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Focus on Exchange Traded Funds

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5 weeks
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799 GBP excl. VAT
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Length
5 weeks
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799 GBP excl. VAT
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Course delivery
Self-Paced Online
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Focus on Exchange Traded Funds

  • How to identify the chief risks associated with holding ETFs
  • How to analyse the special tracking error issues behind inverse and leveraged ETFs
  • How the demise of ETFs implemented short volatility strategies
  • How to implement a forex hedge with an ETF that tracks a G10 currency
  • How bond-based ETFs have different behaviour to actual bonds
  • How to describe the performance of various widely used smart beta ETFs
  • How to identify risks for ETFs based on market capacity and liquidity issues
  • How to explain the liquidity risks with ETFs that focus on emerging and frontier markets

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  • Self-Paced Online
  • Online
  • English

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How you’ll learn

  • A module is released each week for five weeks
  • The learning is in bitesize chunks so it does not impact on your normal working day
  • You'll learn via video content, quizzes and other materials
  • You'll be able to interact with the trainer and other students on the discussion forum
  • After the five weeks is over, you have two months to review the material

Training Course Content

Unit 1: Learning Aims and Objectives

  • Historical Development Of Exchange Traded Products
  • Footprint of ETPs in Global Capital Markets
  • ETFs as Structured Products

Module 2: Learning Aims and Objectives

  • Organisational Structure of ETFs
  • Secondary Market Features of ETFs
  • Key Investment Metrics of ETFs

Module 3: Learning Aims and Objectives

  • Global Equity Indices
  • Sector Index Products
  • Leveraged and Inverse Equity ETF Products
  • Equity Investment Style ETFs
  • Thematic and Actively Managed ETFs

Module 4: Learning Aims and Objectives

  • Total Return Fixed Income Products
  • Credit Quality Products
  • Examination of the Features and Performance of HYG and JNK Commodity and Currency ETFs

Module 5: Learning Aims and Objectives

  • Active Versus Passive Investment
  • Smart Beta Strategies
  • Implementing Global Macro Strategies With ETFs
  • Special Risks with ETFs

Course delivery details

Ten hours of online training over five weeks

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Course fee: £799 + VAT if applicable

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IFF - International Faculty of Finance
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W1T 7AD London

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