This Introduction to Financial Markets course provides a gentle overview of financial markets for participants who are new to the industry. The course will cover the different types of capital markets and the products traded in each.
The key players in these markets will be introduced, as well as their motivations for investing and the approaches to risk that they might take.
As well as this, the course covers the different trading systems and how prices are driven on these platforms.
Suitability
This course is for individuals new to investment banking and the financial markets.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course participants should understand:
- The role of capital markets
- The needs and drivers of market participants and investors
- The key characteristics of trading systems
Course Content
- Overview of capital markets
- Money markets
- Debt and equity market
- Key characteristics of capital markets
- Market participants
- Buy-side investor
- Risk appetite and time horizon
- Trading systems
- Trade flow evolution
- Quote-driven markets
- Order-driven markets
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