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Trading | Types of orders, Types of and use of margins | ![]() |
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Margin trading | buying on margins, short selling | ![]() |
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Short-selling, regulations of securities markets | Securities Act, Securities and Exchange Act, Sarbanes Oxley Law, sample problem solving | ![]() |
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Bond price and yields | Types of bonds and their characteristics, treasury and corporate bonds | ![]() |
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Bond price and yields, innovations in bond market | price and yield calculation, use of EXCEL spread sheet as a calculator | ![]() |
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Yield-to-maturity, durations | calculation formulas, compound yield, implied forward rate, mechanics to protect lenders and issuers against the rise or the fall in interest rate | ![]() |
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Bond price and yield from credit risk perspective | price calculation, yield curve, default risk | ![]() |
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Credit ratings | credit spread, factor analysis for credit risk evaluation, key financial ratios | ![]() |
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Credit risk continued, term structure of interest rate | bond subordination, risk-adjusted returns, credit default swaps, term structure of interest rate and various theories | ![]() |
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Stock valuation | Valuation methods and models, intrinsic vs. market value, required vs. expected return | ![]() |