Hedge Fund - Training Resources

Commodities and Commodity Derivatives Course Outline The current explosion of activity in commodity markets - expressed by the amount of capital flowing into this asset class and the remarkable growth of hybrids, structured notes and commodities indexes - makes this course essential for all those needing a thorough and detailed understanding of both spot and derivative transactions. The programme will cover fundamental issues such  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...

Mortgage-Backed Securities Assessment Management of Risk ...rse is for * 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 knowledge of fixed  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...