Introduction to Derivatives
Course
In London
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
London
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Class hours
16h
Suitable for: Professional, Students
Facilities
Location
Start date
Start date
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Subjects
- Derivatives
Course programme
Course review:
The Objective of this course is to provide a detail overview of the various financial products that are used in Financial Markets and also to educate individuals with the various aspects of these products, such as why they are used? how do they look in accounting systems, how are they traded etc.
Syllabus
Day 1
- What are derivatives?
- Why derivatives are used in organisation
- Derivatives markets
- What are exchage traded derivatives
- What are over the counter derivatives
Day 2
- What are interest rate swaps
- Structure of an interest rate swap
- Fixed and floating interest rates
- What is a forward transaction?
- Structure of a forward rate transaction
Day 3
- What is an exchange?
- Financial products traded in an exchange
- What is a future?
- Structure of a future
- What is an option?
- Structure of an option
Day 4
- How are trades entered in a financial system?
- How do they look in financial reports
- How are the prices of derivatives determined?
- Recent market practices in derivatives
- Question time
Introduction to Derivatives