This document provides information about a Capital Markets Intensive Programme taking place in London from September 5-16, 2016. The programme aims to provide professionals with an understanding of capital markets, asset classes, valuation concepts, derivatives, and financial regulation. It is intended for those entering banking, asset management, or those in finance roles in other industries. The programme uses lectures, workshops, and guest speakers to convey essential knowledge of fixed income, equity, credit, commodities, foreign exchange, and risk management. It is taught by Richard Fedrick, who has over 25 years of experience in capital markets structuring and trading. Participants can attend in-person or remotely using an online distance learning platform.
2. Learning Objectives
• Understand capital markets, its participants and
products
• Distinguish between different asset classes and markets
• Learn basic concepts of valuation and modelling
• Gain a general understanding of derivatives and risk
management
• Acquire knowledge of financial regulation principles
3. Who for?
• Professionals entering the banking and asset
management industry
• Professionals from other areas working in financial
institutions (e.g. lawyers, marketers, IT)
• Finance and treasury departments in publicly listed
companies
4. Description
Go beyond the basics and gain sound knowledge of capital
markets. This programme incorporates the macro-
economic environment and essential foundations of the
market such as the mechanics of securities and derivatives
in Fixed Income, Equity, Credit, Commodities and FX.
5. Description
Risk management and regulation complete the programme,
offering an all-round view of capital markets that will equip
professionals to succeed in their roles in banking and asset
management. The programme also benefits professionals
working in ancillary roles and in finance or treasury
departments in publicly listed companies.
6. Description
The programme focuses on intensive live classes with
practical workshops and industry-renowned guest
speakers. Online resources are available for 12 months
after the course and include video content presented by
market experts, covering key topics such as new
regulations, algorithmic trading, blockchains, data mining in
finance, etc.
7. About the teacher
Richard Fedrick delivers training
programmes globally in all areas of finance
with a particular emphasis on interest rates
and FX, derivatives in general and exotics in
particular, structured products and risk
management..
8. About the teacher
He started his career in 1988 in the
Derivatives Product Group at Morgan
Stanley, which he joined after three years of
post-graduate research in Theoretical
Physics. He spent three years as a rates and
FX structurer at Morgan Stanley before
moving to Deutsche Bank in London, where
he joined a newly-formed team designing
and selling structured products across
Europe.
9. About the teacher
In 1993 Richard joined General Re Financial
Products, a AAA-rated derivatives boutique
that rapidly became established as one of
the world’s leading derivatives trading
operations. At GRFP, Richard initially ran the
structuring desk, before moving into trading
(rates and FX exotics), and finished as a
Managing Director and global co-head of
structuring and sales.
10. About the teacher
He joined Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in
2002 before moving into the executive
education industry in 2004.
Richard has a 1st Class degree in Physics
from St John’s College, University of Oxford.
11. How can I attend?
Participants can attend the classes in London or remotely
via our state-of-the-art distance learning platform – LFS
Live.
12. LFS Live
LFS Live is a cutting-edge web based, remote attendance
learning platform, through which you can attend LFS
courses remotely from the convenience of your home or
office.
Using the latest distance learning technology and
broadcasting techniques, LFS Live enables you to
participate in a live, online instructor-led course. All in-class
action is captured by our cameras, edited and broadcast
live in high definition by our production team so you can
experience the course as if you were in the classroom.
13. About us
London Financial Studies is a specialist teaching resource
concentrating exclusively on capital markets. Our course
leaders have extensive practical experience in derivatives,
quantitative analysis and econometrics.
14. How to register
Click here register via www.londonfs.com or contact
maryse.dinan@londonfs.com
Register before the 5th August 2016 to receive a 10%
discount
