Instructor Led Product Controllers Training

Fundamentals of Derivatives Valuation and Pricing Understand the basic concepts of derivatives valuation and learn how to value some of the common financial derivatives. This intensive 1 day course is led by highly experienced industry practitioners. Our trainers are professional risk managers and consultants who are actively involved in risk management and finance. They can not only explain the latest thinking in changes and direction, but  more...

Intermediate Mathematics Understanding Stochastic Calculus Course Outline The use of Probability theory in financial modelling can be traced back to the work on Bachelier at the beginning of last century with advanced probabilistic methods being introduced for the first time by Black, Scholes and Merton in the seventies. The modern financial quantitative analysts make use of sophisticated mathematical concepts, such as martingales and stochastic  more...

Equity Derivatives Valuation and Management Course Outline Equity derivatives have been growing in importance over a number of years and are now well established in the financial marketplace. This seminar is for anyone who wishes to be able to price, use, manage or evaluate equity derivatives and exotic equity options. More than half of the seminar is devoted to practical small group sessions. Who The Course is For Anyone who wishes  more...

Risk Management and Modelling Course Outline This course develops a set of tools essential for the accurate management of the wide range of risks encountered in capital markets. Techniques are applied cumulatively in a sequence of workshops that include Value at Risk and its limitations, practical uses of Monte Carlo simulations and the Merton and Gaussian approaches for estimation of probabilities. Who The Course is For  more...

Asset Backed Securities Assessment and Management of Risk ... * 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 income (yield curve, forward rates,  more...

Advanced Mathematics Financial Tools and Applications ...he Course is For Quantitative analysts, risk managers, product controllers, financial engineers, researchers. Past participants have included: Chief investment officers, Asset Managers, Strategists, Private Banks, Relationship Managers. Prior Knowledge: Differential calculus, yield curves, duration, convexity, covariance matrix, Riemann integral, ODE (covered in Maths Refresher)  more...

Structured Products Design Pricing and Implementation Course Outline A comprehensive seminar on the design, use and pricing of structured products. This course explains how the products are constructed, hedged and applied in live situations. Practical workshops illustrate the details of product design and use. They provide participants with the confidence that stems from a solid understanding of the current frameworks for pricing and applying  more...

Correlation Trading and Risk Management Course Outline The programme aims to provide a sound understanding of the up-to-date practical realities of trading and risk managing correlation, especially equity and equity/ forex. The course will draw heavily from recent markets case studies, and the real practices used at large financial companies, highlighting the weaknesses and pitfalls where needed. During the Excel based workshops  more...