Fixed Income Securities

Fixed Income Securities, available at $54.99, has an average rating of 4.05, with 38 lectures, based on 31 reviews, and has 151 subscribers.

You will learn about Basic and Advanced concepts of Fixed Income Security Analysis Detailed description of markets like the US Treasury Market, Mortgage Backed Securities, the Syndicated Loan Market and the Corporate Bond market Detailed concepts and mathematical illustrations on Bond Pricing, Yield Measures, Duration and Convexity, Spot Rates and Bootstrapping Rates, etc Real world examples along with description of past and current events in the Fixed Income markets This course is ideal for individuals who are Finance students, CFA Level 1, 2 and 3 students, Anyone who is keen to learn the Basics of Investing It is particularly useful for Finance students, CFA Level 1, 2 and 3 students, Anyone who is keen to learn the Basics of Investing.

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Summary

Title: Fixed Income Securities

Price: $54.99

Average Rating: 4.05

Number of Lectures: 38

Number of Published Lectures: 38

Number of Curriculum Items: 38

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 38

Original Price: $19.99

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What You Will Learn

Basic and Advanced concepts of Fixed Income Security Analysis

Detailed description of markets like the US Treasury Market, Mortgage Backed Securities, the Syndicated Loan Market and the Corporate Bond market

Detailed concepts and mathematical illustrations on Bond Pricing, Yield Measures, Duration and Convexity, Spot Rates and Bootstrapping Rates, etc

Real world examples along with description of past and current events in the Fixed Income markets

Who Should Attend

Finance students, CFA Level 1, 2 and 3 students, Anyone who is keen to learn the Basics of Investing

Target Audiences

Finance students, CFA Level 1, 2 and 3 students, Anyone who is keen to learn the Basics of Investing

This Fixed Income Securities course aims to educate the audience with a simple yet effective delivery of  basic and advanced concepts of Fixed Income Securities.

The Course is divided into the following 6 sections. 1) Key Features of Fixed Income Securities 2) Types of Issuers of Fixed Income Securities 3) Risks of Fixed Income Securities 4) Bond Pricing and Yield Measures 5) Measuring Interest Rate Risk and finally 6) The Structure of Interest Rates.

At the end of this course the audience will have an excellent understanding of these key concepts. Apart from introducing and explaining the concepts, the course delves into numerous real life examples, illustrates current events pertaining to the fixed income securities market to make it more relevant and intellectually appealing to the audience. Moreover, educating the audience to be an informed investor is our core objective. Even if you are a student, if you invest even a small amount in a Fixed Income ETF or bond as you concurrently study Fixed Income, you will have a much better view of practical applications of the theoretical knowledge gained. Hence, the course periodically also delves into various investment alternatives in the Fixed Income space. Enjoy investing while studying !

Illustrative questions that you will have found answers to at the end of the Course –

1. How large and liquid is the US Treasury market?

2. How does a US Treasury auction actually work? Where should I look for data on US Treasury Auctions?

3. Who are the foreign holders of US Treasuries? How much does China own?

4. What really happened in the US Treasury market in March 2020 and why?

5. How exactly is coupon interest calculated on TIPS?

6. Which Treasury ETF should I buy?

7. What are Collateralised Mortgage Obligations?

8. Why does an MBS sometimes fall in Price when interest rates fall? What is Negative Convexity?

9. How large is the Corporate Bond Market? and what are the most important current trends?

10. What are Leverages Loans and CLOs?

11. How does the loan syndication process exactly work?

12. When I buy a Bond, will i pay the Dirty Price or Clean Price?

13. How exactly is Macaulay Duration calculated?

14. How should I calculate Forward Rates?

.. and may more !

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Course

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Course including Table of Contents

Chapter 2: Key Features of Fixed Income Securities

Lecture 1: Key Features of Fixed Income Securities

Chapter 3: Types / Issuers of Fixed Income Securities

Lecture 1: Types / Issuers of Fixed Income Securities – An Introduction

Lecture 2: The US Treasury Market

Lecture 3: The US Treasury Market (September 2022 Update)

Lecture 4: Uniform Price Auction for US Treasuries

Lecture 5: The 10 Year US Treasury Note

Lecture 6: US Treasuries in March 2020

Lecture 7: Treasury Inflation Protection Securities

Lecture 8: UK Inflation Linked Gilts

Lecture 9: US Treasury ETFs

Lecture 10: Agency Bonds

Lecture 11: Municipal Bonds

Lecture 12: Mortgage Backed Securities

Lecture 13: The Corporate Bond Market

Lecture 14: The China Bond Market

Lecture 15: Syndicated Bank Loans

Chapter 4: Risks of Fixed Income Securities

Lecture 1: Risks of Fixed Income Securities

Chapter 5: Bond Pricing and Yield Measures

Lecture 1: Table of Contents and Housekeeping – Section on Bond Pricing and Yield Measures

Lecture 2: Pricing of Bonds

Lecture 3: Pricing of Bonds – Feb 2023 Update

Lecture 4: Dirty Price and Clean Price and Day Count Convention

Lecture 5: Pricing a Zero Coupon Bond

Lecture 6: Yield Measures

Lecture 7: Price Yield Relationship

Lecture 8: YTM and Re-investment Risk Relationship

Lecture 9: Bond Equivalent Yield

Lecture 10: Key Learnings

Chapter 6: Measuring Interest Rate Risk

Lecture 1: Full Valuation Approach

Lecture 2: Duration

Lecture 3: Effective Duration and Macaulay Duration

Lecture 4: Convexity

Lecture 5: Key Learnings

Chapter 7: The Structure of Interest Rates

Lecture 1: Introduction to Section and Benchmark Interest Rates and Risk Premium

Lecture 2: Yield Curve and Spot Rates

Lecture 3: Bootstrapping Spot Rates

Lecture 4: Forward Rates

Lecture 5: Key Learnings

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