Bond Markets Around the World - Online

Introducing the City takes participants behind the elegant facades of the great financial institutions to reveal the City of London as a major center of global banking and finance. This module explores Bond Markets Around the World.

This course replicates the content from lesson 6 of the course Introducing the City - Online

This is an asynchronous eLearning course that can be accessed 24/7 from any internet enabled computer.


Newcomers to the securities industry, traders, salespeople, back office professionals, staff assistants, compliance staff, auditors and IT professionals.
Students will be able to:
  • Describe the pros and cons of government and corporate bonds
  • Discuss the significance of credit ratings
  • Explain how bond prices are affected by changes in interest rates
  • Identify various types of bonds and bond market terms
Bond Markets Around the World
  • Government bonds
  • Corporate bonds and the importance of credit ratings
  • Convertible bonds, warrants and floating rate notes
  • Relationship between bond prices and interest rates
  • International and Eurobond markets