Bonds Fixed Income Securities- Structure, Prices Markets

Bonds & Fixed Income Securities: Structure, Prices & Markets, available at $64.99, has an average rating of 4.56, with 26 lectures, 3 quizzes, based on 1946 reviews, and has 10108 subscribers.

You will learn about Understand the structure and mechanics of primary and secondary markets for fixed income securities. Explain the similarities and differences between bonds and loans and the valuation issues of each Describe the contract features of bonds, including day count conventions, risk, returns and yield calculation Appreciate the nature and pricing of fixed income instruments and the yield curves Summarize the characteristics of structured securities, including MBS, various ABS, and CDOs Describe the characteristics and types of fixed income securities and how they are issued and traded. Appreciate how interest rates impact the pricing of fixed income securities. Discuss the role of market makers and other intermediaries in the trading of fixed income securities. This course is ideal for individuals who are Analysts and associates in commercial, corporate and investment banking. or Relationship managers (0-5 years) in commercial, corporate and investment banking. It is particularly useful for Analysts and associates in commercial, corporate and investment banking. or Relationship managers (0-5 years) in commercial, corporate and investment banking.

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Summary

Title: Bonds & Fixed Income Securities: Structure, Prices & Markets

Price: $64.99

Average Rating: 4.56

Number of Lectures: 26

Number of Quizzes: 3

Number of Published Lectures: 25

Number of Curriculum Items: 29

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 25

Original Price: $39.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Understand the structure and mechanics of primary and secondary markets for fixed income securities.

Explain the similarities and differences between bonds and loans and the valuation issues of each

Describe the contract features of bonds, including day count conventions, risk, returns and yield calculation

Appreciate the nature and pricing of fixed income instruments and the yield curves

Summarize the characteristics of structured securities, including MBS, various ABS, and CDOs

Describe the characteristics and types of fixed income securities and how they are issued and traded.

Appreciate how interest rates impact the pricing of fixed income securities.

Discuss the role of market makers and other intermediaries in the trading of fixed income securities.

Who Should Attend

Analysts and associates in commercial, corporate and investment banking.

Relationship managers (0-5 years) in commercial, corporate and investment banking.

Target Audiences

Analysts and associates in commercial, corporate and investment banking.

Relationship managers (0-5 years) in commercial, corporate and investment banking.

This course will introduce you to the market for bonds and fixed income securities, provide you with a lot of details on the characteristics of fixed income securities in general, as well as discuss specific characteristics of specific sectors andproducts within the fixed income markets, including the players.  The program covers a wide variety of concepts relating to the analysis and validation of those bonds and fixed income securities. 

This course consists of 24 lectures classified within three sections: 

Introduction to Fixed Income Securities

Bond Contract Features and Investment Characteristics

Types of Fixed Income Securities

The following types of fixed income securities are introduced and discussed: 

Government Securities

US Treasury Securities

Corporate Fixed Income Securities

Convertible Securities

Structured Securities

Mortgage Backed Securities

Asset Backed Securities

Credit Card and Auto Loan Asset Backed Securities

Collateralized Debt Obligations

Agency Securities & Regional/Local Government Debt Securities

More about this course and Starweaver

This course is led by a seasoned capital markets industry practitioner and executive with many years of hands-on, in-the-trenches financial markets sales, trading and analysis work. It has been designed, produced and delivered by Starweaver. Starweaver is one of the most highly regarded, well-established training providers in the World, providing training courses to many of the leading financial institutions and technology companies, including:

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Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction to Fixed Income Securities and Markets

Lecture 1: Introduction to Fixed Income Securities and Markets

Lecture 2: The Primary Market: Issuing Bonds to Borrow Funds

Lecture 3: Similarity of Bonds to Loans & Bond Valuation Issues

Chapter 2: Bond Contact Features and Investment Characteristics

Lecture 1: Bond Contact Features

Lecture 2: Bond Coupons, Accrued Interest and Bond Pricing Conventions

Lecture 3: Day Count Conventions & Bond Retirement

Lecture 4: Types of Risk

Lecture 5: Sources of Return & Bond Yields

Lecture 6: Bond Yields, Yield to Maturity and Rate of Return

Lecture 7: Yield Curves

Chapter 3: Types of Fixed Income Securities

Lecture 1: Yield Curves & Government Securities

Lecture 2: Government Bonds & US Treasury Securities

Lecture 3: Corporate Fixed Income Securities

Lecture 4: Credit Risk of Corporate Securities & Trust Indentures

Lecture 5: Secured and Unsecured Bonds

Lecture 6: Convertible Securities

Lecture 7: Preferred Stocks & Introduction to Structured Securities

Lecture 8: Asset Securitization & Introduction to Mortgage Backed Securities

Lecture 9: Mortgage Backed Securities

Lecture 10: CMOs & Introduction to Asset Backed Securities

Lecture 11: Credit Card and Auto Loan Asset Backed Securities

Lecture 12: Collateralized Debt Obligations

Lecture 13: CDOs and Money Market Instruments

Lecture 14: Agency Securities & Regional/Local Government Debt Securities

Chapter 4: Closing Remarks

Lecture 1: Take-aways

Instructors

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Paul Siegel
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