This book, specifically designed for postgraduate students of manage-ment, finance and commerce for the course in Investment Management or Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, provides a thorough understanding of the concepts and methodologies of investment management. It begins with a sound theoretical introduction to the basic concepts of savings, investments, risk and return, portfolio and financial markets. The text then systematically explains the wide gamut of investment alternatives available to an investor and elucidates the investment markets and processes as prevalent in India.

What distinguishes the text is that it emphasizes the practical aspects of the subject. In so doing, the book provides extensive coverage of the tools and techniques of technical analysis. Realizing the fact that investment is becoming more of a systematized and structured activity, the book presents a meticulous treatment of security analysis. This is closely followed by an exclusive chapter on portfolio management which encompasses all the aspects of the selection, maintenance, evaluation and revision of portfolios. The book concludes with an overview of the regulatory environment of investments.

1. INVESTMENT BASICS
2. INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS
3. CAPITAL MARKET
4. OTHER FINANCIAL MARKETS
5. FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS
6. TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
7. PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
8. CREDIT RATING
9. REGULATORY FRAMEWORK