Derivatives & Trading Training

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Available Courses:

Advanced Swaps
Counterparty Risk of OTC Derivatives
Equity Derivatives
Exotic Options
Fundamentals Of Pricing And Trading Options
Fundamentals Of Structured Products
Fundamentals Of Swaps
How the Financial Markets Work
Islamic Capital Markets
School Of Bonds & Fixed Income
School Of Derivatives
School Of International Capital Markets
The IFF School of Treasury Products
Understanding Commodity Markets & Commodity Trading

Advanced Swaps - More Details
State of the art strategies for pricing, hedging and trading generic and non-generic swaps
examine advanced aspects of non-generic and exotic swaps, focusing on their structures, pricing methodologies, risk management and product applications measure and manage risk within complex swaps and options portfolios get to grips with sophisticated trading applications of swaps discover why swaps are increasingly used within structured debt instruments understand the applications of interest rate swaps and options in financial engineering

Counterparty Risk of OTC Derivatives - More Details

Counterparty Risk of OTC Derivatives - Credit Enhancement & Collateral Management

Attend this highly practical two-day programme and you will learn:

Best practice techniques for pricing and hedging counterparty risk, illustrated with real world case studies and models
Bilateral and multilateral payment and closeout netting techniques
How to structure derivative transactions that actually reduce your exposure to counterparty risk
State-of-the-art approaches for collateralisation – in theory and in practice
Tools for dealing with “wrong way” counterparty risk
The latest strategies and techniques for reducing credit exposure
How to deal with the problems created by the credit risk of derivatives

….and many other critical topics.

Equity Derivatives - More Details

Understand how to price and structure equity derivatives and learn exactly how to use them in practice

Understand the role of equity derivatives and their advantages to the issuer, the investor and the investment bank

Gain hands on experience of varying the parameters of equity structured products to meet client needs

Understand the derivative hedging process and how it can go wrong

Explore the practical limits of derivative models and their reliability

Be able to guide clients to better solutions for their equity risk management requirements

Have a much better understanding of the front offices approach to pricing and trading these products

Exotic Options - More Details
Understand the intricacies and learn how to price, hedge and trade exotics to maximum advantage. This course looks at specific options and for each one covers:
The definition and pay-off function Specific examples where it has been used Pricing methods How to hedge What to do when the hedge fails Who would use such an option What are the potential benefits? What are the risks? Other issues: data collection, pricing, liquidity, obtaining volatilities and correlations etc.

Fundamentals Of Pricing And Trading Options - More Details
Get to grips with pricing and trading options
Pre-course foundation day provides definitions and jargon of the options markets Create trading strategies using options, spreads and combinations Exploit arbitrage opportunities using options Develop an intuitive approach to option pricing Profile interest rate and currency options Measure and forecast volatility

Fundamentals Of Structured Products - More Details
Come away with a new set of skills to design, construct and price interest rate, equity, FX, credit and commodity derivative structures
Master the practicalities of structuring and pricing a wide range of derivative products, including: Reverse Floaters, Embedded Swaps, Leveraged Swap Linked Notes, Extendible / Cancelable Swaps, Embedded FX Options, Re-denominateable Loans, Equity Swaps, Capital Guaranteed Bonds, Reverse Convertibles, Commodity Linked Structures, Path Dependent Options, Range Floaters, Ladders/ Cliquets, Turbo / Power Structures, Default Swaps, First To Default Baskets, Total Return Swaps Discover the costs and risks of producing structured financial products

Fundamentals Of Swaps - More Details
A comprehensive and practical guide to the mechanics of pricing and trading swaps
the development of the swaps market, its current size and key players main swap instruments including interest rate swaps, currency swaps and simple non-generic swaps uses and applications of swap products swap portfolio risk management capital requirements, documentation and regulatory issues

How the Financial Markets Work - More Details
A two-day, fully comprehensive course on the international capital markets and instruments
Gaining full insight into the origins of the capital markets, the key players and the role of the regulatory institutions Thorough grounding in the main financial products and how they are used, including: bonds, equities, futures and forwards, swaps and options Defining and exploring the key features and purposes of the financial markets, including fixed income markets, equity markets, money markets, foreign exchange market, swaps market, forwards and futures markets, options market and credit markets Unravelling the credit crunch: causes, consequences and the future

Islamic Capital Markets - More Details
Unravel the complexities and opportunities within this dynamic market
Unravel the complexities and opportunities within this dynamic market

School Of Bonds & Fixed Income - More Details
Gain up-to-the-minute skills and techniques for the effective pricing and profitable trading of bonds and other fixed income products
Master practical bonds pricing techniques Get to grips with bond mathematics Understand bond sensitivities to ensure effective investment and trading decisions Learn how futures, options and swaps can be used as hedging and trading technique in the bond market Get to grips with repos and reverses and learn how to price them Learn how to use strips to exploit arbitrage opportunities Use the term structure of interest rates to effectively price bonds and swaps Discover new insights into liability swaps, asset swaps and their relationship to the bond markets Understand the debt origination process

School Of Derivatives - More Details
Attend this intensive training course and equip yourself with a comprehensive understanding of:
DAY ONE Linear Derivatives: Forwards and Futures – Swaps Markets – Interest Rate and Currency Swaps: Structures, Pricing and Valuation DAY TWO Risk Management of Swaps – Equity Swaps – Counterparty Credit Risk Exposure – Non-linear Derivatives: Options DAY THREE Understanding Option Valuation – Option Risks – Interest Rate, Currency, Equity and Commodity Options – Hedging and Trading Using Options DAY FOUR Funding, Risk Management and Trading Applications of Interest Rate and Currency Derivatives – Equity Derivative Strategies – Credit Derivatives DAY FIVE Fixed Income Structures – Interest Rate Structures – Equity-linked Structures – FX-linked Applications – Commodity-linked Applications

School Of International Capital Markets - More Details
A five-day residential programme designed to optimise your skills and increase your effectiveness within all aspects of capital markets
Issuers & Investors, Commercial Banking, Role of Investment Banks, Understanding Core Market Principles, Research & Analysis, Getting to Grips with the Major Products Origination & Syndication, Primary & Secondary Trading, The Rationale for Structuring, FRN Issues, Fixed Rate Bond Issues, Recovery Rates The Mechanics of Bond Pricing, Understanding the Yield Curve, Credit Pricing, Understanding the Swaps Market, Using Swaps in Practice, Swap Market Quotations and Calculations, Trading & Structuring Swaps Getting to Grips with the Theory and Practice of Options, Asset & Liability Mgmt, Capital Market Arbitrage Techniques, A Practical Introduction to Credit Derivatives Understanding Securitisation, Compliance & Risk Management Issues, Capital Adequacy Implications, Getting to Grips with Hedge Funds, Venture Capital and Private Equity, Risk Management & Regulation

The IFF School of Treasury Products - More Details
A complete one-stop guide to the entire spectrum of treasury products and their applications
You will have the time you need to understand the wide array of financial products on offer and hands on experience of how they work in practice There will be a forecast simulation challenge running for the length of the programme – thus ensuring you can put theory into action immediately The unique residential nature allows us to cover a wide range of market focused case studies at a greater depth, level and understanding Steve McGann, your expert trainer, will be on hand throughout the week to offer his expertise, acting as your personal coach on a 1-to-1 basis outside of normal working hours of the course It will be tailored specifically to your needs. Case studies that are relevant to the industries and sectors YOU choose will be covered

Understanding Commodity Markets & Commodity Trading - More Details
With commodities being included as an alternative asset sector for many investors and fund managers, this highly intensive course aims to introduce delegates to the principles, characteristics and risks of many commodities and commodity markets.
With commodity markets reaching new highs and volatility increasing, this course aims to give an understanding to the major commodity markets and how to trade them. Over three intensive days you will learn: The characteristics and risks of the different commodity markets and how to capitalise on the different opportunities they present The rationale for investing and trading commodity products via the cash and futures market How to understand the benefits commodities offer as an alternative asset sector Practical trading strategies and techniques for the different commodity markets, including: Base metals Energy Softs Precious metals How to optimise your use of commodity derivatives as a robust trading and hedging tool