Security Analysis & Portfolio Management crash course, Online MBA, Semester 3:
This subject covers how securities are analysed and valued using fundamental and technical methods, and how portfolios are built and evaluated using Markowitz…
- 10 video lessons
- 3h 2m
- Study notes
- 50 quiz questions
- Assignment
10 lessons in Security Analysis & Portfolio Management
Each lesson pairs one topic with a hand-picked video, trimmed to the part that teaches it.
About this subject
This subject covers how securities are analysed and valued using fundamental and technical methods, and how portfolios are built and evaluated using Markowitz theory, CAPM and performance measures. After it, you will be able to calculate portfolio return and risk, beta, CAPM expected returns, Sharpe, Treynor and Jensen ratios, and value shares using DDM and P/E, and explain the forms of market efficiency.
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Risk and Return in Investments
Module 1, Investment Basics: Risk and return
Risk & Return Relationship | Types of Risks | Expected Return | Expected Risk| Financial Management· The Commerce Epicenter· 9 min
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Types of Investments and the Indian Capital Market
Module 1, Investment Basics: Types of investments, Indian capital market (NSE, BSE, SEBI)
Types Of Investments | Investment Alternatives | SAPM | Security Analysis | MBA | BBA | B.Com· Accounting MasterClass· 26 min
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EIC Framework: Economy, Industry, Company Analysis
Module 2, Fundamental & Technical Analysis: EIC framework
EIC Approach || Fundamental analysis || Investment in Stock market· Commerce Topper· 16 min
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Share Valuation: Dividend Discount Model and P/E
Module 2, Fundamental & Technical Analysis: Valuation (DDM, P/E)
Dividend Discount Model (DDM) - All Concepts | 2019 | CA Inter/ IPCC | CS Inter | CMA Inter | FM· Gourav Kabra· 20 min
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Technical Analysis: Charts, Moving Averages, RSI and Dow Theory
Module 2, Fundamental & Technical Analysis: Charts and indicators (MA, RSI), Dow theory
10. Technical indicators· Zerodha Varsity· 20 min
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Markowitz Portfolio Theory and Diversification
Module 3, Portfolio Theory: Markowitz, Diversification
Markowitz Portfolio Theory | Modern Portfolio Theory | Markowitz Model | Explained in Easy Language· Study Practically· 15 min
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CAPM and Beta Explained
Module 3, Portfolio Theory: CAPM and beta
Explaining the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) & Security Market Line (SML)· Ryan O'Connell, CFA, FRM· 8 min
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Sharpe, Treynor and Jensen Ratios
Module 3, Portfolio Theory: Sharpe, Treynor, Jensen
Sharpe Ratio, Treynor Ratio and Jensen's Alpha (Calculations for CFA® and FRM® Exams)· AnalystPrep· 19 min
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Efficient Market Hypothesis: Weak, Semi-Strong, Strong
Module 4, Market Efficiency: EMH forms
Efficient market theory or hypothesis in investment management | Weak, Semi strong and strong |· Dharender singh· 22 min
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Behavioural Finance Basics and Mutual Funds
Module 4, Market Efficiency: Behavioural finance basics, Mutual funds
Why Investors Panic, Stop SIPs & Lose Money | Neeraj Arora· The Money Podcast with Neeraj & Vrinda· 27 min
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Assignment
Investment Analysis Problem Set: Valuing, Pricing and Evaluating Indian Equities
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50 questions across the course, with the right answer and why, the moment you pick.
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Write notes beside the video, stamped with the exact time, and jump back to that moment later.
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Security Analysis & Portfolio Management: common questions
This subject covers how securities are analysed and valued using fundamental and technical methods, and how portfolios are built and evaluated using Markowitz theory, CAPM and performance measures. After it, you will be able to calculate portfolio return and risk, beta, CAPM expected returns, Sharpe, Treynor and Jensen ratios, and value shares using DDM and P/E, and explain the forms of market efficiency. It's the Security Analysis & Portfolio Management subject of Online MBA, Semester 3, in 10 lessons: Risk and Return in Investments; Types of Investments and the Indian Capital Market; EIC Framework: Economy, Industry, Company Analysis; Share Valuation: Dividend Discount Model and P/E; Technical Analysis: Charts, Moving Averages, RSI and Dow Theory; Markowitz Portfolio Theory and Diversification; CAPM and Beta Explained; Sharpe, Treynor and Jensen Ratios; Efficient Market Hypothesis: Weak, Semi-Strong, Strong; Behavioural Finance Basics and Mutual Funds.
Yes. Every video lesson is free to watch without an account. A free login unlocks study notes, quizzes, the assignment, a notebook and progress that syncs across devices.
About 3h 2m of video across 10 lessons, plus time for notes and quizzes. Go at your own pace; your place is saved.
Yes: “Investment Analysis Problem Set: Valuing, Pricing and Evaluating Indian Equities”. It comes after the last lesson, with a brief, clear tasks and how the work is judged.
A members-only live chat beside the video, shared by everyone studying Online MBA, where learners ask doubts, share tips and react with stickers and GIFs. One ₹19 pass, paid once from your InsideEdge wallet, opens the live chat for every degree.
No. It's a crash course to help you understand and revise the subject quickly. Use it alongside your official study material and assignments.