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An introduction to fixed income securities, covering general characteristics as well as specific sectors of the market.
What you'll learn:- You'll be able to understand the structure and function of the primary and secondary fixed income markets
- You'll be able to explain the similarities and differences between bonds and loans and the valuation issues of each
- You'll be able to describe the contract features of bonds, including day count conventions, risk, returns and yield calculation
- You'll be able to appreciate the nature and pricing of fixed income instruments and the yield curves
- You'll be able to summarize the characteristics of structured securities, including MBS, various ABS, and CDOs
This course will introduce you to the market for fixed income securities, provide you with a lot of details on the characteristics of fixed income securities in general, as well as discuss specific characteristics of specific sectors of the fixed income market - insurers, investors, and a wide variety of concepts relating to the analysis and validation of those securities.
This course consists of 24 lectures classified within three sections:
Introduction to Fixed Income Securities
Bond Contract Features and Investment Characteristics
Types of Fixed Income Securities
The following types of fixed income securities are introduced and discussed:
Government Securities
US Treasury Securities
Corporate Fixed Income Securities
Convertible Securities
Structured Securities
Mortgage Backed Securities
Asset Backed Securities
Credit Card and Auto Loan Asset Backed Securities
Collateralized Debt Obligations
Agency Securities & Regional/Local Government Debt Securities
More about this course and Starweaver
This course is led by a seasoned capital markets industry practitioner and executive with many years of hands-on, in-the-trenches financial markets sales, trading and analysis 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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