For this module you will need the prescribed textbook Fixed Income Analysis 2nd and 3rd edition. Book is provided by us free of charge. The choice of the calculator is up to you whether its SHARP or HP. As we go through the curriculum the lecturer will show you the steps to use both calculators.
TOPICS
STUDY UNIT 1: Features of Debt Securities
STUDY UNIT 2: Risks associated with investing in bonds
STUDY UNIT 3: Overview of bond sectors and instruments
STUDY UNIT 4: Understanding yield spreads
STUDY UNIT 5: Introduction to the valuation of debt securities
STUDY UNIT 6: Yield measures, spot rates and forward rates
STUDY UNIT 7: The measurement of interest rate risk
STUDY UNIT 8: Term structure and volatility of interest rates
REVISION
We will cover at least for past papers and review current semester’s assignments. If students have other questions they encounter during revision they will get assistance as well.
NB! THE PURCHASE OF THIS MODULE GRANTS YOU ACCESS UNTIL YOU SIT FOR YOUR EXAMINATION FOR THE MODULE
Curriculum
- 8 Sections
- 0 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
- STUDY UNIT 1: Features of Debt Securities0
- STUDY UNIT 2: Risks associated with investing in bonds0
- STUDY UNIT 3: Overview of bond sectors and instruments0
- STUDY UNIT 4: Understanding yield spreads0
- STUDY UNIT 5: Introduction to the valuation of debt securities0
- STUDY UNIT 6: Yield measures, spot rates and forward rates0
- STUDY UNIT 7: The measurement of interest rate risk0
- STUDY UNIT 8: Term structure and volatility of interest rates0
