- Mastering the concepts of operation and organization of the main capital markets
- Knowing the characteristics, strengths and risks of the main financial instruments
Objectives :
Program :
- 1/ THE EQUITY MARKET
- Main equity markets: organisational and operational rules
- The main actors and their role
- Methods of evaluating actions
- The main management strategies
- 2/ THE BOND MARKET
- Main bond markets: organisational and operational rules
- The characteristics of bonds
- Bond market risks
- 3/ THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET
- Organisation and functioning of the foreign exchange market
- The main players in the foreign exchange market
- Hedging strategies on the foreign exchange market (forward exchange, swaps and options)
- 4/ THE DERIVATIVES MARKET
- Main markets and operating methods
- Characteristics of derivative financial instruments (financial contracts, swaps, options, etc.)
- Hedging and leverage: the benefits of using derivatives
- Risks related to derivatives
- EMIR settlement obligations: clearing with a central counterparty, prompt confirmation of transactions, portfolio reconciliation, dispute settlement, portfolio compression, contract valuation, collateral exchange and reporting to central repositories
- 5/ MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS TEST OF KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT