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Financial Services eLearning Knowledge By Design Release 39: 2016 FINANCIAL MARKETS COURSES FX Forward Market - Calculating Swap/Forward Points Introduction to Derivatives & Cross Rates Derivatives - An Introduction Introduction to Financial Markets FX Forward Market - Uses of Outrights & FX Swaps Derivatives - Markets FX Forward Market - Short-Dated Outrights & FX Swaps Forwards & Futures - An Introduction Financial Markets - An Introduction FX Forward Market - Cross-Currency Borrowing & Investing Swaps - An Introduction Money Markets - An Introduction FX Forward Market - FX Swap Trading Options - An Introduction Foreign Exchange (FX) Market - An Introduction FX Forward Market - Non-Deliverable Forwards (NDFs) Bond Markets - An Introduction Foreign Exchange - Factors Influencing Exchange Rates Forwards & Futures Bond Markets - Issuing & Trading Scenario - Using FX Swaps & Outrights for Cash Flow Forwards & Futures - Pricing Futures Markets Equity Markets - An Introduction Management Forwards & Futures - Hedging (Part I) Equity Markets - Issuing Equities Forwards & Futures - Hedging (Part II) Business of Banking Equities - Trading Forwards & Futures - Trading Business of Investment Banking Dark Pools Money Market Futures Business of Retail Banking Algorithmic Trading Yield Curves High Frequency Trading (HFT) Understanding the Corporate Banking Business Building a Yield Curve Equity Program Trading Corporate Banking - An Introduction Futures - Building a Yield Curve (Even Periods) Equities - Research & Valuation Corporate Banking - Marketplace Futures - Building a Yield Curve (Actual Dates) Equities - Returns-Based Valuation Corporate Banking Products - An Introduction Equity Portfolio Management - Risk & Return Options Corporate Banking Relationship Management - An Equity Portfolio Management - Indices & Hedging Options - Introduction to Option Valuation Introduction Margin Options - Future Asset Prices & Volatility Corporate Banking Relationship Management in Practice US Equity Market Options - Replication, Risk Neutrality, & Black-Scholes (New) UK Equity Market Options - Beyond Black-Scholes Building Blocks European Equity Markets Options - Greeks (Part I) Interest Calculations Hong Kong Equity Market Options - Greeks (Part II) Time Value of Money Singapore Equity Market Options - Trading Strategies NPV & IRR Canadian Equity Market Options - Managing an Option Portfolio Japanese Equity Market Probability Interest Rate & FX Options Distributions & Hypothesis Testing Fixed Income Caps & Floors - An Introduction Estimating Volatility Bond Prices & Yields Caps & Floors - Pricing Correlation & Regression Analysis Duration & Convexity Caps & Floors - Chooser & Double-Strike Structures Calculus Fixed Income - Credit Risk Swaptions Indices, Exponents, Logs, & Geometric Series Eurobonds - An Introduction Callable Bonds Building Blocks in Excel Eurobonds - Issuing & Investing Bermudan Swaptions Excel Interactive - Logs Floating Rate Notes (FRNs) Interest Rate Volatility Excel Interactive - Measures of Central Tendency US Bond Market Options - Managing an Interest Rate Option Book Excel Interactive - Volatility UK Bond Market FX Option Trading European Bond Markets Excel Interactive - Normal Distribution Exotic Options Japanese Bond Market Excel Interactive - Skewness & Kurtosis Options - Exotic Options Canadian Bond Market Excel Interactive - Covariance & Correlation Options - Barrier Options Bond Strategies - Fundamentals Excel Interactive - Regression Analysis Options - Average Rate Options Money Markets Municipal Bonds (US) Options - Basket & Spread Options - An Introduction Interbank Market Municipal Bonds (US) - An Introduction Options - Basket Options - Evaluation & Evolution Municipal Bonds (US) - Types Interest Rates & Benchmarks Interest Rate & Currency Swap Fundamentals Municipal Bonds (US) - Investing Money Market Securities - An Introduction Swaps - Applications Municipal Bonds (US) - Primary & Secondary Markets Money Market Securities - Pricing Swaps - Applications for Corporates Repurchase Agreements (Repos) Fixed Income Analysis Swaps - Applications for Institutional Investors Money Market Funds Bond Futures Swaps - Pricing & Valuation (Part I) Bank Funding & Position Management Bond Futures Basis Swaps - Pricing & Valuation (Part II) Scenario - A Day in the Life of a Money Market Trader Basis Trading Swaps - Credit Exposure Foreign Exchange Zero-Coupon Bonds Swaps - Documentation & Settlement The Foreign Exchange Business High-Yield Debt Swaps - Book Management Bond Hedging with Options FX Spot Market - An Introduction Interest Rate & Currency Swap Structures Bond Hedging with Swaps FX Spot Market - Trading Swaps - Currency Swaps Relative Value Trading - An Introduction FX Forward Market - An Introduction Swaps - In-Arrears Swaps Relative Value Trading - Strategies & Risks Swaps - Constant Maturity Swaps Accounting Credit Risk Measurement Swaps - Forward, Amortizing, & Zero-Coupon Swaps Accounting - An Introduction Credit Risk Measurement - An Introduction Swaps - Asset Swaps - An Introduction Analysis of the Balance Sheet Credit Risk Measurement - PD & Risk Rating Swaps - Asset Swaps - Pricing Analysis of the Income Statement Credit Risk Measurement - EAD & LGD Swaps - Differential Swaps Analysis of the Cash Flow Statement Credit Risk Measurement - Capital Calculations Swaps - Overnight Indexed Swaps Understanding Financial Reports Credit Risk Measurement - Models Accounting Basics for Finance Professionals Equity Derivatives Credit Risk Customer Management Equity Derivatives - An Introduction Corporate Valuation Credit Risk Customer Management - An Introduction Equity Derivatives - Types Corporate Valuation - An Overview Credit Risk Customer Management - Credit Facilities Convertibles - An Introduction Corporate Valuation - Public Comparables Analysis Credit Risk Customer Management - Structuring Credit Convertibles - Introduction to Convertible Valuation Corporate Valuation - Acquisition Comparables Analysis Facilities Contingent Convertibles (CoCos) Corporate Valuation - Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis Credit Risk Customer Management - Covenants & Credit Warrants - An Introduction Corporate Valuation - Merger Consequences Analysis Decisions Warrants - Pricing Corporate Valuation - Leveraged Buyout (LBO) Analysis Equity Derivatives - Equity Index Swaps Credit Analysis Bank Treasury Management Credit Analysis - An Introduction Credit Derivatives Treasury - Dealing Room Organization & Practices Credit Analysis - Balance Sheet Analysis Credit Derivatives - An Introduction Treasury Management - The Treasury Department Credit Analysis - Income Statement Analysis Credit Derivatives - Single-Name CDS Treasury Management - The Finances of a Bank Credit Analysis - Cash Flow Analysis Credit Derivatives - CDS Indices Asset & Liability Management (ALM) - An Introduction Credit Analysis - Performance & Other Measures Credit Derivatives - CDS Valuation Asset & Liability Management (ALM) - Interest Rate Risk Credit Analysis - Forecasting Credit Derivatives - CDS Documentation & Settlement Asset & Liability Management (ALM) - Options, FTP, & Firm Credit Analysis - Other Factors Credit Derivatives - Variations Value Scenario - Performing a Credit Analysis Scenario - CDS Relative Value Trading Risk Management Credit Risk Mitigation Securitization Risk Management - An Introduction Credit Risk Mitigation - An Introduction Securitization - An Introduction Risk - Measurement & Management Credit Risk Mitigation - Collateralization Securitization - Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) Interest Rate Risk - Identification & Measurement Credit Risk Mitigation - Other Types of Mitigant Securitization - European Mortgage-Backed Securities Interest Rate Risk - Management Credit Risk Mitigation - Management & Realization Securitization - Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Market Risk - Identification & Measurement Securitization - Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) Market Risk - Management & Regulation Corporate Banking Products (Credit) Securitization - Credit Card ABS Liquidity Risk - Identification & Measurement Corporate Banking Products - Short-Term Finance (New) Securitization - CDOs - An Introduction Liquidity Risk - Management & Regulation Corporate Banking Products - Accounts Receivable Finance Securitization - CDOs - Structures & Ratings Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR) - An Introduction (New) Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR) - Measurement Corporate Banking Products - Term Finance (New) Structured Derivative Notes & Swaps Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR) - Management Range Accrual Structures Bank Lending Operational Risk - Identification & Measurement Syndicated Lending Inverse FRNs Operational Risk - Management & Regulation Capped & Collared FRNs Loan Trading Stress Testing - An Introduction Problem Loans Trigger Structures Risk Management for Senior Executives Power Reverse Dual Currency (PRDC) Notes Project Finance Target Redemption Notes (TARNs) Introduction to Credit Risk Project Finance - An Introduction CMS Option Structures Credit Risk - An Introduction Project Finance - Deal Structuring Credit Risk - Types Inflation-Linked Instruments Credit Risk - Measurement & Capital Requirements Trade Finance Inflation-Linked Instruments - An Introduction Credit Risk - Lessons from the Financial Crisis Trade Finance - An Introduction Inflation-Linked Instruments - Pricing Open Account Trading Credit Risk Management Corporate Finance Documentary Collections Credit Risk Management - An Introduction Letters of Credit - An Introduction Corporate
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