Interoduction to Financial Maanagement By Prof.Mustak Deraiya What is Financial Management ? Financial Management means planning, organizing, directing and controlling the financial activities such as Procurement and Utilisation of funds of the enterprise. Procurement & Utilisation Procurement Utilisation To raise funds from several Soruces (At least Applicaion of Funds (In Effient Manner) Costs) Equity + Debt Fixed Assets + Working Capital Functions of Financial Management SOURCES OF FUNDS 1) Estimation of Capital Requirements (ALLOCATION) 2) Determination of Capital Composition EQUITY Equity Share 3) Choise of Sources of Funds Preference Share Reserves 4) Disposal of Surplus - Dividend/ Retained Profits APPLICATION OF FUNDS DEBT Debentures Bank loans FIXED ASSETS Land & Building Machinery Furniture WORKING CAPITAL Current Assets Less: Current Liabilities 5) Investment of Capital Assets 6) Management of Cash 7) Inventory Management 8) Receivable Management 9) Working Capital Management Hedging Techniques in Derivatives What are Derivatives? A derivative is a financial instrument whose value is derived from the value of underlying asset. When the price of the underlying changes, the value of the derivative also changes. A Derivative is not a product. It is a contract that derives its value from changes in the price of the underlying. Example : The value of a gold futures contract is derived from the value of the underlying asset i.e. Gold. Traders in Derivatives Market There are 3 types of traders in the Derivatives Market : HEDGER A hedger is someone who faces risk associated with price movement of an asset and who uses derivatives as means of reducing risk. They provide economic balance to the market. SPECULATOR A trader who enters the futures market for pursuit of profits, accepting risk in the endeavor. They provide liquidity and depth to the market. ARBITRAGEUR A person who simultaneously enters into transactions in two or more markets to take advantage of the discrepancies between prices in these markets. Types of Derivatives Forward Contracts (OTC) Customised contract between Two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specified price on a future date Future Contracts (ETC) Standardised contract between Two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specified price on a future date Options Contracts It gives buyers the right but not the obligation to buy or sell an underlying asset at ft a specified price on a future date. Call Options Put Options Hedging A process by which risk is reduced. All risks can not be elimminated, Hedging can reduce most risk Some times you windup trading one risk for another Hedgin is typically a short term strategy to protect long term position, as that would be costly and add more risk in future. HEDGING TECHNIQUES 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Pairing - Seeks to offset a position with a similar but not identical Short against the box - Shrt term hedging strategy. A stock is hedged by short (selling the same exact stock) Exchange traded funds (ETF) Futures Options - Thank You