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An Introduction to Capital Markets
- A three day course designed to give participants a thorough
overview of capital markets and participants.
- Suitable for those working in capital markets, those providing
services to banks, investment banks and investment managers,
and anyone needing to understand the industry.
- The course will be case study based and interactive. This
will reinforce newly acquired knowledge and enhance understanding.
A full set of course notes will be provided for each delegate.
- This course has been developed by the leading trainers
in this field who have successfully met the objectives of
thousands of delegates.
Course Outline: Introduction to Capital Markets - Day
1
Session One: Capital Markets
- What is capital?
- Global capital markets
- OTC and fixed markets
- Participants and their interaction
Session Two: Equities
- What is equity?
- How are they used?
- Equity issuers
- How issuers, investors and intermediaries interact
Session Three: Stock Exchanges
- What is a stock exchange?
- Structure of exchanges
- Merger mania
- The future for stock exchanges
Session Four: Equity Trading
- Trading systems
- Order driven Vs quote driven
- Electronic trading systems
- Disintermediation and the future
Course Outline: Introduction to Capital Markets - Day
2
Session One: Bonds
- What is a bond?
- Who issues bonds?
- The process of bond issuance
- Advantages of bonds
Session Two: Eurobonds
- Features of Eurobonds
- Participants in the market
- ISMA/PSA/IPMA and their roles
- Recent developments in Eurobond markets
Session Three: Major Government Bond Markets
- How the markets are structured
- The USA and Japan
- The UK
- Markets within the Eurozone
Session Four: Repo
- What is Repo?
- Who uses Repo?
- Participants in the Repo markets
- Brady Bonds
Course Outline: Introduction to Capital Markets - Day
3
Session One: Derivatives I - Options
- What is an option?
- Types of option
- Uses of options
- Participants in the options markets
Session Two: Futures
- What is a future?
- How can futures be used?
- Futures markets
- Players in futures markets
Session Three: FRAs and Swaps
- The four major types of swap
- Using swaps
- The swaps market
- FRAs and their use
Session Four: The Future for Capital Markets
- Changes in participants
- Structural changes as an effect of the crisis of 97-98
- The impact of the Euro
- The rise of the "buy-side"
Course Review and Summary
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