Financial Markets and Products (edX)

The course is about the different financial markets along with their products. In the course, investment options in methods for calculating returns on them are also detailed. The course also details about different styles of investment like speculation, gambling, hedging etc.
All investments are subject to risk, therefore, course also covers primary particulars of credit risk, market risk, operational risk etc. as these risks are closely associated with the dynamics of products of financial markets.
Entire course is segregated into three modules, comprising 08 lessons. At the end of each lesson as well as module, you will find review questions to ascertain your knowledge about the topics covered.
Also, to understand the course content in an effective manner, series of videos on topics is also provided along with a power point slides presentation of the entire course material.

What you'll learn
This course is designed with an objective to enable learner to enhance their knowledge about financial markets and its products. The course will assist them in understanding the concepts of various money market instruments and intricacies of operations in various financial markets and its products. The completion of this course will help the learner in displaying excellence performance in financial sector with a customer centric and market-oriented approach. It is also pertinent to mention here that professionals need to keep themselves updated.

Syllabus

Module -1
Understanding Financial Market
Securities Markets
Investment concept & asset types

Module-2
Various financial investment products
Understanding Basics of Risk and Return

Module-3
Debt Instruments
Treasury Bills
Call Money Market
Corporate Bond, Certificate of Deposit & Commercial Papers
Understanding REPOs