An Introduction to Financial Markets on Wall Street

An Introduction to Financial Markets on Wall Street, available at $34.99, has an average rating of 4.1, with 29 lectures, based on 27 reviews, and has 166 subscribers.

You will learn about Understand the function of financial markets and financial institutions (investment banks, funds, insurance companies and so on). Learn most updated financial and economic data. Understand financial instruments (stock, bond, FX, MBS and commodities) and their derivatives (options, futures, interest rate swap, swaption, credit default swap, CMO and CDO). Learn financial instrument related risk (interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and counterparty risk). Learn 2008 financial crisis. Learn what is the difference between sell side and buy side. Learn different jobs on Wall Street and what skills are needed. This course is ideal for individuals who are Anyone who is interested in finance. or Anyone who wants to improve his or her financial knowledge. or Anyone who have an interest to have a career in the financial industry. It is particularly useful for Anyone who is interested in finance. or Anyone who wants to improve his or her financial knowledge. or Anyone who have an interest to have a career in the financial industry.

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Summary

Title: An Introduction to Financial Markets on Wall Street

Price: $34.99

Average Rating: 4.1

Number of Lectures: 29

Number of Published Lectures: 29

Number of Curriculum Items: 29

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 29

Original Price: $24.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Understand the function of financial markets and financial institutions (investment banks, funds, insurance companies and so on).
Learn most updated financial and economic data.
Understand financial instruments (stock, bond, FX, MBS and commodities) and their derivatives (options, futures, interest rate swap, swaption, credit default swap, CMO and CDO).
Learn financial instrument related risk (interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and counterparty risk). Learn 2008 financial crisis.
Learn what is the difference between sell side and buy side. Learn different jobs on Wall Street and what skills are needed.

Who Should Attend

Anyone who is interested in finance.
Anyone who wants to improve his or her financial knowledge.
Anyone who have an interest to have a career in the financial industry.

Target Audiences

Anyone who is interested in finance.
Anyone who wants to improve his or her financial knowledge.
Anyone who have an interest to have a career in the financial industry.

An Introduction to Financial Markets on Wall Street gives a comprehensive introduction of financial markets, financial institutions and products on Wall Street.

Equity, bond, MBS, FX, commodities
Investment bank, mutual fund, hedge fund, insurance company, pension fund.�
Financial derivatives (forward and future, option, interest rate swap, swaption, credit default swap, CMO, CDO)
Investment risks (interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, counter-party risk)
Financial crisis (a lot examples from the 2008 subprime crisis)
Types of jobs on Wall Street (portfolio manager, trader, analyst, developer, operations and so on).

What are differences between this course and other online finance courses?�

Knowledgeable instructor (PhD from Stanford, worked at JP Morgan, Munich Re and a macro hedge fund)
It uses the most updated financial and economic data and statistics from various sources including Fed, BLS, BEA, IMF, SIFMA, and US Department of Treasury.
It is useful for all types of students. You can improve your financial knowledge needed for the personal financial planning. If you would like to seek a career in finance, this course gives your a complete training to land your dream job.�

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: About this course and the instructor

Chapter 2: An overview of the financial system

Lecture 1: Function of financial markets

Lecture 2: Structure of financial markets and stock markets

Lecture 3: Debt markets

Lecture 4: Foreign exchange markets

Lecture 5: Financial intermediaries

Lecture 6: Regulations of the financial sytem

Chapter 3: Financial institutions

Lecture 1: Why do we need financial institutions

Lecture 2: Banks

Lecture 3: Insurance companies

Lecture 4: Pension funds

Lecture 5: Mutual funds

Lecture 6: Investment banks

Lecture 7: Hedge funds

Chapter 4: Financial product I (Stock, Forex and Commodities)

Lecture 1: Stock

Lecture 2: FX and commodities

Lecture 3: Financial derivatives – forward and future contracts

Lecture 4: Financial derivatives – options 1

Lecture 5: Financial derivatives – options 2

Chapter 5: Financial Product II (Fixed Income Securities)

Lecture 1: Overview of fixed income products

Lecture 2: Bond

Lecture 3: Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS)

Lecture 4: Asset Backed Securities (ABS)

Lecture 5: Fixed income derivatives – bond futures and bond options

Lecture 6: Fixed income derivatives – interest rate swap and swaption

Lecture 7: Fixed income derivatives – credit default swap (CDS), CMOs and CDOs

Chapter 6: Types of jobs on Wall Street

Lecture 1: Overview of employment in financial services

Lecture 2: Organization and structure of banking and financial services

Lecture 3: Jobs on Wall Street

Instructors

Ying Chen
Wall Street Quantitative Analyst with 10+ Years experience

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1 stars: 2 votes
2 stars: 2 votes
3 stars: 8 votes
4 stars: 4 votes
5 stars: 11 votes

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