Fixed Income Securities - Online

This broad and practical perspective of diverse short-term and long-term fixed income instruments is invaluable for professionals in the fixed income arena. This curriculum provides a solid introduction to credit risk, bond-rating systems, bond trading terminology, techniques and strategies, yield curve and the factors that affect it, and the role of the Federal Reserve System and its impact on bonds. It covers the corporate, municipal, and government bond markets, focusing on the concepts, functions, and operations of these markets.

Please note that this is a curriculum of individual course modules. You will need to pass each module exam in order to qualify for a certificate of completion.

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

Available TodayOnlineUSD$160
Instructional Method:
Self-Study
Level: Basic

CPE CREDITS
3
Sales personnel, junior research analysts, operations and systems staff, new entrants to fixed income markets.
Students will be able to:
  • Define a bond
  • Recognize the purpose of bonds
  • Identify the physical characteristics of bonds
  • Identify the major types of bonds
  • Identify the different types of capital and money market securities
  • Interpret price quotes for fixed income securities
  • Recognize the bond underwriting process
  • Calculate the price of a bond
  • Explain the various risks associated with bond investments
  • Depict interest rate risk in terms of duration and convexity
  • Explain how the U.S. Federal Reserve controls short-term interest rates
  • Differentiate between calls and puts embedded in bonds
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  • Fixed Income Markets - Online
  • Asset Backed Securities - Online
  • Bond Valuation - Online
    • Bonds and Their Features
    Topics covered include:
    • Defining a bond
    • Bond terminology
    • Interest Rates and Bond Price
    • Pricing bonds
    • Bond Yields
    • Bond Price Factors
    • Physical characteristics of bonds
    Duration: 1 hour

    The Fixed Income Marketplace
    Topics covered include:
    • Treasury Bonds
    • Treasury Notes
    • STRIPS
    • TIPS
    • Municipal Bonds
    • Corporate Bonds
    • Money Market Securities
    • Treasury Bills
    • Bond Equivalent Yields
    • T-Bill auctions
    • T-Bill Quotes
    Duration; 1 hour

    The Fixed Income Regulatory Environment
    Topics covered include:
    • The Federal Reserve System
    • Implementing FED policies
    • Bond Risks
    Duration: 1 hour

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