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Eric Cheung – Wall Street Prep – Fixed Income Markets Certification Program (FIMC©)
Our globally recognized fixed income certification program prepares you with the skills you need to succeed as a fixed income trader on both the buy side or sell side
About this Fixed Income Markets Certification Program
9+ Hours of Video Instruction
Acquire expertise taught from an insider’s perspective. Master how to use the Bloomberg terminal to analyze bonds, yields and cashflows.
A Comprehensive Program
Designed with input from the largest global investment banks on what Fixed Income salespeople and traders need to know.
Meaningful, Shareable Certification
Graduates will receive a blockchain-verified, shareable certification that can easily be added to LinkedIn and resumes.
What You Will Learn
- Master the Bloomberg Bond DES screen
- Learn how bond traders and investors measure returns
- Decode the pricing and trading conventions of bonds
- Learn how to chart, graph and analyze bonds and yield curves on Bloomberg
- Use the Bloomberg Bond Calculators for Discounts and Yields
- Discover the Central Bank tools that move markets
- Calculate cashflows, yields and duration of actual bonds
- Demystify the difference between G, T I and Z spreads
- Understand the pricing and valuation process of new issue corporate bond
Your Path to Certification
This fixed income markets certification course is career-focused. We begin with an overview of the Fixed Income Market, sell-side investment banks and buy-side investors; move on to exploring how central banks impact bond yields; and discuss the yield curve. We demystify different fixed income products and build a basis for bond math. Using money markets, we learn about single cashflow investments and government bonds. Finally, we look at corporate bonds, discuss credit analysis, and take a look at the impact of seniority and collateral.
Recommended Path
1. Introduction to Financial MarketsWeek 1
2. Introduction to Bonds and Fixed Income TradingWeek 1
3. Economics and the Role of a Central BankWeek 1
4. Money MarketsWeek 2
5. Government BondsWeek 3
6. Corporate BondsWeek 3
7. Mortgage Backed SecuritiesWeek 4
8. ESG InvestingWeek 4
What’s Included
Intro to Financial Markets
Course 1 of the Fixed Income Markets Certification (FIMC©) program. This course sets the foundations of the Fixed Income Markets, providing an overview of how Investors provide capital to Issuers through the Buy Side Investors and the Sell Side Investment Banks. We discuss the main Fixed Income Investors and how they are different have different ob …
Intro to Fixed Income Trading & Bonds
Course 2 of the Fixed Income Markets Certification (FIMC©) program. We begin with an overview of how Bonds are Traded: Over the Counter and at an Investment Bank. We discuss the different desks are broker out by asset class and how bonds are quoted. We then proceed with an overview of Bonds, demystifying a Bloomberg DES screen and walking through t …
Economics & Role of Central Bank
Course 3 of the Fixed Income Markets Certification (FIMC©) program. Changes in Supply and Demand drive changes in Prices and Yields. We begin by taking a look at a Treasuries are auction and how shifting demand moves prices. Afterwards, we expand to a macro view and look at the tools of the Fed the can shift the overall market. We begin by analyzin …
Money Markets
Course 4 of the Fixed Income Markets Certification (FIMC©) program. Money Markets form a basis for the bond markets and the derivatives markets. We begin with an overview of money market investments and investors. We use Money Markets to calculate the returns of actual fixed income investments in both Excel and Bloomberg. We conclude by discussion …
Government Bonds
Course 5 of the Fixed Income Markets Certification (FIMC©) program. Building on the concepts in the Money Markets course, we analyze Bond Math and Bond Returns using Government Bonds. We start off by building the cashflows of two Government Bonds and valuing those bonds by discounting the cashflows using strips. We then converted our discount value …
Corporate Bonds
Course 6 of the Fixed Income Markets Certification (FIMC©) program. In this course, we examine Corporate Bonds and how they are priced, valued and traded. We begin by discussing credit spreads and discussing the key credit spread (T, G, I and Z). We then discuss trading conventions and mechanics, from cashflow, price calculations, trade execution p …
Mortgage Backed Securities
Course 7 of the Fixed Income Markets Certification (FIMC©) program. Agency Mortgage Backed Securities are the second largest asset class in Fixed Income. In this course, we provide an overview of how the Mortgage Market and how Mortgages are securitized. Prepayments in mortgages add complexity to how we value mortgages. We cover the CPR and PSA pre …
ESG Investing, Green Bonds and Social Bonds
The last decade has seen exponential growth in ESG investing worldwide. Designed for those seeking to learn about the role of Sustainable Finance at an Investment Bank, this course explores exactly how this transformation happened and how the market formalized the structure and conventions for Green Bonds and Social Bonds. It discusses both from th …
ELECTIVE Crash Course in Bonds and Debt
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ELECTIVE Debt Capital Markets Primer
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ELECTIVE Debt Capital Markets: How to Survive Day 1
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