Course description
Financial Products & Derivatives - 3 day financial instruments training course by IFF
IFF's 3-day programme examines the rationale, mechanics, risks and rewards for investors in a variety of financial instruments which provide direct and indirect exposure to different asset classes.
The Financial Products Derivatives course looks at how these instruments function, the markets and platforms upon which they trade, and the motivations behind using these instruments in constructing an investment portfolio.
The course is designed to be interactive and practical, and features interactive lectures, class discussions. Throughout the course, the focus will be on explaining the essential nuances and characteristics of securities and derivatives which are actively traded in today’s volatile financial markets. There will also be opportunities for collective exercises and analytics using techniques which will have been explained.
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Training content
This financial instruments training course, focusing on securities and derivatives, will cover:
- Fixed income products
- Equity products
- Money market securities
- Foreign exchange and settlement
- Collective investment scheme
- Structured products
- Securities analysis
- Derivatives and the underlying markets
- Exchange traded products
- Trading, hedging and investment strategies
- Managing securities risk
- Portfolio construction
Selected case studies cover the UK gilt market, the growth of alternative trading venues in the US and Europe, the UK Crest System, P/E ratios for major US indices and corporations, the London Stock Exchange, FTSE requirements and many more.
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