Financial Markets-2 Flashcards

1
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Sebi permitted commodity derivatives to introduce — on indices.

True of false-
Ownership of derivative also means ownership of the underlying asset.

A

Futures.
-False- It does not mean ownership of the asset.
-A derivative is a contract between two or more parties whose value is based on an
agreed- upon underlying financial asset (like a security) or set of assets (like an index).
-Common underlying instruments include
bonds, commodities, currencies, market
indexes, stocks etc.
-Derivatives include futures, options, swaps etc.

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2
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Earlier, —- was permitted in commodity derivative markets.

The option— is the total amount that investors pay for an option.

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Commodity options.
Premium
-Major commodity trading exchanges in India include: Multi Commodity Exchange, National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, National Multi Commodity Exchange etc.

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3
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P-notes investment- —- and hit a — in dec 19.
— since —.
Reasons for decline-

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declined and 11- year low- Declining since 2017.
-Tightening of rules on P-notes
• Liberalised norms for foreign portfolio
investors (FPIs) based on recommendations
of H.R. Khan committee
• Declining equity inflows
• Profitability of Indian corporates has
worsened over the last decade.

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4
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P-notes- offshore derivative instruments of underlying — and issued by —-. dont have to register with — directly. serves as — money and saves money.

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Indian assets- FPIs- Sebi.

quick money

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5
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Bilateral netting was proposed in —-. Agreement to offset claims to determine a single net payment obligation.—- and — are netted off.

A

Budget 2020.

Payables and recievables are netted off.

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6
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Bilateral netting - —-

Multilateral netting through a single counterparty- —

A

Not allowed.

Allowed.

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7
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An —- market is a decentralized market in which market participants trade stocks, commodities, currencies or other instruments directly between two parties and —-a central exchange or broker. —-markets do not have physical locations; instead, trading is conducted —.

A

over-the-counter (OTC)- without.

Over-the-counter - Electronically.

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8
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Without bilateral netting-
Bilateral netting will-
Global regulatory bodies also support it.

A

Banks have
had to set aside higher capital against their
trades in the over-the-counter (OTC) market,
which impacts their ability to participate in the
market. Moreover, it also increases the
systemic risk during defaults.
- help reduce hedging
costs and liquidity needs and will also help devlp corporate default swaps market.

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9
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Govt announced creation of AIF with the corpus of — for —–. AIF is —- pooled investment vehicle, both — and — allowed with a defined investment policy.

A

25,000 crore- completion of stalled housing projects.
Privately.
Indian and private investors.

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10
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AIFs are under — regulation and categorised into- Cat I —–, Cat II —–, Cat III ——,

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Sebi.
Category I (venture capital funds, SME
funds, social venture funds etc.);
Category II (real estate funds, private equity funds, funds for distressed assets, etc.) and
Category III (hedge funds, PIPE Funds, etc.)

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11
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NIIF of India and —-invested 600 million dollars through NIIF master fund for investment in —— with focus on—–.

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Canada pension plan invest board (CPPIB) - Core infrastructure sectors in India, with a focus on transportation,
energy and urban infrastructure.

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12
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NIIF is an — under —. Raises debt to invest in the —–. Acts like banker’s bank in — and govt owns — of it.

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AIF-SEBI- equity of infrastructure finance companies.

Infra financing- 49%

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13
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SAT i.e. Securities appellate trib- —- body under—-. Hears appeals against orders passed by—–, –, —.

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Statutory body- SEBI act, 1992.

SEBI, Pension fund regulatory and devlp authority and IRDAI.

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14
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Data lake project by —. to keep tab on —-.

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SEBI- tab on possible market manipulations.
A data lake is a centralized repository that allows anyone to
store all structured and
unstructured data at any scale.

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15
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Insider trading is prohibited under — and —.

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SEBI ACT 1992 and companies act 2013.

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16
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Purchasing managers index by —-. Perception based. done through a survey. above 50= and below 50=

A

Japanese firm Nikkei- Expansion - Contraction.

17
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— tranche of Bharat 22 ETF aka — was launched. Traded on like a — on —. ETF is a security that tracks—–.

A

4th tranche- Further fund offer-2 (FFO-2).

Stock on stock exchange- security that tracks an index, a commodity or a basket of assets like index fund.

18
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Bharat 22 ETF invests in- 22 CPSEs, —, and private companies which are strategic holding of —-.
Before Bharat etf, there came a—- which only had state run companies as its constituents. Proceeds from such etfs will help govt achieve —-.

A

-Public sector banks and private companies
which are Strategic Holding of Specified Undertaking of Unit
Trust of India (SUUTI).
- CPSE ETF
-Disinvestment targets.

19
Q

—– allowed 100% FDI in insurance intermediaries through —–. This will bring global practices to India. Insurance intermediaries include-
And the FDI in insurance sector is —.

A

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal
trade(DPIIT)- automatic route.
-Insurance intermediaries are
brokers or agents who liaise between insurance companies
and customers. They include insurance brokers, reinsurance
brokers, insurance consultants, corporate agents, third-party
administrators, and surveyors and loss assessors.
- 49%

20
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Competition Comm. of India- —- body under —-. Consists of chairperson and —- appted by —-.

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Statutory body- Competition act, 2002.

6 members appointed by cent govt.