What you'll learn:
- Describe the function and structure of global capital markets.
- Appreciate what the capital markets are and the role they play in the economic and financial system
- Use fundamental financial mathematics concepts to perform financial calculations and analyses.
- Discuss the characteristics and types of fixed income securities and how they are traded in the market.
- Analyze the characteristics and performance of equity (stock) markets, including the role of market indices and financial ratios.
- Evaluate the mechanics of currency and FX markets, including exchange rates and how they are influenced by economic and political factors.
- Examine the role of derivatives in managing risk in the capital markets, including futures and options contracts.
- Differentiate the different types of futures and options and how they are used in different market scenarios.
- Analyze the risks and benefits of using futures and options in risk management strategies.
- Evaluate the role of clearing houses in the settlement of futures and options contracts.
- Determine the regulatory environment for futures and options markets, including the role of exchanges and self-regulatory organizations.
- Appreciate the role of futures and options in hedging, speculation, and arbitrage strategies.
If you are relatively new to the capital markets or want to understand the real-world mechanics of how the markets and products function, then this collection of courses are probably right for you.
This course will give you a broad and deep induction into the capital markets and financial markets:
who are the primary participants, issuers, investors and intermediaries?
what are the products they trade and exchange?
how are these financial instruments structured, and why?
how do the financial instruments get priced?
how do these capital markets and financial markets play a role in the broader economic and financial system?
Unlike many high-level “survey” courses, this is a truly chock-filled program which is divided into six (6) sections with sixty-one (61) lectures over approximately 11 hours. This includes:
Capital Markets Overview
Fundamental Financial Mathematics
Fixed Income Markets
Equity (Stock) Markets
Currency/FX and Derivatives Markets
Futures and Options
More about this course and Starweaver
This course is led by a seasoned financial industry practitioner and executive with many years of hands-on, in-the-trenches capital markets work. It has been designed, produced and delivered by Starweaver. Starweaver is one of the most highly regarded, well-established training providers in the World, providing training courses to many of the leading financial institutions and technology companies, including:
Ahli United Bank; Mashreqbank; American Express; ANZ Bank; ATT; Banco Votorantim; Bank of America; Bank of America Global Markets; Bank of America Private Bank; Barclay Bank; BMO Financial Group; BMO Financial Services; BNP Paribas; Boeing; Cigna; Citibank; Cognizant; Commerzbank; Credit Lyonnais/Calyon; Electrosonic; Farm Credit Administration; Fifth Third Bank; GENPACT; GEP Software; GLG Group; Hartford; HCL; HCL; Helaba; HSBC; HSBC Corporate Bank; HSBC India; HSBC Private Bank; Legal & General; National Australia Bank; Nomura Securities; PNC Financial Services Group; Quintiles; RAK Bank; Regions Bank; Royal Bank of Canada; Royal Bank of Scotland; Santander Corporate Bank; Tata Consultancy Services; Union Bank; ValueMomentum; Wells Fargo; Wells Fargo India Solutions; Westpac Corporate Bank; Wipro; and, many others.
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