Study the products, the participants & the concepts in today's capital markets
A five-day practical training course
A Masterclass in International Capital Markets
What you'll learn
- Price and hedge FRAs, futures, bonds, swaps and shares
- Exploit arbitrage opportunities in the markets
- Understand the connections between the products so that you can use them more effectively
- Understand the forces and factors driving the capital markets
- Unravel the jargon of the capital markets
Case studies and practical sessions
- Constructing an asset allocation strategy
- Contrasting debt and equity finance
- Why capital structure matters
- Using equity options in portfolio management
- Approximating bond prices mentally
- Swap driven bond issues
- Interest rate risk management
- Trading currency options
- Hedging currency receivables
- Managing duration while hedging the interest rate risk in a portfolio
- Analysing the risks in a structured product by examining how it is hedged
- Mexico’s oil hedge - buying OTC put options
- Time for real change in capital markets and investment banking
Key information
Course leader: Alan McDougall
Online course fee: £2999 + VAT if applicable
London course fee: £4999 plus VAT = £5998.80
Why choose IFF?
TRACK RECORD – we have been delivering expert training to the banking, finance and energy sectors since 1991
INNOVATION – our courses are continually reviewed so you can be sure they are focusing on the most current issues
KNOWLEDGE – all of our trainers are highly experienced practitioners and leading subject matter experts so you can be confident you are learning from the very best
SMALL CLASS SIZES – to aid learning and increase your personal interaction with the trainer
VALUE – we provide a practical training experience with skills that can be used immediately to gain a tangible return on your investment
ACCREDITATION – we are accredited by the British Accreditation Council (BAC)
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CPD Certified
Engaging in Continuing Professional Development ensures that both academic and practical qualifications do not become out-dated or obsolete; allowing individuals to continually ‘up skill’ or ‘re-skill’, regardless of occupation, age or educational level. This course has been assessed and is CPD certified.