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 Pre-Course Online Study
Interest Rate and Financial Maths Recap
Fixed Income Concepts
Risk Concepts, Futures and Options
Swaps
 
 Post-Course Online Study
Cross Currency and Exotic Interest Swaps
Swaption and Bond Options
Applications
 
This programme focuses on the central importance of yield curves in interest rate derivative pricing, examining the concepts, theory and practice of yield curve construction. It also looks in detail at exchange-traded interest rate derivatives, OTC interest rate derivatives and embedded option securities.
 
  • Overview of Interest Rate Derivatives
    • OTC products, swaps and options
    • Exchange traded products, futures and options
    • Embedded derivative securities, structured notes
    • Interest rate optionality in other products, CBs, MBS etc

  • Interest Rate Option Pricing
    • Problems with using price-based models
    • Lognormal (short rate) model
    • Black Derman Toy
    • Path-dependent options
    • Monte Carlo simulation

  • Interest Rate Swaps
    • Plain vanilla
    • Non LIBOR indices
    • Swaps with embedded optionality
    • Forward start swaps
    • Non-constant notional

  • Review of Fundamental Concepts and Yield Curves
    • The yield curve
    • Defining the yield curve
    • Functions of the yield curve
    • Pricing and valuation using yield curves
    • Par and zero coupon rates
    • Forward interest rates
    • Pricing and valuation using zero coupon discount factors

  • The Swap Yield Curve - Zero Coupon Yield Curve Estimation
    • Sources of interest rate data
    • Bootstrapping cash and swap rate data
    • Using the futures and FRA markets
    • Deriving zero coupon discount factors
    • Properties of zero coupon discount function
  • Practical Issues in Yield Curve Modelling and Implementation
    • Interpolation and smoothing techniques for yield curves
    • Maintaining an arbitrage free yield curve
    • Liquidity considerations in yield curve modelling

  • Exchange Traded Interest Rate Derivatives
    • Deposit futures / options
    • Bond futures options
    • Effective duration and convexity of futures contracts


  • OTC Interest Rate Derivatives
    • Caps, floors
    • Swaptions
    • Bond options
    • Exotic interest rate options

  • Embedded Option Securities
    • Callable fixed rate and capped floating rate bonds
    • Structured notes
    • Special index FRNs
    • Dual currency bonds
    • Quantos
    • Accrual notes

  • Examples / Case Studies
    • Ratchet, quanto, digital, CMS / CMT structures
    • Single currency and cross currency

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