An Introduction to Financial Markets on Wall Street
Comprehensive guide to finance: equity, debt, FX, commodities, derivatives, investment bank, hedge fund, risk, jobs
Description
An Introduction to Financial Markets on Wall Street gives a comprehensive introduction of financial markets, financial institutions and products on Wall Street.
- Equity, bond, MBS, FX, commodities
- Investment bank, mutual fund, hedge fund, insurance company, pension fund.
- Financial derivatives (forward and future, option, interest rate swap, swaption, credit default swap, CMO, CDO)
- Investment risks (interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, counter-party risk)
- Financial crisis (a lot examples from the 2008 subprime crisis)
- Types of jobs on Wall Street (portfolio manager, trader, analyst, developer, operations and so on).
What are differences between this course and other online finance courses?
- Knowledgeable instructor (PhD from Stanford, worked at JP Morgan, Munich Re and a macro hedge fund)
- It uses the most updated financial and economic data and statistics from various sources including Fed, BLS, BEA, IMF, SIFMA, and US Department of Treasury.
- It is useful for all types of students. You can improve your financial knowledge needed for the personal financial planning. If you would like to seek a career in finance, this course gives your a complete training to land your dream job.
What You Will Learn!
- Understand the function of financial markets and financial institutions (investment banks, funds, insurance companies and so on).
- Learn most updated financial and economic data.
- Understand financial instruments (stock, bond, FX, MBS and commodities) and their derivatives (options, futures, interest rate swap, swaption, credit default swap, CMO and CDO).
- Learn financial instrument related risk (interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and counterparty risk). Learn 2008 financial crisis.
- Learn what is the difference between sell side and buy side. Learn different jobs on Wall Street and what skills are needed.
Who Should Attend!
- Anyone who is interested in finance.
- Anyone who wants to improve his or her financial knowledge.
- Anyone who have an interest to have a career in the financial industry.