In India, NIFTY and SENSEX are calculated on the basis of :
Free-float market capitalisation
A stock index weights each constituent company by some measure of size. Indian indices originally used full market capitalisation (all shares outstanding × market price).
BSE SENSEX moved to the free-float method in September 2003 and NSE NIFTY 50 in June 2009. Free-float market capitalisation counts only shares readily available for trading, excluding promoter holdings, government stakes and other locked-in shares.
Full market capitalisation is no longer the basis, and paid up or authorised share capital are book or legal capital figures that do not reflect market value, so they are never used to compute these indices.
Hence, the answer is Free-float market capitalisation.
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ADRs’ and GDRs’ are an excellent means of investment to invest in India for
Statement I : FIIs do not invest in unlisted entities. They participate only through stock exchanges.
Statement II : FIIs cannot invest at the time of initial allotment.
Select the correct code :
Codes :
In which of the following Stock Exchanges the GDR’s are listed ?
(i) London Stock Exchange
(ii) New-York Stock Exchange
(iii) Luxembourg Stock Exchange
(iv) Bombay Stock Exchange
(v) Singapore Stock Exchange
(vi) Hong Kong Exchange
Identify the correct combination :
Assertion (A) : Investors in capital market seem to be inclined for fixed income securities.
Reason (R) : Debt instruments now have active secondary market.
Codes :
Underwriters of the security issues are required to
Match the various stock exchanges in List – I with the years of their establishment in List – II as follows and suggest the correct code :
List – I List – II a. National Stock Exchange (NSE) i. 1875 b. MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) ii. 1992 c. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) iii. 2000 d. Interconnected Stock Exchange of India (ISEI) iv. 2008 Codes :
a b c d
Secondary market intermediaries for corporate securities in India are
I. Investors
II. Jobbers
III. Brokers and sub-brokers
IV. Portfolio consultants
Codes :
Examine the following statements and choose the correct answer :
Statement - I : FIIs do not invest in unlisted securities. They participate only through Stock Exchanges.
Statement - II : FIIs cannot invest at the time of initial allotment.
Codes :
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The following two statements relate to receivables management. Choose the correct code for the statements being correct or incorrect.
Statement I: The major controllable decision variables for deciding the credit policy are the credit standards and analysis and the credit terms only.
Statement II : Factoring is a popular mechanism of managing, financing and collecting receivables.
The following two statements relate to financial derivatives. Choose the correct code for the statements being correct or incorrect.
Statement I: When an option is allowed to be exercised only on the maturity date, it is called an American option.
Statement II : If the option holder does not lose or gain whether he exercises his option or buys or sells the asset from the market, the option is said to be at-the-money.
The given statements are related to financial derivatives. Choose the correct code for the statements being correct or incorrect.
Statement I: A speculator will gain, if he sells foreign currency under a forward contract, when the spot price is higher than the forward price.
Statement II : In currency futures, intra currency spread exists when a speculator buys/sells the same currency for two delivery dates.
Indicate the correct code for the following two statements of Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R):
Assertion (A): Investors in the capital market now have a higher inclination for investment in debentures.
Reasoning (R): Debentures have active secondary markets now.
Authorised capital of a company is Rs. 5 lacs; 40% of it is paid up. Loss incurred during the year is Rs. 50,000. Accumulated loss carried from last year is Rs. 2 lac. The company has a Tangible Net Worth of:
