Fixed Income Securities

Bonds and other debt: pricing, yields, duration, convexity, credit risk and how portfolio managers use them.

FIN-310 Year 3 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · Finance

Course content

  1. 1Bond features and the bond marketComing
  2. 2Pricing bonds and accrued interestComing
  3. 3Yield measuresComing
  4. 4The term structure of interest ratesComing
  5. 5DurationComing
  6. 6Convexity and immunizationComing
  7. 7Credit risk and credit ratingsComing
  8. 8Corporate, government and municipal bondsComing
  9. 9Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securitiesComing
  10. 10Floating-rate notes and inflation-linked bondsComing
  11. 11Managing a bond portfolioComing
  12. 12Case study: a pension fund liability matchComing

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

Bonds and other debt: pricing, yields, duration, convexity, credit risk and how portfolio managers use them.

Part of the Business stream, typically taken in year 3.