Course Outline

Global Financial Markets
Market Fundamentals
Background and development
Defining our terms- capital market inter-relationships
Money Markets
Equity
MTF/ FX
Bonds/ Derivatives

Market Participants
Range of Banks: central, clearing, investment
Brokers: voice vs ECN
Fund Managers: Pension Funds, Mutuals, Hedge Funds
Information Vendors: Reuters, Bloomberg, Telerate
Exchanges: CME, CBOT, Euronext Liffe, EUREX

Fixed Income Markets
Role of the issuer, investor, intermediary
Domestic Vs Eurobonds, Government vs Corporate Bonds
High yield debt, Fixed rate bonds, and FRNS
Rating Agencies

Equity Markets
Common stock vs Preferred stock
The London stock Exchange
Primary vs Secondary Markets
Equity indices - FTSE, S&P, NASDAQ, STOXX

Derivatives Overview
Definition and key features of:
Futures, Options, and Swaps
Exchange Traded Vc OTC
Practical uses and applications

Course Objectives

This is a highly participative 1 day programme designed for those who are new to the world of banking and international finance.

Further Details

This is a higly participative 1 day programme designed for those who are new to the world of banking and international finance, but who do not necessarily have a financial background.

We will look at the market participants - the buy-side and the sell-side, and explore the various financial instruments and discuss their uses and practical applications.

All terminology will be fully explained, and new financial markets initiatives explored.