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Capital Markets: An Introduction

Method: Instructor-led training
Time:  8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Instructor: Glenn Picou
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This course provides an overview of the structure, organization and functioning of the capital markets, and the role of key participants in the marketplace. Emphasis is on the various types of equity and fixed income instruments, how they are quoted and traded, and their relationship to other segments of the markets such as derivative products. Distinctions are made among regulated exchanges and their regulators, electronic markets and over-the-counter trading. 

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify and describe key features of equity and bond instruments
  • Describe the roles of investors, borrowers, and financial intermediaries
  • Understand and utilize the language and terminology of the financial markets
  • Explain the difference between primary and secondary markets
  • Summarize the regulatory environment of the capital markets

Who should attend:

  • Professionals who have limited experience or training in financial instruments and market
  • Staff in areas such as audit, finance, systems, compliance, operations, research, compliance, marketing, etc., who work with or have responsibility for supporting financial services businesses

Capital Markets: An Introduction - Course Agenda

8:30am – 9:00am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00am – 10:15am

Session 1

  • Current Capital Market Environment 
  • Financial Regulatory Reform 
  • Market Taxonomy and Participants 
  • Convergence of Exchange and Over-the-Counter Trading

10:15am – 10:30am

Break

10:30am – 12:00pm

Session 2

  • Listed Stock and Private Equity
  • Brief Primer on Time Value of Money
  • Stock Valuation
  • Mutual Funds and Hedge Funds
  • The Fixed Income Market
  • Yield-to-Maturity and Price

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch

1:00pm – 2:30pm

Session 3

  • U.S. Treasury Bond Market
  • The Yield Curve
  • Corporate Bonds and the Rating Agencies
  • Bank Debt
  • Municipal Bonds

2:30pm – 2:45pm

Break

2:45pm – 4:30pm

Session 4

  • Mortgage Backed Securities
  • Mortgage Market Reform
  • Derivative Product Markets and Trading
  • Futures and Options Contracts
  • Over-the-Counter Swap Market Reform

4:30pm – 5:00pm

Q & A and Wrap-Up
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Programs consist of access to private online groups. In-person classroom training features presentations, real-life case studies, exercises, and lively discussions.

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Receive a 10% discount when three or more employees register for the same course at the same time. Groups of ten or more receive a 15% discount.

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