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An Introduction to the Financial Markets

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Course objectives

This course is designed to give delegates a thorough grounding in the purpose, participants, products, processes and terminology of the international financial markets, with particular emphasis on the structure of financial institutions, job roles and skills.

Who should attend?

No prior knowledge is required and the course is structured specifically for people working in human resources, human capital management, recruitment and consultancy. This course will also be of benefit to staff in operations together with new or recent recruits in securities, investment banking, stockbroking, asset management, information technology, sales & marketing.

Course structure

Held in the heart of the City, this full-day course is an interactive, lecture-based programme. At the end of the day, delegates can sit an optional multiple choice test and receive a certificate to confirm participation.

The course includes:

  • History of the Financial Markets
  • An Overview of the Participants
    • Banks, stockbrokers, regulator, accountants, consultants, lawyers
  • The Instruments
    • Equity, debt, derivatives
    • The Markets and Exchanges
    • Terminology
    • Departments, Products, Roles & Skills
      • Capital Markets - Origination, Syndication, Execution
      • Investment banking - Corporate Finance, M&A
      • Equities & Equity derivatives – Research, Sales, Trading
      • Fixed Income – Research, Sales, Trading
      • Corporate Banking & Credit
      • Asset Management
      • Private Banking
      • Global Custody
      • Legal & Compliance
      • Private Equity / Venture Capital

All delegates receive a free copy of the acclaimed guide to the securities industry: Careers in Financial Markets published by eFinancialCareers.

Full-day course: 09:00 - 17:30

Price: £475.00 + VAT

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“This course really was excellent. Very informative and presented extremely professionally - I would definitely recommend it to others.”
Major Recruitment Consultancy
“A comprehensive overview of the financial markets with a great use of current examples. Extremely worthwhile.”
Niche Search Firm
“The tutor was fantastic, very well structured, useful content & thoroughly enjoyable. A great way to meet people in the industry.”
HR Manager,
International Investment Bank
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