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Introduction to Capital Markets
Delegates: New staff working in any financial services role with an interest in how capital markets operate
Topics covered include:
- Sources of finance
- Participants in the markets, investors &
counterparties - Stock exchange structures
- Terminology used
- Securities and risks within markets
Introduction to Securities
Delegates: New staff working in valuations, investment accounting, fund administration & custody
Topics covered include:
- Security identifiers
- Equities
- Bonds
- Loan notes
- Convertibles
- Money market instruments
- Futures
- Options
- Forward foreign exchange contracts
Introduction to Debt Securities
Delegates: Staff working in valuations, investment
accounting, fund administration & custody
Topics covered include:
- Debt instruments,
- fixed and floating rate bonds
- Loan notes
- Convertible bonds
- Money market instruments
- Repurchase agreements - Open & Term repos
- Securitisation – mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
- Bond ratings
- Bond yields
