Financial Markets and Instruments (FMI)
Invitation
Session No.: CT 19.04
Location: Shenzhen, China
Date: April 9-19, 2019 (1 week)
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Chinese
Target Audience
Qualifications
Course Description
This course, presented by the IMF Institute for Capacity Development, is designed to give participants a foundation of financial instruments beyond the standard treatment of bonds and equity covered in the FMAx. After a short review, the course takes on forwards, futures, swaps, and options and moves to combining these building block instruments with practical applications. Some time is devoted to the policy implications, notably related to regulation of financial markets, though a separate course devoted to financial sector policies is recommended for those interested in more detail. Lectures introduce the underlying theory; workshops and case studies allow the participants to apply the techniques introduced and test their understanding of how and why some strategies and misuse of financial instruments can lead to large losses and financial instability. Participants will prepare final presentations on a set of predetermined current financial market issues.
Course Objectives
- Identify and use the building blocks presented to construct financial instruments.
- Explain the economic rationale for various financial instruments and markets.
- Use basic pricing models to identify possible mispricing and misuse of financial instruments.
- Identify threats to financial stability in markets and instruments, based on case studies of previous financial crises.
- Extract lessons from previous financial stability threats to try to prevent their recurrence.
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