Using Inflation Derivatives In Today's Market

Using Inflation Derivatives In Today's Market

Course Outline:
The market for inflation derivatives and other index-linked products is growing rapidly. The programme covers the mechanics of the instruments, their valuation and how they can be used to take or hedge inflation exposure alone or embedded in other structures.

Traders, risk managers, fund managers, project finance and structured finance practitioners, accountants, auditors, consultants and anyone interested in the use and operation of index linked securities and their derivatives.More than half of the seminar is devoted to practical small group sessions. These intensive exercises include simulations using Microsoft Excel or other industry standard software. Participants will be able to take away worked examples including a number of Excel functions and macros.

Who the Course is for:
Traders, risk managers, fund managers, project finance and structured finance practitioners, accountants, auditors, consultants and anyone interested in the use and operation of index linked securities and their derivatives.

Prior Knowledge:
Basic understanding of bonds and interest rate derivatives, intermediate maths and Excel skills

Course Programme*
Day One
Introduction and Course Outline
The Building Blocks


The nature of inflation
Inflation and deflation drivers
Market participants
The mechanics of index linked bonds
Break-even inflation from bonds
The limitations of break-even inflation
Building an accurate inflation curve from bonds with B-Spines and regression

Workshop: Estimating the inflation term structure from bonds

Introduction to Inflation Derivatives


Inflation futures
Zero coupon inflation swaps
Revenue inflation swaps
Inflation swap mechanics and the market
Building an inflation curve from swaps
X11 seasonality adjustments for pricing derivatives
Relationship between the market for inflation linked bonds and inflation derivatives

Workshop: Zero coupon and revenue swaps with seasonality
Day Two
Inflation Derivatives in Use


Year on year inflation swaps
Why zero coupon and year on year inflation are different
Forward inflation and convexity corrections
Index linked asset swaps
Par and proceeds asset swaps with index linked bonds
Public project financing example (PFI structure)

Workshop: Using inflation swaps
Inflation Options and Related Products


Inflation caps and floors
Inflation volatility considerations
Inflation protection in retail products
Index linked guaranteed performance bonds
Examples of hybrid products with inflation protection

Workshop: Embedded inflation options

* Subject to change. Please contact the course provider for details.

This program is eligible for 16 Continuing Education credit hours from the CFA Institute. If you are a CFA Institute member, CE credit for your participation in this program will be automatically recorded in your CE Diary.