Capital Markets

Course Type: Training Course

This course takes a broad view on Capital Markets and integrates leading and lagging economic indicators. Various financial products are analyzed to facilitate an awareness of market complexities and how those complexities meet client needs. Participants work in teams to see the integration and differentiation of various products in an investment portfolio.

Objectives

  • To develop a broad understanding of Capital Markets and their systemic nature

  • To learn how economic conditions affect equity and debts markets

  • To learn which financial products align with which markets and how they land in investment portfolios

Content

  • Overview of Capital Markets with a focus on equity and debt

  • Economic indicators and how they affect the markets

  • The Federal Reserve

  • Financial products overview from vanilla to exotic

  • Why derivatives exist and the difference between exchange-traded products and OTC