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Objectives for the course
By the end of the course, delegates should be able to differentiate
between the different types of financial market, identify
the types of instrument found in each and explain how the
bank interacts with clients in each market.
In addition, delegates will have a workable grasp of the
major financial terminology they are likely to encounter in
their jobs.
Session 1: Financial Markets and Participants
- Differences between cash and asset markets
- OTC and exchange traded
- Issuers, investors and intermediaries
- How are markets regulated?
Session 2: Foreign Exchange and Money Markets
- History of the foreign exchange market
- Spot and forward markets
- Understanding trading and terminology
- Money markets, their instruments and use
Session 3: Fixed Interest Markets
- What are bonds?
- How bonds are used
- Features of bonds
- Who's who in bond markets?
Session 4: Repo
- What is a repurchase agreement?
- Participants in the Repo market
- How Repo is used by banks
- Tri-party Repo
Session 5: Swaps
- The four major types of swap
- How are swaps used?
- Use of swaps to facilitate bond issuance
- The swaps market
Session 6: Equities
- What is equity?
- Types of equity
- How equity is issued
- Stock exchanges
Session 7: Derivatives
- Futures and their use
- What is an option?
- Basic terminology
- Derivatives markets
Course Review and Summary
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