11 June 2018 @ London, United Kingdom
Describe the government and corporate bond markets, including issuance Identify the major players in the fixed income market Compare the similarities and differences between types of fixed income instruments Identify the role played by credit rating agencies Discuss the concept of time value of money and its application to bond pricing Compute the price of fixed income securities using the concepts of discounted cash flow techniques Examine the measures of sensitivity and interest rate risk Evaluate the concept of yield and the yield curve Define the concept of ‘spreads’ and why they are important in the bond market Explain the process of securitization and its uses Know the ‘hot issues’ and current developments in the global bond market place
