Vskills certification in Treasury Markets introduces candidates to functions of a Treasury Department in a bank or corporate. The Certification also covers various financial products in the treasury department and the risk management techniques used in the treasury. A Vskills Certified treasury market professional finds employment in various retail banks, investment banks, research firms, and treasury departments of various MNCs. http://www.vskills.in/certification/Certified-Treasury-Market-Professional

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Vskills certification in Treasury Markets introduces candidates to functions of a Treasury
Department in a bank or corporate. The Certification also covers various financial
products in the treasury department and the risk management techniques used in the
treasury. A Vskills Certified treasury market professional finds employment in various
retail banks, investment banks, research firms, and treasury departments of various MNCs.
Why should one take this certification?Why should one take this certification?Why should one take this certification?Why should one take this certification?
To demonstrate clear understanding of treasury markets, risk management and various
financial products traded in the treasury and to get a visible recognition for this knowledge
Who will benefiWho will benefiWho will benefiWho will benefit from taking this certification?t from taking this certification?t from taking this certification?t from taking this certification?
Students looking to find employment in treasury departments of banks and corporate
treasuries, traders of various financial products, research analysts, teachers of finance,
managers of companies who wish to understand various risk management products, owners
of small and medium enterprises who want to have a better control over their cash
management and anyone having interest in the Treasury Markets.
Test Details:Test Details:Test Details:Test Details:
• Duration:Duration:Duration:Duration: 60 minutes
• No. of questions:No. of questions:No. of questions:No. of questions: 50
• Maximum marks:Maximum marks:Maximum marks:Maximum marks: 50, Passing marks: 25 (50%); There is no negative marking in
this module.
Fee Structure:Fee Structure:Fee Structure:Fee Structure:
Rs. 4,000/- (Includes all taxes)
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Vskills Certified Treasury Market Professionals might find employment in banks treasury
departments, trading and research, regional treasuries of big banks. There is an
employment scope in the corporate treasuries of big companies as well to manage general
risk exposure.

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Table of Content
1. Introduction1. Introduction1. Introduction1. Introduction
Treasury Market
2. Treasury Management2. Treasury Management2. Treasury Management2. Treasury Management
Roles/Functions of Treasury Management
Scope of Treasury Management
Objective of Treasury Management
Treasury Risk Management
3333. Treasury Policies and Procedures. Treasury Policies and Procedures. Treasury Policies and Procedures. Treasury Policies and Procedures
Working capital Policy and Procedure
Cash Management Policy and Procedure
Inventory Management Policy and Procedure
Related Party Transaction Policy and Procedure
Foreign Exchange Measurement Policy and Procedure
Managing Bank Relationship Policy and Procedure
Merchant Accounts Policy and Procedure
Letters of Credit Policy and Procedure
4444. Investment Market and its Operations. Investment Market and its Operations. Investment Market and its Operations. Investment Market and its Operations
Investment Environment
Investment Process
Classification of Investment activities
Risk and Return
Financial Market, Participants and Instruments
5555. Security Market and Emerging Trends. Security Market and Emerging Trends. Security Market and Emerging Trends. Security Market and Emerging Trends
Role of SEBI
Types of Share Market
Primary Market
Secondary Market
Types of shares
6666. Portfolio Management. Portfolio Management. Portfolio Management. Portfolio Management
Portfolio
Diversification
Bonds and Debentures

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7777. Derivatives. Derivatives. Derivatives. Derivatives
Characteristics of Derivatives
Types of Derivatives
8888. Hedging. Hedging. Hedging. Hedging
Principles of hedging
9999. Depository. Depository. Depository. Depository
Services offered by a Depository
Constituents of Depository System
Dematerialization and Rematerialization
11110000. Mutual Funds. Mutual Funds. Mutual Funds. Mutual Funds
Benefits of Mutual Funds
Setting-up a Mutual Fund
Procedure to invest in Mutual Funds schemes
Types of Mutual Funds schemes
Performance of Mutual Funds
11111111. Stock Exchange/ Screen Based Trading. Stock Exchange/ Screen Based Trading. Stock Exchange/ Screen Based Trading. Stock Exchange/ Screen Based Trading
Demutualization of Stock Exchanges
Types of stock exchanges
11112222. Foreign Capital issuance. Foreign Capital issuance. Foreign Capital issuance. Foreign Capital issuance
American Depository Receipt (ADR)
American depository Shares (ADS)
Global depository receipts (GDR)
11113333. Inves. Inves. Inves. Investors protection, Grievance and Educationtors protection, Grievance and Educationtors protection, Grievance and Educationtors protection, Grievance and Education
Investor Protection Fund/Consumer Protection Fund (IPF/CPF)
Investors’ Grievances
Investor’s Education
11114444. Time Value of Money. Time Value of Money. Time Value of Money. Time Value of Money
Compounding Techniques

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11115555. Ratio Analysis. Ratio Analysis. Ratio Analysis. Ratio Analysis
Procedure of Analysis of ratios
Limitation of Financial Accounting Ratios
Classification and Calculation of Ratios

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Course OutlineCourse OutlineCourse OutlineCourse Outline
Understand the functioning of a treasury market
Explain the need and purpose of planning, organizing and controlling of cash and
borrowing by the means of treasury management
Explain the role/functioning of treasury management
Describes the and the scope of treasury management functions and the objective of
treasury management
Distinction between financial management and treasury management
Explains the risk involved in Treasury management such as symmetric, asymmetric
and market risk.
Describes the treasury policies and procedures such as working capital policy, cash
management policy, inventory management policy, related party transaction policy,
foreign exchange management policy, managing bank relation policy, merchant
account policy and letter of credit policy.
Understand the Investment environment, investment process, motives of
investment and the various factors of sound investment
Classification and distinction between different investment activities
Explains the concept of risk and return when investing in financial market
Understand the current financial system, classification of Financial markets,
members in the financial market and the various financial instruments used in the
Financial Market
Describes the Security Market and Emerging Trends, methods of issuing securities
(Public issue through prospectus, offer for sale, private placement, offer through
book-building process
Understand the working of the primary market, methods of issuing securities in
primary market
Explains the process of Initial Public Offer (IPO), method of applying IPO,
allotment of shares in IPO sales
Understand the working of the secondary market, listing and delisting of securities
Understand the distribution of Capital/Shares in an organization
Understand the procedure of Portfolio Management, need and benefits of
diversification
Explain the various Debt instruments issued in the financial market and its features
Describes the issue of Bonds and Debentures under primary and secondary market
Explains the characteristics and features of derivatives
Understand the functioning of the various types of financial derivatives such as
forwards, futures, options and swaps
Distinction between futures and options
Explains the need and principles of Hedging
Describes the need of a depository, services offered by a depository and the
constituents of the depository system
Explains the concept and need for Dematerialisation and Rematerialisation

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Understand the benefits of investing in mutual funds, procedure of setting-up a
mutual fund, types of mutual funds and the performance evaluation of mutual
funds
Understanding the different types of stock exchange, explains the trading system of
NSE (NEAT )
Describes the drawback of not trading on a recognized stock exchange
Explains the concept of foreign capital issuance and explains the functioning of
ADR, ADS and GDR
Explains the guidelines issued by SEBI to for Investors Protection, the procedure
to resolve the investors grievance and educating the investor about its rights and
responsibilities
Understand the various compounding techniques to evaluate present and future
value of money
Explains the procedure of evaluating financial accounting ratios such as liquidity
ratios, leverage ratios, profitability ratios and market value ratios.

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Sample QuestionsSample QuestionsSample QuestionsSample Questions
1.1.1.1. Earnings Per Share (EPS) is calculated by _________.Earnings Per Share (EPS) is calculated by _________.Earnings Per Share (EPS) is calculated by _________.Earnings Per Share (EPS) is calculated by _________.
A. Gross Profit / No. of equity shareholders
B. Net Profit / No. of equity shareholders
C. Gross Profit / No. of Ordinary shares outstanding
D. Net Profit / No. of Ordinary shares outstanding
2. The future value of a Rs.10,000 investment done today, which gives an annual2. The future value of a Rs.10,000 investment done today, which gives an annual2. The future value of a Rs.10,000 investment done today, which gives an annual2. The future value of a Rs.10,000 investment done today, which gives an annual
rate ofrate ofrate ofrate of return of 20% per annum, after one year should be ________return of 20% per annum, after one year should be ________return of 20% per annum, after one year should be ________return of 20% per annum, after one year should be ____________.____.____.____.
A. Rs.12,000
B. Rs.12,250
C. Rs.12,500
D. Rs.12,600
3.3.3.3. Which of the following is not true about ADR?Which of the following is not true about ADR?Which of the following is not true about ADR?Which of the following is not true about ADR?
A. ADR represents the foreign shares of the company held on deposit by a custodian bank
in the company's home country.
B. An ADR is a U.S. dollar denominated form of equity ownership in a non-U.S.
company.
C. ADRs do not eliminate the currency risk associated with an investment in a non-U.S.
company.
D. ADRs may be used in public or private markets inside or outside US.
4. What does Demutualisation of4. What does Demutualisation of4. What does Demutualisation of4. What does Demutualisation of stock exchanges refer to?stock exchanges refer to?stock exchanges refer to?stock exchanges refer to?
A. The legal structure of an exchange whereby the ownership and the management at
the exchange are segregated from one another
B. The legal structure of an exchange whereby the ownership, the management and the
trading rights at the exchange vests in one person
C. The legal structure of an exchange whereby the ownership, the management and the
trading rights at the exchange are segregated from one another
D. None of the above
5. Arbitrageurs are one of the ________ in the derivati5. Arbitrageurs are one of the ________ in the derivati5. Arbitrageurs are one of the ________ in the derivati5. Arbitrageurs are one of the ________ in the derivatives markets.ves markets.ves markets.ves markets.
A. Participants
B. Intermediaries
C. Members
D. None of the above
Answers: 1 (D), 2 (A), 3 (D), 4 (C), 5 (A)