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Developing fundamental skills in derivative products and their practical financial applications.
This program offers a practical and simplified introduction to financial derivatives and their applications in the Saudi capital market. It explores key derivative instruments such as futures, options, and swap agreements, explaining how they work, how they are priced, and how they are used for hedging and risk management. The program also focuses on the practical use of derivatives to manage fluctuations in interest rates, currencies, and equity markets, supported by local and international examples that demonstrate how these tools are applied in different investment environments. Delivered through an interactive training approach, the program combines clear explanations, basic calculations, case studies, and simulation models, enabling participants to understand derivative contracts and confidently assess their risks.
Capital Market
Trading and Investment
Not Exist
Lecture
Case Studies +2
Lecture
Case Studies
Dialogue Teams
Exercises and assignments
Pre Assessment
Post Assessment
Employees in the financial sector at the entry level.
Fresh graduates joining brokerage, asset management, clearing, or trading departments.
This provides you with the opportunity to select the available times that suit you best for participation in our program. These times represent slots during which we are ready to welcome you and provide assistance and guidance.
Online Training
Definition of financial derivatives and their main types
Objectives of using derivatives: hedging, speculation, and arbitrage
Comparison between the spot market and the derivatives market
Risks associated with financial derivatives
Online Training
Concept of forward contracts
Trading in futures contracts
Clearing mechanism and daily settlement
Examples from the Saudi market
Online Training
Call and Put Options
Time Value and Intrinsic Value
Using options for hedging and risk management
A simplified option pricing model
Online Training
Derivatives traded on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul)
CMA regulations related to derivatives
Reading contract specifications
Workshop: A simplified hedging scenario using derivatives
A comprehensive understanding of financial derivatives and their role in risk management and hedging.
Familiarity with key derivative instruments: forwards, options, swaps, and futures.
Understanding how exchange-traded derivatives operate in the Saudi capital market and the requirements of the Capital Market Authority (CMA).
Grasping simplified pricing principles for derivatives and the components of financial contracts.
Reading contract specifications and understanding the risk elements associated with using derivatives.
