Course description
Mastering Financial Products & Derivatives
- Understand the underlying financial asset classes– equities (including ETFs), bonds, currencies and commodities
- Master global marketsand platforms where financial instruments are traded
- Apply asset allocationand portfolio construction techniques
- Appreciate the essential characteristicsof financial derivatives – swaps, futures, options and structured products
- Understand the mechanics and engineering principlesbehind the structuring of financial derivatives. The role of derivatives in hedging and risk management of a portfolio
- Be compliant in the regulatory environment, spot issues and ensure best practice in the application of derivatives to investment and trading
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Training Course Content
Day 1
- Characteristics of Equities
- Issuing Equity Securities
- Global Equity Markets
- Equity Markets and Trade Execution
- Warrants and Covered Warrants
- Contracts for Difference (CFDS)
- Characteristics of Sovereign Bonds
- Characteristics of Corporate Debt
- Issuance and Trading Practice with Fixed Income Securities
- Valuation and Risks of Fixed Income Securities
- Structured Debt Instruments
- Cash Instruments and Markets
- Foreign Exchange Instruments and Markets
- Clearing, Settlement and Safe Custody
- Purpose, Requirements and Implications of Securities Lending
- Characteristics of Collective Investment Schemes
- Exchange-Traded Funds
- Structured Products
- Hedge Funds and Private Equity
Day 2
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Financial Ratios
- Key Investor Ratios
- Accounting for Corporate Actions
- Contractual Assets
- Risk Elements of Derivatives
- Foreign Exchange Contracts
- Bond/Money Market Contracts
- Base and Precious Metals
- Energy
- Exchanges/Platforms
- Principal Futures Contracts
- Contract Specifications
- Role of Central Counterparties
Day 3
- Key Futures Contracts Characteristics
- Contrast with OTC Options
- Factors of Options Pricing
- Hedging with Options
- Principles/Mechanics in the Development of Swaps
- ISDA Documentation
- Currency Swaps
- Interest Rate Swaps
- Derivatives Users
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International Faculty of Finance - IFF Finance - Specialist Training Courses
As one of the world's leading specialist financial training organisations, The International Faculty of Finance provides participants in the global financial markets with intensive technical training programmes designed to help them succeed on the global stage. Established in 1991 we...
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