Financial Institutions and Markets

1. The book titled "Financial Institutions & Markets" is an edited book which deals with the basic concepts of the financial markets and financial institutions. This book is designed as per the requirements of the students of post-graduation and graduation. This book consists the entire syllabus segregated in five units which is designed by the UGC. The salient feature of this book is the structured and synchronized presentation of the content with the help of tables, figures and diagrams wherever required to explain at every place.
2. For the convenience of the students there are five units in the book which is not classified in the chapters. All the units are contributed by the two authors. The first unit deals with the basic reforms and overview of the financial institutions and the financial system, the RBI Act, deregulation and capital requirements of various financial institutions.
The second unit deals with introduction to financial markets and its role in Indian stock market, integration of Indian financial markets, debt market and its role and functions, book-building process, and various instruments which are issued by financial institutions.
3. The third unit is emphasizing on the secondary market of India and the mechanism of NSE & BSE, dematerialization process, ADRs, GDRs, and the various stock exchanges in India.
The fourth unit deals with the major instruments traded in stock market i.e. equity shares, debentures, myths attached to investing in stock markets etc.
4. And the fifth unit deals with the money market and debt market of India and their role, participants and various segments of these markets, apart from that it consists of DFHI and STCI its history, facts about both of these institutions and its role in money market of India.
5. Last but not the least this book will be very helpful for the students as they won't have to be wander for searching the topics and making the notes of this book, they will find it at one book itself very conveniently.