Creating and Executing Linear and Structured Trades for Market Hedges

In this course, participants will learn the process of pricing and structuring an appropriate rates product for a customer, including trading it with the client and then hedging the risk in the market and in the inter-dealer market.

Linear and non-linear products will be included in user case studies.

Suitability

This course is for graduate entrants with some experience of the front office, wishing to progress to trading, structuring , or advisory roles. A sound understanding of rates and derivatives (e.g. FRAs, futures and swaps) is required.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course participants will be able to:rn

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  • Prescribe appropriate hedges for specific user case studies

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  • Know how to hedge options

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  • Understand types of interest rate option – and apply them to use cases

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  • Define caps and floors, illustrate the cash flows and apply them to use cases

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  • Define Swaptions and illustrate their cash flows and apply them to use cases

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  • Consider the issues in market hedging or placement to take account of liquidity, complexity, and size

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  • Explain the role and importance of best execution

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  • Understand interbank market interaction, direct and through intermediaries

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  • Understand the varied execution venues and methodologies

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  • Understand short term interest rate hedging instruments

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  • Evaluate swaps as hedging instruments

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  • Understand option pricing to include the following:rn
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    • Intrinsic and time value, moneyness

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    • Volatility and skew

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    • The Greeks

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Course Content

FRAs and Futuresrn

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  • FRA structure and pay-out

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  • Interest Rate Future terms

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  • FRA and Future hedging uses

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rnInterest Rate Swapsrn

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  • Fixed/ float swaps cash flow and terms

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  • Hedging risk with interest rate swaps

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  • User Case Illustrations

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rnInterest Rate Optionsrn

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  • Options definition and overview

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rnCaps and Floorsrn

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  • Definitions

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  • P&L Diagrams

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  • Characteristics

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  • User Cases

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rnSwaptionsrn

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  • Definitions

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  • Cash flow illustrations

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  • User cases

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  • Exercise types

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rnHedging Case Studiesrn

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  • Group exercises

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  • User case hedge choice and design

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  • Restructuring and adjusting hedges with market or sentiment moves

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rnOption Pricingrn

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  • Intrinsic and time value

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  • Volatility

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  • Volatility skew

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  • The SABR model

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rnOption Hedgingrn

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  • The Greeks

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  • Delta hedging

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rnMarket Placementrn

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  • OTC VS exchange

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  • Market placement

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  • Best execution

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  • Interbank markets

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