Market Fundamentals
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Level: Beginner
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Duration: 6.4 hours
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Access: 1 Year
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This course describes the major financial markets and products, including equities (stocks), bonds, short-term (money market) instruments, foreign exchange (FX), and derivatives.
Course Features
#1 Shareable Certificate
Earn a certificate upon completion.
#2 100% Online Learning
Start straight away and learn at your own pace.
#3 Beginner Level
This course is suitable for anyone looking to learn about the major financial markets.
#4 Course Duration
Tutorial time of 6.4 hours.
#5 Accepted for CPE
Many of the tutorials in this course are accepted for CPE by some of the world's largest financial associations.
What You Will Learn
1. Financial Markets - An Introduction
- Topic 1: Financial Markets
- Topic 2: Funding Markets
- Topic 3: Transactional Markets
- Topic 4: Risk Management Markets
- Topic 5: Financial Market Participants
- Topic 6: Marketplace Characteristics
2. Money Markets - An Introduction
- Topic 1: What are Money Markets?
- Topic 2: Interbank Lending
- Topic 3: Repurchase Agreements (Repos)
- Topic 4: Federal Reserve Requirements & Fed Funds
- Topic 5: Treasury Bills
- Topic 6: Certificates of Deposit & Commercial Paper
- Topic 7: Other Key Money Market Products
- Topic 8: Risks in Money Markets
3. Foreign Exchange (FX) Markets - An Introduction
- Topic 1: Need for FX Market
- Topic 2: Overview of FX Market
- Topic 3: Uses of the FX Market
- Topic 4: World Currencies
- Topic 5: Exchange Rate Systems
- Topic 6: Currency Union/Areas
4. Bond Markets - An Introduction
- Topic 1: Overview
- Topic 2: Key Features of Bonds
- Topic 3: Yield
- Topic 4: Liquidity
- Topic 5: Bond Formats
- Topic 6: Settlement
- Topic 7: Issuers & Investors
5. Equity Markets - An Introduction
- Topic 1: Equity Markets
- Topic 2: Dividends
- Topic 3: Common Stock
- Topic 4: Preferred Stock & Other Equity Types
- Topic 5: Stock Exchanges
- Topic 6: Algorithmic Trading & HFT
- Topic 7: Orders
- Topic 8: Equity Metrics & Ratios
6. Derivatives - An Introduction
- Topic 1: Overview of Derivatives
- Topic 2: Types of Derivatives
- Topic 3: Swaps
- Topic 4: Uses of Derivatives
- Topic 5: Settlement
- Topic 6: Exchange-Traded & OTC Derivatives
- Topic 7: Clearing
7. Derivatives - Markets
- Topic 1: Marketplaces
- Topic 2: Financial & Nonfinancial Assets
- Topic 3: Derivatives Strategies
- Topic 4: Embedded Derivatives
- Topic 5: Linear & Nonlinear Products
Gain Industry Knowledge and a Certification
Access your learning wherever you are.
Test your knowledge throughout each tutorial with
regular review questions.
regular review questions.
End each tutorial with a short, graded test designed to enhance knowledge retention.
Gain a shareable professional certification.
Meet Your CPE Requirements
