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Proposed Project Study
As Partial Requirement for the Award of MBA IGO! ew "elhi#
A STUDY ON INVESTORS BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS
INVESTMENT IN COMMODITY MARKET WITH
REFERENCE TO INFOLINE LTD MANGALORE.
By
SUSHMA.K
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Pro-ram .ode& MP
.ourse .ode& MS/',,
Project Super0isor&
Prof Ishwar Gowda. P
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Associate Professor of Sacred 5eart colle-e Madanthyar
Man-alore !ni0ersity#
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'# Introduction
(# About Info Line Ltd
7# Objectives of the study
)# Research Methodology
Sources of Data
Tools used for Data collection
Techniques of Data Analysis
Sa!le " Sa!ling Techniques
*# #eed for the study
+# Sco!e and Liitations of the Study
8# Sco!e for $urther Research
9# %onclusion and Suggestion

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.ommodity mar;et
%oodity ar&ets are ar&ets 'here ra' or !riary !roducts are e(changed) These ra'
coodities are traded on regulated coodity e(changes* in 'hich they are bought and sold in
standardi+ed contracts) It covers !hysical !roduct ,food* etals* and energy- ar&ets but not the
'ays that services* including those of governents* nor investent* nor debt* can be seen as a
coodity)
%oodities are s!lit into t'o ty!es. hard and soft coodities) /ard coodities are
ty!ically natural resources that ust be ined or e(tracted i)e) gold* rubber* oil* etc* 'hereas soft
coodities are agricultural !roducts or livestoc& i)e)* 'heat* coffee* sugar* soybeans* !or&* etc)
There are nuerous 'ays to invest in coodities) An investor can !urchase stoc& in
cor!orations 'hose business relies on coodities !rices* or !urchase utual funds* inde( funds
or e(change0traded funds ,1T$s- that have a focus on coodities0related co!anies) The ost
direct 'ay of investing in coodities is by buying into a futures contract
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The investents are ade in coodities such as rice* 'heat* etals) This is very tric&y
investent) Return fro these investents varies bet'een 230456) One should be able to
understand the 'eather* cro! cycle and ar&et dynaics
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India Info line is engaged in business of equities bro&ing* 'ealth advisory services and !ortfolio
anageent services) This co!any is engaged in bro&ing services for coodities segent.
The co!any 'as incor!orated in October 2775 as 8robity Research " Services and later in
A!ril 9333 the nae 'as changed to India Infoline)co) Then in March 9332 the co!any
again changed its nae to India Info line)
Indian Info line grou! is a bro&erage fir dealing in retail bro&erage* institutional
bro&erage* consuer lending* institutional lending* realty and 'ealth anageent Info line 'as
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founded in 2775 as an inde!endent business research and inforation !rovider) It gradually
evolved into a financial services solution !rovider) II$L has a net'or& of 4333 business locations
s!read over ore than 533 cities and to'ns across India) India Info line !rovides a gaut of
financial !roducts and services) The co!any offers bro&ing services in the %ash and
Derivatives segents of the #S1 and BS1) India Info line has been a'arded the :Best Bro&er
in India; by $inance Asia) India Info line has received a!!roval fro S1BI for s!onsoring utual
fund) Through this* the co!any 'ants to e(!and its !roduct offerings) Thus 'e can say info line
!lays a vital role in coodities and e(change and there by increasing the return of investors
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To study the investent in the coodity ar&et in general
To &no' about the investors behavoiur to'ards investent
To understand the various objectives of investors for investent
To &no' the !erforance of investent in various sector
To suggest the soe easures for 'ise investent based on the findings of the study
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a4 Primary source
8riary data have been collected fro 233 res!ondents through a structure
questionnaire covering different grou!s of !eo!les of Mangalore %ity
%4 Secondary source
The secondary data have been collected fro various boo&s* aga+ine* journals*
ne's !a!ers and 'ebsites
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The study 'ill be conducted by using structured <uestionnaire and !ersonal
intervie' 'ith selected investors in Mangalore city)

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Detailed analysis and study 'ill be conducted by using coonly available
tools such as Tables* =ra!hs and diagras etc)
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a# Sample SiAe& The si+e of the sa!le is about 233 res!ondents selected for a!!lying
sa!ling technique)
%# Samplin- :echniques& The study 'ill be conducted by the si!le rando survey
ethod in accordance to the convenience of the Investors in coodities* the sa!le
ty!e o!ted is convenient sa!ling)
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>hen it coes to oney and investing* 'e are not al'ays as rational as 'e thin& 'e are
'hich is 'hy* there is a 'hole field of study that e(!lains our soeties0strange
behaviour) Much econoic theory is based on the belief that individuals behave in a rational
anner and that all e(isting inforation is ebedded in the investent !rocess) Investors can be
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their o'n 'orst eneies because of their o'n behavior even friend too) To &no' about the
behavior of coodity investors in Da&shina ?annada District the study is underta&en)
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The study ainly relates to the study of coodity investors behaviour !articularly s!ecial
reference is given to the investors of Mangalore city) Sco!e of the study is to understand the
behaviour of coodity investors* because in the eerging econoy s!eculative investent
!lay a vital role and the changes that ta&e !lace in the ar&et have its direct i!act on the !rices
of coodities thus it indirectly affect the behaviour of investors) In coodity ar&et because
of investors s!eculation gain the !rofit and bear the loss too* thus it 'ill be affecting the volue
of investent that are done by coodity investors) In this study i!ortance is given 'ith
regard to investors of Mangalore city and to study their behaviour in coodity ar&et)
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As the data is collected through !riary data there are chances of error
Tie constraints 'hile collecting the data
Investors ay or ay not revile the !ersonal financial atter

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In a !resent era every investors strives hard for increasing the return or inii+ing the
loss) The !resent study 'ill assess the satisfaction of the investors about the return they are
generating by investing in coodities) The study hel!s the bro&erage firs to understand the
satisfaction or dissatisfaction level of the investors to'ards the coodity ar&et and guide
the in future dealings
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There are any investent avenues available in the !resent ar&et) The !resent study is
conducted on one of the investors !erce!tion on coodities $urther research can be carrying
out on other area of investent 'hich 'ill !rovide sco!e for understand and differentiate the
different investent ar&ets and investors can select best one after a&ing the co!arison of all
investent street
8resent study ay be useful as a reference for further studies in this direction)
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On the basis of !resent study the conclusion arrived is !resented along 'ith the suggestions for
the investors and bro&er regarding their investent in coodities
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