Introduction to Asset Backed Securities - Online

This introductory course guides students through the evolution of asset securitization, which results in new products for investors and expanded sources of funding and risk transfer opportunities for issuers. This module will provide you with an introduction to ABSs. It begins with a definition of the product and how it works. Then it looks at the evolution of the market, as well as the market's current and future prospects.

This course replicates the content from lesson 1 of Asset Backed Securities - Online

This is an asynchronous eLearning course that can be accessed 24/7 from any internet enabled computer. Subscription period for this course is 90 days.


Newcomers to the bond markets, institutional sales staff, sales and capital markets assistants.
Students will be able to:
  • Define asset-backed securities (ABSs).
  • List the advantages for issuers of and investors in ABSs.
  • Identify the different roles played by issuers, investors, and dealers in the ABS market.
  • Structure and Rating of Asset Backed Securities - Online
  • Major Sectors of the Asset Backed Securities Market - Online
  • Pricing and Trading of Asset Backed Securities - Online
  • The Future of the Asset Backed Securities Market - Online
  • Asset Securitization - Online
  • Introduction to Asset Backed Securities
    • Defining an asset-backed security
    • Evolution of the ABS market
    • Players in the ABS market
    • Comparing the ABS market to other fixed income markets
    Duration: 1 hour