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Course Outline
The Global Capital Markets
- Definition of financial markets
- Historical evolution of the contemporary global financial system
- Influence and function of financial media
- Architecture of primary capital markets:
- Exchanges, clearinghouses, and regulatory bodies
- Contemporary trends in global investment flows
- Classification of stock exchange operational models
- The function of stock exchanges within modern market structures
- Overview of major exchanges in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia
Financial Markets Regulation:
- Capital adequacy standards
- Basel I framework
- Basel II framework
- Basel III requirements and associated implications
- Origins of new product development initiatives
The Different Asset Classes and Their Markets
- Current trading instruments on stock exchanges
- Equities: Common and preferred shares
- Bonds: Corporate and government obligations
- Bond structures: Fixed-rate, floating-rate, zero-coupon instruments, and the yield curve
- Money market instruments
- Foreign exchange markets
- Determinants of investor acquisition and disposition decisions
- Income generation versus capital appreciation
- Interdependencies among various asset classes
- Interconnection between exchange-traded and over-the-counter (OTC) markets
Short Term Money Market
- Certificates of deposit
- U.S. Treasury bills
- Commercial paper
- Trade paper and banker’s acceptances
- Industry conventions and operational practices
- Key market participants
The Different Types of Stock Exchange investor
- Direct investors
- Fund management entities
- Hedge fund operations
- Direct stock exchange participants
- Investment banks, brokers, hedge funds, and prime brokerage services
- Internal market dynamics: Buy-side versus sell-side interactions
The Role of the Stock Exchange
- Venues for product trading
- Significance of the over-the-counter (OTC) marketplace
- Historical progression of stock exchanges
- Premier stock exchanges in current market environments
- Structural differences among U.S., European, and Asian markets
- Asset classes traded across global stock exchanges
- Primary and secondary market distinctions
- Key exchanges: New York, Euronext, London, Shanghai, and Hong Kong
- Value proposition of listed companies to investors
- Leveraging exchanges for liquidity aggregation and capital formation
- Capital raising methodologies
- Initial public offerings and alternative listing mechanisms
Clearing & Settlement
- Settlement mechanics and associated risks
- Operational conventions across major global markets
- Equities, bonds, and derivative settlements
- Derivatives clearing procedures
- The function of the Central Counterparty (CCP)
- CCP services rendered to stock exchanges
- Margin requirements and management
- Security trade settlement workflows
- Pre-settlement activities
- Final settlement execution
- Operational challenges: unmatched trades, delayed settlements, and failed deliveries
- Exchange-imposed settlement standards
- The trade lifecycle: integration from execution to final settlement
- Role of International Central Securities Depositories (ICSDs) and Central Securities Depositories (CSDs): LCH.Clearnet, Euroclear, Crest, Clearstream International, and the Depository Trust Company (DTC)
Custody
- Functions of custodians in securities markets
- Settlement assurance and asset safeguarding
- Income distribution management and corporate action processing
- Cash management and transaction financing
- Supplementary value-added services
- Accounting and reporting functions
- Securities lending and collateral administration
- Trustee responsibilities
- Asset valuation reporting
Alternative Investments
- Definition and scope of alternative investments
- Structured products: Risk profiles and return potential
- Hedge funds: Risk exposure and control frameworks
- Venture capital: Valuation methodologies, risk assessment, and governance
- Private equity and angel investing
- Utilization of derivatives in asset management strategies
- Differentiation between OTC and exchange-traded derivatives (ETD)
- Derivative instruments employed in portfolio management
- Futures contracts
- Options contracts
- Risk mitigation and control measures for derivatives, including documentation, valuation accuracy, and reporting compliance
The Management of Quoted Equity Investment
- Risks inherent in securities acquisition
- Risks associated with ongoing securities management
- Risk factors related to corporate actions
- Pricing methodologies for quoted equities
- Primary sources of market risk
- Standard controls within equity investment operations
- Risks specific to international equity markets
The Management of Quoted Fixed Income Investment
- Risks involved in acquiring and divesting fixed income securities
- Application of credit ratings and associated risk implications
- Pricing risks for fixed income instruments
- Risk management and controls in corporate fixed income processing
- Risks specific to government securities
- Sovereign credit ratings
- Valuation standards for government securities
- Risk protocols and controls within sovereign bond processing
The Market and Credit Risks of investing in Global Market
- Market risk factors
- Value at Risk (VAR) methodologies
- Market risk modeling techniques
- Credit risk components
- Measurement of credit risk exposure
- Global market risk dynamics
- Money market risk factors
- Risks associated with over-the-counter (OTC) transactions
- Exchange-specific risks
14 Hours
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