Analysis of CA Final SFM New Syllabus Nov'19 paper

Sr No

Chapter

Marks

1.

Financial Strategy

4 Marks

2.

Security analysis

8 Marks

3.

Security Valuation

8 Marks

4.

Mergers and Acquisition

8 Marks

5.

Mutual Funds

10 Marks

6.

Forex

8 Marks

7.

Futures

22 Marks

8.

Portfolio

16 Marks

9.

International Capital Budgeting

12 Marks

10.

Business Valuation

8 Marks

11.

Start up Finance

8 Marks

12.

Securitization

4 Marks

13.

Value at risk

4 marks

Question No

Marks

Chapter

Comments

1 - A

8 marks

Mergers and Acquisition

A very basic Question with basic calculations - Question to jump on and score full

1 - B

8 Marks

Derivatives - FRA

A repeat question - Why should we repeat the past paper question -

Students will love this one too

1 - C

4 Marks

Start up Finance -  Theory

A question right from the text book -   makes me feel like we are giving some college paper

2 - A

10 Marks

Mutual Funds

A repeat question - Why should we repeat the past paper question - Am sure students would have fallen in love with this paper by now

2 - B

6 Marks

Derivatives - Futures

A question based on Cost of carry model. For me 6 marks are a bit high for this question.

2 - C

4 Marks

Securitization - Theory

A question right from the text book

3 - A

8 Marks

Derivatives - Option

A good Question - We need little bit of thinking on this question.

3 - B

8 Marks

Security Analysis

Why !!!! to repeat ? Its CA final for god. Everyone would have by hearted this question an sure of that. Le LO 8 Mark.

3 - C

4 Marks

Start up - Theory

Last question on start up - again from text book.

4 - A

8 Marks

Security Valuation

Would  say  it's  a  good  question -  Students  will  have  to  work  it out with some common sense.

4 - B

8 Marks

Forex

Surprisingly forex was low on this paper and even this question is a repeat. Every class and prof would have done this in class

4 - C

4 Marks

VAR

Very basic question. Anyways there is not much to do in VAR.

5 - A

8 Marks

Portfolio

Have we not seen this question being repeated atleast 5 times in past. Stop it NOW.

5 - B

8 Marks

International Capital Budgeting

Happy to see the question where students will have to read it more than twice and will have to put thinking hat on. Every mark is worth. This should have been in Compulsory List.

5 - C

4 marks

Financial Strategy -

Theory

Right from study material. Even I can answer this.

6 - A

8 Marks

Portfolio

Second question from this chapter. We could have avoided this and put another question from forex instead.

6 - B

8 Marks

Business valuation

Good question. Knowledge of 2 stage model is needed and also some good reading for proper interpretation.

6 - C

4 Marks

Securitization / International Capital Budgeting - Theory

Again from study Material