Course details
This course provides participants with an understanding of the principles of the time value of money, the functions of interest rates with regard to money market instruments and use of interest rates and yield for investment decisions.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the time value of money
- Describe the relationship between the forward rates and interest rates
- Recognise the main features of the basic types of cash money market
- Illustrate the principal advantages of short-term instruments
- Calculate the value of a discount-paying money market instrument and between Money Market (MM) basis and Bond basis
- Calculate the discount/yield rate on Treasury Bill, Certificate of Deposits and Commercial Paper
Target Audience
New entrants and junior dealers (0-18 month?s experience) in the dealing room; money market dealers; middle office and operations personnel; auditors and compliance officers; operations staff with at least two years of experience and seniors; other trading room support areas; internal and external auditors
Entry Requirements
Participants are expected to have a considerable background in fundamental mathematics.
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