1. An overview of the Financial Markets-Theory and Concept of Investments Physical Assets 2. The Creation of Financial Asset 3. Investment Objectives 4. Types of Investment Vehicles

1. Role of securities market 2. Types of securities market a Primary market b Secondary Market Stock Exchanges c Over the Counter Market (OTC) 3. Trading Mechanics 4. Trading Systems 5. Types of Orders

1. History and the development of security market in Malaysia 2. The Organization Structure of Bursa Malaysia 3. An overview the roles/objective of Securities Commission of Malaysia

1. Concept and Measurement of Return a. Component of Return, Average Returns and Expected Returns 2. Nature and Sources of Risk a. Systematic and Unsystematic Risk 3. Measurement of Risk a. Risk Free Rate b. Variance, Standard deviation and Covariance 4. Capital Asset pricing Model (CAPM) i. Beta ii. Risk Premium iii. Security Market Line (SML)

1) Definition of portfolio 2) Portfolio return and risk measures 3) Modern Portfolio Theory 4) Managing a portfolio a) Constructing a Portfolio Using Asset Allocation b) Approaches to Asset Allocation c) Evaluating Performance of Individual Investments d) Measuring Portfolio Return

1. Characteristics of common stock 2. Types of common stock 3. Types of common stock dividend 4. Stock valuation model (DVM) a. Zero growth b. Constant growth c. Variable growth

1. Characteristics of common bond 2. Types of corporate bonds 3. Bond rating 4. Bond Pricing: a. Annual/Semi-annual compounding b. Yield to maturity

1. Option a. Definition and types b. Characteristics of Puts and Calls c. Option Valuation d. Types of Option 2. Forward and Futures a. The market b. Charateristics c. Types of futures contract d. Regulatory Framework of Malaysian Futures and Option Industry