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Does studying accountancy helps in understanding stock market and investments?

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Question added by Rahaf Masri , Account Sales Director , MT3 Digital
Date Posted: 2015/07/28
Shamik Sinha
by Shamik Sinha , SENIOR MANAGER AUDIT , M/S MADHUSUDHANA REDDY & CO, Chartered Accountants

Knowledge of Accountancy obviously helps you understand Financial Markets in a better way. This is the accountancy that generates the results of financial transactions. I mean because of accounting procedures Financial Statements are created. And Financial Statement is one of the main pillars for Stock Valuations subject to other factors. Therefore, knowledge of accountancy definitely helps you. 

Khaled Abdelrehim ACCA DipIFR CMA
by Khaled Abdelrehim ACCA DipIFR CMA , Financial Analysis Assistant General Manager , Khalda Petroleum Company

I don't think so, cause being successful in stock markets and investment needs practice, skills, analysis and access to proper information in the right time.

Khairy Mohamed Elbanna
by Khairy Mohamed Elbanna , Chief of Accounts , ASASCO.

A decrease in interest rates will prompt investors to move money away from the bond market to the equity market.

Although the relationship between the two if fairly indirect, they tend to move in opposite direction.

 

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