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 Pre-Course Online Study
The Mathematics of Bonds
Bond Valuation Basics
Yield Curve and Term Structure Analysis
 
 Post-Course Online Study
Bond Volatility - Duration and Convexity
What are Credit Derivatives?
Convertible Bonds
 
This course provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of the different kinds of high yield securities (bonds, loans, structured and securitised products), issuer and investor concerns, valuation and risk concepts.
 
  • Corporate Bonds
    • The nature of corporate debt instruments

    • - Bonds
      - Loans
      - Security
      - Market liquidity

    • Secured, unsecured and subordinated bonds
      - Investor security
      - Borrower flexibility
      - Pricing

    • Corporate bond investors
      - Positioning of high yield debt in conventional portfolios
      - Specialist funds
      - Concepts of diversity

    • Corporate balance sheet and leverage
      - Rationale for high yield debt issuance
      - Comparison to equity issuance
      - Shareholder return

    • Bond risks
      - Correlation between interest rate and credit risks
      - Impact of market cycles and perceptions

  • Default Risk
    • The incidence of default:
      - How often do borrowers default?
      - Where can statistics be found and what can be gleaned from the numbers?
    • Loss in the event of default: Understanding of what might be lost if default happens is just as important as a prediction of the probability of it happening
    • Bondholder rights on default:

    • - Market for high yield debt is partly driven by that most unpredictable commodity: sentiment
      - How does this fit in with real economic indicators?
    • Market and economic cycles:
  • High Yield Bonds
    • Bond characteristics
      - Equity-like nature of high yield debt
      - Investment performance
      - Features of high yield debt
    • Special coupon structures

    • - Resettable coupons
      - Step-ups
    • Repayment options

    • - Callable and puttable bonds
      - Poison puts
      - Mandatory partial redemptions
    • Private placements: What are the ‘pros and cons’ of private versus public issuance?
    • Convertible bonds

  • Syndicated Loans
    • Revolving facilities
    • Term loans
    • Loan documentation
    • Market liquidity

  • Structured Products
    • Collateralised debt obligations
    • Credit derivatives
    • Structured notes/credit-linked notes: Medium-term notes issued by bank and investment bank borrowers but with credit risk linked to other borrowers are used by some investors to obtain tailored access to certain risks.
 
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