This book provides a comprehensive picture of the recent trends and developments in the Indian finance scenario. It provides the reader with:

- A comprehensive description and assessment of the Indian capital markets
- An analytical approach together with a description of major recent developments and the current status of the finance sector.

The collection deals with issues like brokerage, security analysis, and underwriting, as well as the legal infrastructure of the markets. It focuses primarily on the Indian stock markets, corporate bond markets and derivatives markets. It also looks at the importance of asset management companies such as those involved with mutual funds, pension funds and venture capital funds to gain a better understanding of the asset management industry in India.

This volume has a distinctive and eclectic author list that includes academicians, a prominent corporate lawyer from India, top executives from the leading stock exchange in India, and the head of a key private investment research company, all of whom represent the best in their respective fields.

Table of Contents:

Foreword by C B BHAVE
Preface
Introduction RAJESH CHAKRABARTI and SANKAR De
Equity Markets CHITRA RAMKRISHNA and MADHU SUDHAN SAHOO
Bond Markets RAJESH CHAKRABARTI
Derivatives Markets SUSAN THOMAS and JAYANTH RAMA VARMA
The Asset Management Industry In India RAJESH CHAKRABARTI
The Securities Industry BANDI RAM PRASAD
Securities Regulation ZIA MODY
Index