Swaps - Online

Swap transactions which involve exchange of one set of cash flows for another, represent one of the cornerstones of derivatives trading. Since its inception, the swaps market has experienced phenomenal growth (over US$ 3 trillion in size today). Financial institutions and corporate treasuries are increasingly employing swaps. As financial institutions and corporate treasuries increasingly employ swaps and the market experiences further growth in size and number, a professional guide to understanding swaps is essential for the various participants. This is an excellent product for anyone from management, trainee traders, back office support, accountants or corporate treasurers seeking to use swaps in asset management. It will help those with an interest in swaps to understand the variety and complexity of today’s market.

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

Available TodayOnlineUSD$150
Instructional Method:
Self-Study
Level: Basic
CPE Credits: 14

Traders, sales professionals, back office professionals, financial analysts, cash/money managers, auditors, compliance professionals, financial and bank officers, accountants and regulators.
Students will be able to:
  • Identify The mechanism of a generic swap and the concepts and terminologies used in swaps
  • Interpret Different types of swaps and the motivation behind employing them
  • Understand The variants in the basic structure of swaps and their pricing and valuation concepts
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    • Swaps – Fundamentals
    • Objectives
    • What are swaps?
    • Elements of a swap
    • Participation by Financial Intermediaries
    • Types of Swaps
    • Pricing and Valuation Concepts
    • Risks associated with swaps
    • Documentation

    Interest Rate Swaps

    • Objectives
    • What is an Interest Rate Swap?
    • Basic Transaction
    • Plain vanilla Interest Rate Swaps
    • Interpreting swap quotes
    • Pricing and Valuation of Interest rate swaps

    Currency Swaps

    • Objectives
    • Introduction to currency swaps
    • Mechanism of a Currency swap
    • Pricing and Valuation of Currency swap
    • Currency Vs. Foreign exchange swaps

    Commodity Swaps

    • Objectives
    • What is a commodity swap?
    • Plain vanilla commodity swaps
    • Pricing commodity swaps
    • Commodity swaps Vs. Futures contracts
    • Credit risk in commodity swaps

    Equity Swaps

    • Objectives
    • Introduction
    • A Plain Vanilla Equity Swap
    • A Single Currency Equity Swap with a fixed notional principal
    • Cross-currency Equity Swaps
    • What do Equity Swaps do?
    • Variations in the basic structure

    Interest Rate Swap Variants

    • Objectives
    • Introduction
    • Asset swaps
    • Zero-coupon swaps
    • Basis swaps
    • Deferred swaps
    • Delayed- rate-setting and Rate-Capped Swaps
    • Amortizing Swaps
    • Draw down Swaps
    • Other variants

    Swaptions

    • Objectives
    • Introduction
    • Swaption Variants
    • Pricing Swaptions
    • Uses of Swaptions

    JOB AIDS

    • Measurement Tools
    • Disclosures
    • Regulations
    • Global Best Practices
    • Benchmarking Data

    Calculators

    • Amortizing swaps
    • Commodity swaps
    • Currency swaps
    • Drawdown swaps
    • Forward swaps
    • Pricing Interest rate swaps
    • Daycount calculator
    • Currency Swaps Valuation Calculator
    • Swaptions

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