This is a one-day introductory course designed for individuals who are seeking an understanding of fixed income and related instruments.
Key learning outcomes include:
• Describe the government and corporate bond markets
• Identify major players in the fixed income market, compare between types of fixed income instruments
• Identify the role played by credit rating agencies, discuss the concept of time value of money and its application to bond pricing
• Compute the price of fixed income securities
• Examine the measures of sensitivity and interest rate risk, evaluate the concept of yield and the yield curve, define the concept of ‘spreads’
• Explain the process of securitization.
Part of the Fitch Group, Fitch Learning partners with clients to enhance knowledge, skills and conduct. Fitch Learning is a global leader in training with experience of delivering specialised technical training at all levels to the financial community. Fitch Learning partner with clients to elevate knowledge and skills and enhance conduct.
We work with 9 out of 10 of each of the largest Investment Banks, Asset Managers and Global Banks and through state-of-the-art training centres in London, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai, and our leading distance learning portals, we train more than 20,000 delegates each year.
