Fixed Income Securities: Become A Bond Analyst & Investor

An Introduction to Bond Markets: Everything You Need to Know About Bonds

What you'll learn
Learn about fixed income instruments and yield curves
Cultivate a deep & extensive understanding of bonds
Explain how bonds work & compute risks and returns
Learn to value bonds from scratch
As a beginner, you get a detailed introduction that will positively set you up for exploring fixed-income instruments
Requirements
Readiness and passion for learning
Interest in financial markets & bond instruments
No prior finance experience needed
Description
Investing in bonds has a lot of financial benefits for investors. It provides a regular stream of income and widens their investment portfolio. Bonds also carry low market volatility.It is a safe investment plan which allows investors to preserve and increase their capital. Investing in top-quality government bonds doesn't come with a default risk for investors.This course is for investors and individuals who show interest in widening their scope on the fundamentals of fixed-income instruments and exploring the structures and features of the market. If you are interested in learning about different topics and sections connected to the analysis and valuation of bonds, this course is for you.Dealing with fixed-income securities can be difficult if you are unwilling to invest your time and resources into the proper means. Making the seemingly cumbersome fixed-income securities easier is the idea behind this course.It is accessible to everybody irrespective of their place of work or schedule. It doesn't matter if you are a beginner or conversant with the world of fixed-income securities. The course is designed to start from the basics and slowly advance as you get more familiar with the fundamentals.Aside from teaching you the fundamentals of fixed-income securities, if you wish to venture into bonds, this course will teach you the basics and things you might need to get started. If you are on the lookout for a course that will impact financial skills applicable in the real world, look no further.See you inside!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction to Debt Financing

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Course Materials

Lecture 3 Properties of fixed income securities

Lecture 4 Money Market & Capital Market

Lecture 5 Primary & Secondary Markets

Section 2: Introduction to Bonds

Lecture 6 Market capitalization of the bond market

Lecture 7 Definition of Bonds

Lecture 8 Issuer of Bonds

Lecture 9 Categories of Bonds

Lecture 10 Flow of Funds in Fixed Income Markets

Lecture 11 Example of Bond-funded projects

Section 3: Characteristics of Bonds

Lecture 12 Face value & Coupon rate

Lecture 13 Coupon date & Maturity

Lecture 14 Term, Purchase price & Accrued interest

Lecture 15 Yield Rate

Lecture 16 Covenants

Lecture 17 Coupon Payments

Section 4: Types of Bonds

Lecture 18 Zero-Coupon bonds

Lecture 19 Convertible bonds

Lecture 20 Callable bonds

Lecture 21 Puttable bonds

Section 5: Forms of Bonds

Lecture 22 Default-free bonds & defaultable bonds

Lecture 23 Rating of Defaultable bonds

Section 6: The Yield curve

Lecture 24 Introduction

Lecture 25 Types of Yield curves

Section 7: Bond Valuation or Bond Pricing

Lecture 26 Bond Symbols

Lecture 27 Bonds issued at Par, Premium & Discount

Lecture 28 Relationship between Yield to Maturity (YTM) and Bond Price

Lecture 29 Value of a zero-coupon bond

Lecture 30 Value of a bond with coupon payments

Section 8: Case Study

Lecture 31 Part a

Lecture 32 Part b

Lecture 33 Part c

Anyone who wants to learn how to value bonds is welcome here!,Investors or professionals who see acquiring knowledge about fixed-income securities as the missing piece in their bid to manage their assets,Professionals in the financial sector looking to add to their existing knowledge,This course is structured to be understood by both newbies and professionals. It is created by professionals who are conversant with fixed-income securities and know how to impart financial knowledge