Trading, Finance, and Quantitative Finance

Describe the responsibilities, outputs, and typical workflow of an entry-level equity research analyst.

Distinguish the roles of NSE, BSE, SEBI, depositories, brokers, and clearing corporations in India’s equity market.

Explain how primary and secondary equity markets serve companies and investors.

Differentiate individual equity securities, market indices, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds.

Interpret basic Indian equity quote data, including price, volume, market capitalization, free float, and delivery quantity.

Locate a listed company’s annual reports, exchange filings, shareholding patterns, and corporate announcements.

Create a dated source log that distinguishes company disclosures, regulatory records, market data, and secondary commentary and records a citation for each source.

Select a non-financial Indian listed company suitable for the course capstone and justify the choice based on disclosure availability and peer comparability.