The primary objective of this practice-driven seminar is to enable participants to thoroughly deepen their knowledge of financial instruments, such as bonds, equities, repos, swaps, options and structured products and the international capital markets. Both technical and operational aspects as well as risk considerations and the impacts of regulation on day-to-day activities are covered.

Learning objectives:

•  Understand different valuation techniques.
•  Valuation of simple and complex debt instruments
• Valuation of quoted and unquoted equity investments
• Examine market prices, value drivers, and financial metrics (e.g., profitability, growth, P/B and P/E ratios), understanding their relationships to estimated fundamental value.

Key Topics:

•  Overview of the Financial Market
• Financial Mathematics
• Equity Markets: Indices, Dividends, Forwards, and Repo
• Measuring and managing fixed-income products, bonds, and futures on bonds
• Basics of option and forwards
•  Structured products
• Interest rate exposure management
• Hedging and Risk Management of