Important Topics for Financial Analytics subject

 

UNIT-1

Long Questions

1.    Define Financial Analytics? Discuss the Need & Importance of Financial analytics

2.    Describe scientific methods in Finance

3.    Explain how Financial analytics helpful for Business and also explain uses of it

4.    Discuss empirical studies & research in Finance

5.    Outline various software packages for Financial data analysis

Short questions

1.    Financial Analytics Vs. Financial Analysis

2.    Financial Analytics Vs. Financial Modeling

3.    What is Financial Data?

4.    What are various steps in SPSS

 

UNIT-2

1.    Explain various Financial functions used in MS Excel

2.    Discuss the PV, FV, NPV & IRR functions calculation process using Excel

3.    Explain Various Finance tools used under Portfolio Management

4.    Discuss the Annual return & Risk calculation process using Excel

5.    Discuss the correlation function using example and its calculation process using Excel

 

Short questions

1.    Define Finance Function

2.    PV Vs. FV function in excel

3.    NPV Vs. IRR function in excel

4.    Angle of Incidence

5.    XNPV & XIRR

6.    What is Annuities?

7.    Beta/Market Beta/Systematic Risk

UNIT-3

Long Questions

1.    Explain various characteristics of statistics & Various types

2.    Discuss various scaling Techniques using examples

3.    Discuss the Graphical representation of data using MS Excel

4.    Discuss the applications of measures of central tendency

5.    Explain important characteristic of good measure of dispersion

Short questions

1.    Descriptive statistical tools

2.    Symmetry, Skewness & kurtosis

3.    Population vs. Sample

4.    Parametric Vs. Non-Parametric Test

5.    Independent Vs. Dependent variable

6.    Correlation Vs. Regression

UNIT-4

Long Questions

1.    Explain the Applications of correlation from Investment point of view

2.    Write the step by step procedure of calculation of Avg. Return, Risk & portfolio using example

3.    Discuss the Calculation procedure of  MMULT & TRASPOSE functions in MS Excel using example

4.    What is Scatter Plot diagram, explain the procedure to draw using MS Excel

5.    Explain various types of correlation using examples

 

Short questions

 

1.    Investment vs. speculation

2.    Risk vs. Return

3.    Systematic Risk vs. Unsystematic Risk

4.    Positive correlation vs. Negative correlation

5.    CAPM

6.    SML

UNIT-5

Long Questions

1.    Explain the concept of Financial forecasting & its significance

2.    Discuss various types of Financial forecasting

3.    What is simple linear regression, explain its applications (Using MS Excel)

4.    What is Multiple linear regression, explain its applications (Using MS Excel)

5.    Explain the concept of Testing the equality of population regression coefficient to be zero using examples

 

 

Short questions

1.    Dummy variable

2.    Predictive variable Vs. Dependent variable

3.    Simple linear regression Vs. Multiple linear regression

4.    List out categorical variables

5.    List out quantitative methods in Finance

 

UNIT-6

Long Questions

1.    Explain Predictive analytics need & importance

2.    Discuss the applications of Time series analysis concept

3.    Explain the concept of Time plot statistics

4.    Discuss various Time series forecasting methods

5.    Discuss the concept of Autoregressive time series model and its applications

6.    Explain the concept of Random walk and Unit root concepts

7.    Discuss various Trend models in Predictive analytics

 

Short questions

1.    ARMA Vs. ARIMA

2.    Time series Vs. Cross sectional

3.    Time series Vs. Panel data

4.    Panel survey Vs. Longitude survey

5.    Stationary data vs. Non-stationary data

 

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BEFA Unit wise Short & Long questions

 

UNIT-1

Long Questions

1.    Explain the Nature & Scope of Managerial/Business Economics?

2.    Define Demand/Law of demand? Explain its Determinants (Examples, Schedule & Diagram are Mandatory)

3.    Discuss the Exceptions/Exemptions of Law of Demand

4.    Explain various types of Elasticity of Demand (Also known as Price Elasticity of demand(Diagrams are Mandatory to show and Examples)

5.    Explain the Demand forecasting Techniques (Examples are mandatory)

Short questions

1.    Giffen Paradox

2.    Speculation effect

3.    Unitary Elasticity of Demand

4.    Demand Function

5.    Demand schedule

6.    Expert opinion Method/Delphi Method or Technique

 

UNIT-2

 

1.    Explain ISOQUANT & ISOCOST (schedule & Diagram are Mandatory)

2.    Discuss the law of variable proportion (schedule & Diagram are Mandatory)

3.    Describe the Law of Returns to scale (schedule & Diagram are Mandatory)

4.    Explain various types of cost using examples (schedule & Diagram are Mandatory)

5.    Discuss the BEP Concept using graphical method (Include Assumptions, Schedule & Diagram)

Short questions

1.    Production Function

2.    List out Factors of Production

3.    List out Internal & External economies of scale

4.    Angle of Incidence

5.    BEP

 

Numeric Part

1. Breakeven point calculation (Units, Value, Percentage, P/V Ratio, Desired Profit & Margin of safety)

UNIT-3

Long Questions

1.    Define Market, Explain classification of market (Examples are mandatory)

2.    Explain the Characteristics/Features of Perfect or Pure competitive market (Diagram & Examples)

3.    Explain the Characteristics/Features of Monopoly market (Diagram & Examples)

4.    Explain the Characteristics/Features of Monopolistic competitive market (Diagram & Examples)

5.    Discuss various types of pricing methods/strategies (Examples are Mandatory)

Short questions

1.    Price discrimination

2.    Price=AR=MR

3.    Oligopoly market

4.    Direct cost vs. Indirect cost

5.    Opportunity cost

6.    Explicit cost vs. Implicit cost

UNIT-4

Long Questions

1.    Explain the Principles of Accounting(Accounting concepts & conventions)

2.    Discuss the advantages of Double entry system of accounting

3.    Explain various types of Accounts (Golden Rule of Accounting)

4.    Explain the Accounting process (Use Accounting cycle)

 

Short questions

1.    Book keeping

2.    Double Entry system of Accounting

3.    Business Entity concept

4.    Accounting Equation (Asset =Liabilities + Capital)

5.    Accounting cycle

6.    Trial balance

7.    Format for Journal & Ledger Books

 

 

Numeric Part

1.    Journal Entries (Business Transactions will be given, using Format & Golden rules need to write the Journal Entries)

UNIT-5

Long Questions

1.    Explain the step by step procedure for the preparation of Final Accounts

2.    Sketch the Pro forms or Formats for Trading A/c, Profit & Loss A/c & Balances-sheet

3.    Discuss various adjustments with treatment

 

Short questions

 

1.    Outstanding salaries

2.    List out Assets

3.    List out Liabilities

4.    List out direct expenses

5.    List out Indirect expenses

Numeric Part

 

1.    Final Accounts (From the following Trial Balance Prepare Trading A/c, Profit & Loss A/c & Balances-sheet

 

UNIT-6

Long Questions

1.    Explain significance of Ratios (Financial Ratios)

2.    Discuss various Advantages & Limitations of Ratios

4.    Write various Types of Ratios & Formulas

Short questions

1.    Current Ratio

2.    List out Current Assets

3.    List out current Liabilities

4.    List out long-term debts

5.    Debt Vs. Equity

Numeric Part

1.    Ratio analysis (Liquidity, Solvency , Activity/Turnover & Profitability Ratios)

----------------It is Mandatory to study company’s Balance sheet before solve the above sums

For Ratio analysis it is mandatory to write the Interpretation or Comment