INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MARKETS: FIXED INCOME

PROGRAM OUTLINE

What are the financial markets and why do we have them?
What are the various financial instruments and how to they trade?
Who are the various platers and what do they do?
Where does my role fit into the big picture?

This course aims to answer these questions. This class is offered in four separate half-day units that run concurrently. These can be taken separately but there are themes that run through the units.

PRE-REQUISTES

None required.

CONTENT

– Bond characteristics, the good and the bad news
– Basic bond pricing without a calculator
– Differenced between government and corporate markets
– Credit spreads
– Credit ratings
– Convertible bonds
– Credit default swaps

COURSE DURATION

This class is offered in four separate half-day units that run concurrently. These can be taken separately but there are themes that run through the units.

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE?

People new to the business, have recently switched asset class to those whose role is not so close to markets on a daily basis

MODULES

These courses are included in this module

BOND CALCULATIONS

To gain a basic understanding of bond pricing and risk. Also an essential before approaching topics in credit markets.

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BOND MARKET FUNDAMENTALS

To investigate issues practitioners experience in investing and trading fixed income instruments. To understand the risk implications of long and short-dated debt.

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CONVERTIBLE BONDS

Introduction to convertible bonds, advantages, disadvantages to traditional securities to investors and issuers.

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CREDIT DERIVATIVES

To understand the basic products and the drivers of value in the credit world.

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