- Derivatives
- financial markets
- futures
- hedge risks
- options
- swaps
Introduction to derivative markets
Fmi Online
Derivative contracts are a financial product that can be used to trade on stocks, futures and other assets and are often misunderstood product within the financial markets. The textbooks don’t do enough to equip you with practical knowledge of how these products work. Our Introduction To Derivatives Markets can help! It’ll teach everything from futures and forwards all down through swaps & options which is one way investors take advantage when betting on stocks or bonds going up/down
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What you’ll learn
Derivative contracts are a financial product that can be used to trade on stocks, futures and other assets and are often misunderstood product within the financial markets. The textbooks don’t do enough to equip you with practical knowledge of how these products work. Our Introduction To Derivatives Markets can help! It’ll teach everything from futures and forwards all down through swaps & options which is one way investors take advantage when betting on stocks or bonds going up/down.
Learning objectives
1. Describe the difference between physical, capital and derivative markets
2. Compare the contract specifications of futures, forwards, swaps and options
3. Choose the appropriate derivative contract for a range of speculative, hedging and arbitrage strategies
4. Interpret contract specifications from Bloomberg for a range of derivative contracts
Why take this course?
This course is the ideal solution for anyone who wants to work in finance but has little or no background on derivative markets. It provides a practical knowledge that will teach you how contracts work with regard to options, futures trading etc., which will help prepare yourself before taking Fmi’s Option or Swaps courses!
Course Content
This course is the perfect solution for anyone looking to work in finance but has little or no background on derivatives. An ideal course on market trends and contracts will allow you not only understand this complex subject matter, it’s also guaranteed that after taking our courses your knowledge of how these markets operate can elevate accordingly!
About Instructors
Noopur Agarwal
David Shuttleworth
Debbie Hearman
James Dixon
Reviews
"For those working in the investment banking industry, FMI offers a fantastic platform and a clear explanation of all the finance jargons."
Chinmayi Devisetty "Gratitude! I am in fact a lifelong learner and I had the opportunity to participated in many top notch development experiences. But none like this. I am amazed! Too bad I didn´t have an opportunity like this before. But never is too late. I wish that many fellows come by and learn how to improved their skills. Thank you FMI"
Duttaluru Sasikumar "FMI provides great platform for people working in investment banking sector it will help attaining optimum skills to enhance the learning and growth"
Deepak Taneja "it was an amazing experience the derivatives module was very much helpful. Terminologies were easy to understand made concepts clear"
Nitesh Singh "FMI provides excellent courses and other valuable resources for students and professionals looking to explore the world of finance. I learned about currencies, equity markets, and Microsoft Excel through FMI. I strongly recommend FMI for anyone looking to kickstart their career in finance."
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