Instructor Led Hedge Training - Training Resources

Exotic Risk for Senior Managers ...de by traders and financial engineers when they model and hedge exotic structures. This workshop will explore through practical real-life examples and PC-based exercises strategies and techniques for robustly managing these risks on a day to day basis. Presented by Simon Acomb. Who The Course is For * Trading floor managers * Risk managers * Traders, managers of trading  more...

Commodities and Commodity Derivatives ...of holding commodity baskets to diversify a portfolio and hedge against inflation. Delegates are entitled to a 30 discount on Professor Geman's book, "Commodities and Commodity Derivatives: Modelling and Pricing for Agriculturals, Metals and Energy". Who The Course is For * Commodity traders * Hedge fund managers * Investment bankers * Energy company risk managers * Insurance  more...

Property Derivatives ... derivatives, product control and model validation teams, hedge fund participants aiming at trading on the nascent real-estate derivatives markets, traders, research and policy departments. Prior Knowledge: * Basic knowledge of financial markets and instruments (bonds, swaps, caps, floors, options) in terms of mechanics and elementary pricing. * Basic knowledge of fixed income (yield  more...

Volatility Trading and Managing Risk Course Outline The course starts by providing an understanding of how to estimate volatility and the consequences of the various ways of describing volatile asset prices. This leads into sessions on the application of a range of standard volatility derivatives such as VIX futures and options and volatility swaps. The final part of the programme covers the treatment of volatility in the more  more...

Using Inflation Derivatives in Today s Market ...ents, their valuation and how they can be used to take or hedge inflation exposure alone or embedded in other structures. Traders, risk managers, fund managers, project finance and structured finance practitioners, accountants, auditors, consultants and anyone interested in the use and operation of index linked securities and their derivatives. More than half of the seminar is devoted to  more...

Asset Backed Securities Assessment and Management of Risk ... * Risk Managers * Portfolio Managers * Hedge Fund Managers * Structured Product Desks, Product Controllers and Researchers * Rating agencies involved with mortgage backed securities Prior Knowledge * Basic knowledge of financial markets and instruments (bonds, swaps, caps, floors, options) in terms of mechanics and elementary pricing. * Basic  more...

Asset Allocation and the Business Cycle Course Outline Understanding how economic fundamentals influence the returns from bonds and stocks in a changing global environment is essential in determining an optimal portfolio asset mix. This course looks at asset allocation in the context of both business cycle dynamics and structural changes in the world economy, including changing patterns of inflation/ deflation, shifts in productivity  more...

Convertible Bonds and Securities Course Outline This course explains in detail the broad range of convertible securities and associated applications and trading strategies. Participants will undertake a series of workshops to explain the key ideas including pricing convertible bonds, the incorporation of credit risk, calculating Greeks and simulating trading strategies. Exercises and pricing models are implemented using Excel  more...

Accounting for Derivatives in Practice ...ll cover the decision-making, documentation requirements, hedge effectiveness testing and accounting of a derivatives strategy during its whole life. All participants receive a copy of the "Accounting for Derivatives" book by Juan Ramirez. Who The Course is For * Financial managers * Treasurers * Derivatives accountants * Derivatives structurers and salespeople *  more...

Covered Bonds Credit Market Risk Workshop Europe Covered Bonds: Empower your credit judgment, improve your market knowledge and learn how Covered Bonds differ from RMBS and other bank issued instruments.  more...

Hedge Funds A Credit Perspective A two-day intensive workshop offering an in depth structured approach to the analysis of hedge funds and alternative investment strategies. The workshop takes a credit focus for bankers and analysts but is also appropriate for a wider audience who need to understand the key risk issues of the hedge fund industry.  more...

IFRS for Banks A Credit Perspective A one-day workshop for experienced analysts, focusing on the impact that the change to IFRS will have on the key performance indicators and analysis of Banks.  more...

Introduction to Bank Financial Statements A two-day workshop covering the basics of financial statement analysis for banks. Designed for analysts with limited accounting background and/ or new to the analysis of financial institutions. A preparation for the intermediate level seminars: Non-Bank Financial Institutions, Intensive Bank Analysis: Community & Regional Banks, Intensive Bank Analysis and Emerging Market Banks & Sovereigns.  more...

Prime Brokerage Intermediate-level course examining the requirements of a successful prime brokerage business and the key tax and legal issues in both principal ownership and agency ownership structures.  more...

Global Collateral Management Intermediate-level course covering business drivers, risk, regulatory capital, legal framework, margining strategies, and optimisation of collateral against securities loans and repos as well as both OTC and exchange-traded derivatives.  more...

Bond Financing (Repo) Introductory but challenging course providing a comprehensive overview of the bond lending and financing markets, with focus on the repo trader's perspective. Uses Personal Martini software for interactive trading exercise.  more...

International Securities Lending A two-day Introductory overview of the business covering the motivations and roles of market players, the main demand drivers, risk and return, counterparty selection, alternative lending options, and the current state of the market.  more...

Credit Derivatives and Hedge Funds This course is aimed at prime brokerage staff, hedge funds and fund of funds, institutional investors and others wishing to gain a thorough understanding of credit derivatives as they are used by hedge funds. The course will test knowledge on a continuous basis by use of realistic scenarios.  more...

Managing Hedge Fund Risk This 2-day course addressing a topic that gains importance with every passing year: how to measure and manage hedge fund risk. The much-debated issue of transparency will be illuminated, with case studies and exercises reinforcing the delegates' understanding of the main risk factors.  more...

Performance Measurement of Hedge Funds A two-day hands-on course designed to teach basic and advanced concepts of hedge fund performance and risk calculation and analysis. The course consists of interactive lectures with case studies, calculations, exercises and simulations.  more...

Hedge Fund Strategies This course examines in detail the principal hedge fund and proprietary trading strategies that drive the need for securities financing, combining an academic approach with real life illustrations from hedge fund managers themselves.  more...

Equity Finance and Structured Products Intensive overview of the international equity finance business covering the motivations and roles of market players, securities lending and repo, risk, prime brokerage, structured products, trading strategies, and electronic exchanges.  more...

Securities Operations Clearing & Settlement This course provides securities operations managers and their staff with a comprehensive and thorough survey of the changes to securities operations both from a regulatory angle, particularly MiFID and Basel II, and also from a survey of the way that the clearing and settlement part of operations is under going changes. Explains key processes and the roles of the different players, highlighting  more...

Valuation Techniques for Hedge Funds This two-day course teaches the skills and tools required to value companies, including quantitative methods of investment analysis, sources of risk and return, specials situations and strategic analysis. Financial modelling techniques using Excel will be explained, with ample exercises and opportunities to apply these skills in practice.  more...

Understanding Hedge Funds Interactive, intermediate-level course providing a thorough overview of hedge funds and the trading strategies they employ.  more...

Hedge Funds Workshop This workshop is designed to provide a fast track understanding of the nature of hedge funds, the structure of the industry and common investment strategies. No prior knowledge is assumed and all terms will be fully explained. This seminar is designed to give all delegates the opportunity to discuss each area thoroughly. Case studies will be used to promote group discussion.  more...