What you'll get
  • 3+ Hours
  • 1 Courses
  • Course Completion Certificates
  • Self-paced Courses
  • Technical Support
  • Case Studies

Synopsis

  • Fundamentals of fixed income securities and bond markets
  • Bond pricing, valuation, and cash flow analysis
  • Term structure, yield curves, and interest rate concepts
  • Duration, convexity, and hedging strategies
  • Yield calculations, spreads, and price sensitivity
  • Corporate debt, agency debt, and money market instruments
  • Practical bond trading and curve trading techniques

Content

Courses No. of Hours Certificates Details
Fixed Income Securities3h 27m✔View Curriculum

Description

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to fixed income securities, focusing on the valuation, analysis, and trading of bonds and related instruments. You will learn essential concepts such as bond pricing, bond mathematics, and the term structure of interest rates, as well as practical techniques for trading and hedging using duration and convexity.

The course covers the features of fixed-income instruments, bond indentures, credit enhancements, cash flows, and classifications, including corporate and agency debt. You will gain hands-on experience calculating bond prices, yield to maturity, yield to call, spreads, and price-sensitivity measures such as duration, modified duration, and convexity. The training also explores yield curve trading, forward rates, accrued interest, matrix pricing, and money market instruments such as certificates of deposit.

Requirements

  • Basic knowledge of finance, accounting, or economics

  • Understanding of interest rates and financial instruments

  • Familiarity with bond and stock markets is helpful

  • Analytical and numerical skills for financial calculations.

Target Audience

  • Finance and commerce students

  • Aspiring investment analysts and portfolio managers

  • Banking and finance professionals

  • Individuals interested in bond markets and fixed income trading

  • Professionals seeking practical skills in bond valuation and interest rate analysis.