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GAAP in Accountancy C to s of Capital Markets Discussion on Demateralisation Matters of Mutual Funds Suspense behind Derivatives Round and round the Settlement Cycle
Accountancy
The accounting process in a nutshell:
Capture and Record a business transaction. Classify and post transactions to their individual Ledger Accounts. Summarize and report the balances of Ledger Accounts in financial statements.
FAQs
What is GAAP? What are the 3 Golden Rules of Accountancy? Where is Profit and Loss posted in a balance sheet? What kind of items are posted in the Income statement? What is depreciation and the method? What is BRS, with an example?
Capital Markets
The market for securities, where companies and the government can raise long-term funds. The capital market includes the stock market and the bond market. It is a place where investors come together to buy and sell shares.
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What are Equity shares, Preference shares, Bonus shares, Bond, Debentures, Dividend?
Dematerialisation
An Analogy
How does the Depository System operate? BANK DEPOSITORY
Holds funds in accounts Transfers funds between accounts Transfers without handling cash Safekeeping of money
Holds securities in accounts Transfers securities in accounts Transfers without handling physical securities Safekeeping of securities All the holders must sign the instruction
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What is Dematerialisation and its benefits? What is a Depository? Who is a Depository Participant? What are the benefits of participation in a depository? What is a Custodian? Can I freeze my account? What is transposition-cum-demat? What is transmission-cum-demat?
Mutual Funds
A Mutual Fund is a pool of money collected from investors and is invested according to stated investment objectives such as portfolio diversification, reduction in risk, professional management, tax benefits etc
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By Structure
Money Market Funds / Cash Funds, Gilt Funds, Index Funds, Sector Specific Funds
Derivatives
Financial instruments such as futures and options, which derive their value from underlying securities including bonds, bills, currencies, and equities.
Delivery Price
Delivery Price
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another at higher prices. It takes advantage of a price differential existing in the prices of the same commodity or security in two or more different markets.
Settlement Cycle
The period within which the settlement is made, i.e; The period within which buyers receive their shares and sellers receive their money.
You sell securities in any of the stock exchanges linked to NSDL through a broker You give instruction to your DP to debit your account and credit the broker's [clearing member pool] account Before the pay-in day, your broker gives instruction to its DP for delivery to clearing corporation Your broker receives payment from the stock exchange [clearing corporation]
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