicated upon managers being unable to consistently predict market movements.  Indexing involves attempting to replicate the investment characteristics of a popular measure of the bond market.  The two best-known bond indexes are probably the Salomon Brothers Bond Index and the Lehman Kuhn Loeb Bond Index.
  • 291. Active Management Strategies  Active management techniques frequently involve a bond swap, which is usually intended to do one of four things: 1. increase current income 2. increase yield to maturity 3. improve the potential for price appreciation with a decline in interest rates 4. establish losses to offset capital gains or taxable income  Active management strategies fall into four broad categories.
  • 292. Strategy 1 : Duration Management  Duration management techniques involve creating a structured portfolio - a collection of securities with characteristics that will accommodate a specific need or objective.  A key concept is immunization - a technique that seeks to reduce or eliminate the interest rate risk in a portfolio.  Bank immunization is achieved when the total dollar duration of a financial institution’s rate sensitive assets equals the total dollar duration of its rate sensitive liabilities.
  • 293. Strategy 1 : Duration Management  Bullet immunization seeks to ensure that a specific sum of money will be available at a point or series of points in the future. Cash matching is the special case when cash is generated exactly in line with cash demands.  Another practice, known as duration matching, aims to get interest rate risk and reinvestment rate risk to cancel each other out.  A dedicated portfolio is a separate portfolio that will generate cash equal to or greater than some required amount.
  • 294. Active Management Strategies Strategy 2 : Yield Curve Reshaping If lower interest rates are expected, longterm premium bonds may be exchanged for long-term discount bonds, for example.  Strategy 3 : Sector Selection Differences in market sectors sometimes cause otherwise similar bonds to behave differently in response to market changes.  Strategy 4 : Issue Selection Analysts try to correctly anticipate bond rating changes or make profitable substitution swaps. 

Editor's Notes

  • #11: HOW 2 REMEMBER: RRSL/MCC/STP
  • #18: However , it must be remembered that the whole trading process not only consist of the above STEPS but also a lot analysis like:Risk &amp; return analysisMarket efficiency: Can you earn more than the market?Trading System: how does trading system affects prices?Analyzing through various risk models: CAPM, APT, DDM ,H-Models, etc.