Course description
Introduction to Forwards and Swaps is an online training course that will place you as the new Risk Manager of Lucky Seven Airlines and today is your first day! Join your new company and learn the basics of how forwards and swaps are the financial instruments that can help keep Lucky Seven in the air. On your first day on the job, you'll get an in-depth look at how they work and some practical applications.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
A certificate of completion will be awarded upon scoring at least an 80% on the 20 question multiple choice final exam.
Course Content
You will learn to:
- Identify what makes OTC derivatives different from the instruments that trade on organized futures exchanges
- Recognize how swaps work, and then use them in a real-world hedging example
- Identify what forwards are and how they can be used for hedging
- Identify both the similarities and the differences between forwards and futures contracts
- Recognize swaptions and why they might be more useful than swaps in some situations
Suitability
Content
This two hour online course is designed for anyone interested in learning more about forwards and swaps.