Course overviewWhat you will study
The exact learning material you receive depends on the package you purchase. Each package keeps its own curriculum, resources and progress.
For this module you will need the prescribed textbook Fixed Income Analysis 2nd and 3rd edition. Book is provided by us free of charge. The choice of the calculator is up to you whether its SHARP or HP. As we go through the curriculum the lecturer will show you the steps to use both calculators.
TOPICS
STUDY UNIT 1: Features of Debt Securities
STUDY UNIT 2: Risks associated with investing in bonds
STUDY UNIT 3: Overview of bond sectors and instruments
STUDY UNIT 4: Understanding yield spreads
STUDY UNIT 5: Introduction to the valuation of debt securities
STUDY UNIT 6: Yield measures, spot rates and forward rates
STUDY UNIT 7: The measurement of interest rate risk
STUDY UNIT 8: Term structure and volatility of interest rates
REVISION
We will cover at least for past papers and review current semester's assignments. If students have other questions they encounter during revision they will get assistance as well.
NB! THE PURCHASE OF THIS MODULE GRANTS YOU ACCESS UNTIL YOU SIT FOR YOUR EXAMINATION FOR THE MODULE
Topics & learning areas
STUDY UNIT 1: Features of Debt SecuritiesSTUDY UNIT 2: Risks associated with investing in bondsSTUDY UNIT 3: Overview of bond sectors and instrumentsSTUDY UNIT 4: Understanding yield spreadsSTUDY UNIT 5: Introduction to the valuation of debt securitiesSTUDY UNIT 6: Yield measures, spot rates and forward ratesSTUDY UNIT 7: The measurement of interest rate riskSTUDY UNIT 8: Term structure and volatility of interest rates