Market types and conditions

Market types and conditions

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year

Subject: Fundamentals of Investment (FIN 253)

Unit 2: Securities Markets

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

• Explain the scope and key elements of market types and conditions.
• Apply the relevant financial concepts or calculations and explain their assumptions, risks and analytical limits.

Curriculum Scope

• Meaning of securities markets
• Types of securities markets: primary and secondary markets, broker and dealer markets, alternative trading system
• General market conditions

Detailed Microsyllabus

1. Market foundations

   1. Primary versus secondary markets.
   2. Broker versus dealer arrangements.
   3. Alternative trading systems.

2. Conditions

   1. Liquidity, activity and price behavior.
   2. Use a defined market and period.
   3. Avoid extrapolating general conditions to every security.

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Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 89–91.

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. Examples involving current laws, rates, institutional products or Nepalese status must identify the relevant period and official materials; no changing numerical or legal requirements are invented here.