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A Course for Employees in the Financial Sector Who Need a Thorough Understanding of how FRAs, Swaps, Caps, Floors and Swaptions Work.


DUBLIN Dublin, city, Republic of Ireland
Dublin, Irish Baile Átha Cliath, county borough (1991 pop. 915,516), Leinster, capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the Liffey River.
, Ireland Ireland, Irish Eire (âr`ə) [to it are related the poetic Erin and perhaps the Latin Hibernia], island, 32,598 sq mi (84,429 sq km), second largest of the British Isles.  -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c27153) has announced the addition of Derivatives derivatives

In finance, contracts whose value is derived from another asset, which can include stocks, bonds, currencies, interest rates, commodities, and related indexes. Purchasers of derivatives are essentially wagering on the future performance of that asset.
 II - Self paced e-learning (Electronic-LEARNING) An umbrella term for providing computer instruction (courseware) online over the public Internet, private distance learning networks or inhouse via an intranet. See CBT.  course to their offering.

Course Description

--Defining and using FRAs

--Defining and using SWAPs

--Defining and using Caps and Floors

--Defining and using Swaptions

--Market convention

--Quoting conventions

--Hedging

--Speculation

--Pricing the instruments

--Practical exampes

Course Objective:

The objective of the course is to give you a thorough understanding of these financial instruments.

Through interactive e-learning you will learn how the instruments can be used for speculation and hedging.

You will also learn how they are quoted in the market and how to price the financial instruments.

After each topic you can pass an exam to make sure you have understood the material.

Course Prerequisites:

A basic knowledge of the derivatives market The derivatives markets are the financial markets for derivatives. The market can be divided into two, that for exchange traded derivatives and that for over-the-counter derivatives. , corresponding to the e-learning course "Derivatives 1", is required.

Course Level: Intermediate

The course is relevant for:

Employees in the financial sector who need a thorough understanding of how FRAs, Swaps, caps, floors and swaptions work and can be used in the market.

Language: English

Format: Distance Learning

Course sign-up:

2 months' access to the "Derivatives II" e-learning course. On reciept of your payment we will send you an e-mail with your personal username The name you use to identify yourself when logging into a computer system or online service. Both a username (user ID) and a password are required. In an Internet e-mail address, the username is the left part before the @ sign. For example, KARENB is the username in karenb@mycompany.  and password.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c27153.
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