| Category |
Derivatives |
| Description |
Swaps are extremely flexible and can be used for a wide variety of purposes. But because swaps are by definition an over-the-counter instrument, they are complex and often difficult to understand. This course provides participants with a good understanding of swaps, their characteristics, the different types of swaps that exist and how swap markets operate. |
| Content |
- Characteristics of swaps
- Development and size of swap markets
- Different types of swaps
- Interest rate swaps: Characteristics, market practice and use
- Currency swaps: Characteristics, market practice and use
- Credit default swaps: Characteristics, market practice and use
- Equity swaps: Characteristics, market practice and use
- Non-generic swaps (e.g., catastrophe swaps, inflation swaps): Characteristics, market practice and use
- Swaptions
- Pricing swaps
- Market standards for swaps
- Use of swaps in investment funds
- Risks associated with swaps
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| Audience |
up to 12 participants |
| Duration |
1
days |
