Course details
This course will introduce you to the market for fixed income securities, provide you with a lot of details on the characteristics of fixed income securities in general, as well as discuss specific characteristics of specific sectors of the fixed income market - insurers, investors, and a wide variety of concepts relating to the analysis and validation of those securities.
This course consists of 24 lectures classified within three sections:
- Introduction to Fixed Income Securities
- Bond Contract Features and Investment Characteristics
- Types of Fixed Income Securities
The following types of fixed income securities are introduced and discussed:
- Government Securities
- US Treasury Securities
- Corporate Fixed Income Securities
- Convertible Securities
- Structured Securities
- Mortgage Backed Securities
- Asset Backed Securities
- Credit Card and Auto Loan Asset Backed Securities
- Collateralized Debt Obligations
- Agency Securities & Regional/Local Government Debt Securities
