Debt markets and specialty issues

Debt markets and specialty issues

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year

Subject: Fundamentals of Investment (FIN 253)

Unit 7: Fixed Income Securities

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

• Explain the scope and key elements of debt markets and specialty issues.
• Apply the relevant financial concepts or calculations and explain their assumptions, risks and analytical limits.

Curriculum Scope

• The market for debt securities
• Specialty issues

Detailed Microsyllabus

1. Debt markets

   1. Participants and transaction arrangements.
   2. Primary and secondary activity.
   3. Market conditions from dated evidence.

2. Specialty issues

   1. Features of source-prescribed specialized debt.
   2. Compare cash flows and risks.
   3. Use supplied contractual definitions.

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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.