Program Brief

The Introduction to Bond Market Qualification (IBMQ) is an introductory level programme intended for anyone seeking a sound foundation in the analysis of fixed income securities. The syllabus offers an overview of fixed income market products and participants and explains the key features of fixed income securities including government bonds, corporate bonds and many more. In addition, it provides candidates with the basic quantitative tools they will need to begin analyzing fixed income securities.

Program Topic
  • Trading and Investment
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Program Goals

At the end of the training program, the participant should be able to:

  • Acquire a sound understanding of the risk and return characteristics of fixed-income securities, including sovereign bonds, investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds, inflation-linked bonds, securitisations, and covered bonds
  • Learn how to use and interpret market-standard measures of interest rate risk and credit spreads, as well as how to apply these measures to construct and evaluate trades that express views about the level of interest rates, the shape of the yield
  • Learn how inflation-linked bonds protect investors from inflation risk and provide opportunities for trading views on expected inflation, and how securitisations and covered bonds expand opportunities for investors while diversifying financing source
  • Learn how bonds are issued and traded, and how regulatory changes and technological development are transforming fixed-income markets
Program Agenda
Module 1: Bonds
  • 1 Fixed Income Markets

    • 2 Fundamental Features of Bonds

      • 3 Bond Types and Market Sectors

        Module 2: Analyzing Bonds
        • 1 Bond Price Quotation and Accrued Interest

          • 2 Calculating Accrued Interest

            • 3 Bond Price and Yield

              • 4 Calculating Yield to Maturity

                Module 3: Government Bonds and the Yield Curve
                • 1 The Yield Curve

                  • 2 Monetary Policy and the Yield Curve

                    • 3 Interest Rate Risk

                      • 4 Trading the Yield Curve

                        Module 4: Corporate Bonds
                        • 1 Credit Risk in Corporate Bonds

                          • 2 Credit Ratings and Credit Spreads

                            • 3 Securitization

                              • 4 Covered Bonds

                                Module 5: Inflation-Linked, Green, and Social and Sustainability Bonds
                                • 1 Why Investors Care About Inflation

                                  • 2 Inflation-Linked Bonds

                                    • 3 Green Bonds

                                      • 4 Social and Sustainability Bonds

                                        Module 6: Issuing and Trading Bonds
                                        • 1 Issuing Bonds in the Primary Market

                                          • 2 Secondary Market

                                            • 3 Regulations

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                                              Program Path

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                                              Program Method
                                              • Lecture
                                              • Case Studies
                                              • Exercises and assignments
                                              Evaluation Method
                                              • Post Exam
                                              Training Type
                                              • In Class Training

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