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Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani I Semester 2007-08 Functions and Working of Stock Exchanges Comprehensive Examinations Part A (Closed Book) CDP C323/ ECON C422/ MGTS C422 Date: 08/12/2007 Max Mark: 20 Suggested Time: 60 Mins IMPORTANT: Kindly write SHORT, POINTWISE (wherever applicable) COMPLETE answers. Provide justifications/explanations wherever required. 1. As a result of stock market crashes, US stock exchanges introduced a control mechanism to reduce the risk when there were rapid declines which is still used today. What is this mechanism? The Indian stock market version has an added element. What? (0.5 + 0.5) 2. How are hedge ratio and hedge effectiveness calculated? (0.5 + 0.5) 3. What is the basic concept of carbon trading? (1.0) 4. What is meant by capital account convertibility? (0.5 + 0.5) 5. What are FDI and portfolio investment? (0.5 + 0.5) 6. What is a ready forward deal? What are BRs? How were they used in a ready forward deal? (1.0 + 0.5 + 0.5) 7. Define money laundering. What are the three stages in money laundering? (0.5 + 0.5) 8. What are participatory notes? (1.0) 9. Why is it expected that a Pyramid scheme will collapse a lot faster than a Ponzi scheme? (1.0) 10. Which three recommendations of the Deepak Parikh Committee were not followed by UTI?

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