Trading and settlement

Trading and settlement

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Third Year

Subject: Foundation of Financial Systems (MGT 226)

Unit 7: Secondary Market Operations

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

• Explain the scope and key elements of trading and settlement.
• Explain the financial-system relationships and interpret their roles using clearly identified institutional and reporting contexts.

Curriculum Scope

• Concept, functions and role of secondary markets
• Buying and selling securities
• Settlement of transactions

Detailed Microsyllabus

1. Secondary market

   1. Trading of previously issued securities.
   2. Liquidity and price-discovery functions.
   3. Buying and selling through the specified market arrangements.

2. Settlement

   1. Confirm trades and obligations.
   2. Transfer funds and securities under official procedures.
   3. State the settlement cycle from current applicable materials rather than assume one.

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Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 60–62.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here. Nepalese current-status discussions should identify the reporting period and use dated official publications, such as Nepal Rastra Bank reports, rather than undated figures.