Financial Markets & Investment Strategies Mastery
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Financial Markets & Investment Strategies Mastery
This course is part of Financial Analysis & Investment Strategy Mastery Specialization
Instructor: EDUCBA
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What you'll learn
Analyze fixed income securities using yield, duration, and credit risk.
Evaluate derivatives and apply options pricing and hedging strategies.
Apply quantitative tools for investment decisions and portfolio management.
Skills you'll gain
- Portfolio Management
- Market Data
- Compliance Management
- Securities (Finance)
- Financial Trading
- Portfolio Risk
- Financial Analysis
- Credit Risk
- Derivatives
- Quantitative Research
- Financial Market
- Investment Management
- Financial Regulation
- Regulatory Compliance
- Capital Budgeting
- Return On Investment
- Ethical Standards And Conduct
- Financial Data
- Finance
- Investments
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April 2026
40 assignments
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There are 8 modules in this course
Master financial markets, fixed income, and investment strategies to make data-driven financial decisions. Learn how to evaluate bonds, derivatives, and alternative investments with confidence.
This course provides a comprehensive approach to financial market analysis by combining bond valuation, derivatives, and quantitative finance techniques. You will explore yield measures, duration, convexity, and credit risk to understand fixed income securities and their return dynamics. Through practical modules, you will learn options pricing, trading strategies, and the role of derivatives in risk management. The course also covers alternative investments such as hedge funds and commodities, helping you build diversified portfolios. You will develop strong financial calculation skills, including time value of money, NPV, IRR, and advanced analytics using financial calculators. The course further integrates ethical standards and GIPS frameworks to ensure responsible investment practices. By the end of the course, you will be able to analyze financial markets, evaluate investment opportunities, and apply quantitative tools to support strategic financial decisions.
This module introduces the foundational principles of bond valuation, yield measurement, and credit analysis. Learners explore forward rates, pricing techniques, bond structures, and key risk measures such as convexity, building a strong base for fixed-income analysis.
What's included
10 videos5 assignments
10 videosβ’Total 83 minutes
- More on Forward Ratesβ’9 minutes
- Matrix Pricingβ’8 minutes
- Simple Yieldβ’6 minutes
- Yield to Callβ’8 minutes
- Floating Rates Notesβ’9 minutes
- Zero Coupon Bondβ’9 minutes
- Relationships - Convexityβ’9 minutes
- Components of Credit Analysisβ’12 minutes
- Fundamentals of Credit Analysisβ’8 minutes
- Seniority Rankingβ’5 minutes
5 assignmentsβ’Total 70 minutes
- Foundations of Bond Pricing & Yield Analysisβ’30 minutes
- Understanding Forward Rates & Pricing Techniquesβ’10 minutes
- Yield Measures & Callable Bondsβ’10 minutes
- Bond Structures & Convexity Insightsβ’10 minutes
- Credit Fundamentals & Rankingβ’10 minutes
This module focuses on bond market behavior, return drivers, and interest rate sensitivity. Learners gain insights into duration, convexity, spread changes, and the components that influence bond returns and risk exposure.
What's included
10 videos5 assignments
10 videosβ’Total 94 minutes
- Municipal Bondsβ’2 minutes
- Return Impact of Spread Changesβ’10 minutes
- Calculate Bond Returnβ’11 minutes
- Duration with Convexityβ’12 minutes
- Macaulay Durationβ’12 minutes
- Effective Durationβ’10 minutes
- Effect of Change in YTMβ’11 minutes
- Price Yield of Embedded Optionsβ’6 minutes
- Price Value of Basis Pointβ’10 minutes
- Sources of Bond Returnβ’10 minutes
5 assignmentsβ’Total 70 minutes
- Credit Markets & Bond Return Dynamicsβ’30 minutes
- Bond Types & Market Impactβ’10 minutes
- Duration & Convexity Applicationsβ’10 minutes
- Advanced Duration & Yield Sensitivityβ’10 minutes
- Risk Measures & Return Driversβ’10 minutes
This module introduces derivative instruments, focusing on swaps and their applications in financial risk management. Learners explore currency, interest rate, and equity swaps, along with foundational option concepts.
What's included
9 videos5 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 76 minutes
- Charecteristicsβ’7 minutes
- More Details on Swapsβ’8 minutes
- Currency Swap Exampleβ’10 minutes
- Plain Vanilla Swapβ’10 minutes
- Equity Swaps and Exampleβ’8 minutes
- Continue on Swaps - Equity Swapsβ’8 minutes
- Option Markets and Contracts Option Basicsβ’7 minutes
- Contracts Option Basicsβ’7 minutes
- Option Markets - Moneyness and Exampleβ’12 minutes
5 assignmentsβ’Total 70 minutes
- Swap Markets & Derivative Structuresβ’30 minutes
- Introduction to Swaps & Characteristicsβ’10 minutes
- Currency & Plain Vanilla Swapsβ’10 minutes
- Equity Swaps & Applicationsβ’10 minutes
- Option Basics & Market Structureβ’10 minutes
This module builds a deep understanding of options pricing, payoff structures, and trading strategies. Learners explore option relationships, synthetic positions, and risk management while connecting these concepts to alternative investments.
What's included
10 videos5 assignments
10 videosβ’Total 72 minutes
- Put Option Exampleβ’11 minutes
- Interest Rate Optionsβ’6 minutes
- Caps and Floorsβ’7 minutes
- Put Call Parityβ’7 minutes
- Synthetic Optionsβ’9 minutes
- Long Call and Short Callβ’8 minutes
- Risk Management of Optionsβ’7 minutes
- Details on Risk Management of Optionsβ’5 minutes
- Introduction to Alternate Investmentβ’6 minutes
- Benefits of Alternate Investmentβ’6 minutes
5 assignmentsβ’Total 70 minutes
- Options Pricing & Strategy Essentialsβ’30 minutes
- Option Payoffs & Interest Rate Optionscβ’10 minutes
- Option Relationships & Synthetic Positionsβ’10 minutes
- Trading Strategies & Risk Profilesβ’10 minutes
- Introduction to Alternative Investmentsβ’10 minutes
This module explores alternative investment classes including hedge funds and commodities. Learners examine investment strategies, valuation challenges, and portfolio diversification benefits, along with foundational calculator setup skills.
What's included
10 videos5 assignments
10 videosβ’Total 80 minutes
- Hedge Fundβ’6 minutes
- Macro Strategiesβ’7 minutes
- Hedge Fund Valuation Issuesβ’12 minutes
- Exit Strategiesβ’12 minutes
- Commoditiesβ’4 minutes
- Commodities Valuationβ’8 minutes
- Hedge Fund Exampleβ’12 minutes
- Introduction to CFA Calculatorβ’8 minutes
- Calculator Set Up - DECIMALSβ’8 minutes
- Calculator Set Up - Chn AOS and RESETβ’4 minutes
5 assignmentsβ’Total 70 minutes
- Alternative Investments & Hedge Fund Strategiesβ’30 minutes
- Hedge Fund Fundamentalsβ’10 minutes
- Investment Lifecycle & Exit Planningβ’10 minutes
- Commodities & Valuation Techniquesβ’10 minutes
- Calculator Setup & Basicsβ’10 minutes
This module develops practical financial calculation skills using a financial calculator. Learners master time value of money concepts, statistical measures, and investment evaluation techniques essential for financial analysis.
What's included
10 videos5 assignments
10 videosβ’Total 75 minutes
- Regular Usage - Basic Operatorsβ’9 minutes
- Regular Usage - Advanced Operatorsβ’5 minutes
- Regular Usage - using STO and RCL effectivelyβ’7 minutes
- Solving Time Value of Moneyβ’10 minutes
- Solving Time Value of Money - Continuedβ’11 minutes
- Time Value of Money - Continuous Compoundingβ’4 minutes
- Time Value of Money - Annuityβ’8 minutes
- Time Value of Money - BGN and ENDβ’3 minutes
- Statistics - Mean Std Dev Varianceβ’12 minutes
- Calculating NPV IRR Part 1β’6 minutes
5 assignmentsβ’Total 70 minutes
- Financial Calculator Masteryβ’30 minutes
- Calculator Operations & Memory Functionsβ’10 minutes
- Time Value of Money Fundamentalsβ’10 minutes
- Advanced TVM Applicationsβ’10 minutes
- Statistical & Investment Calculationsβ’10 minutes
This module integrates advanced financial calculations with ethical considerations. Learners explore investment appraisal, depreciation methods, bond analytics, and the transition to professional ethical standards in finance.
What's included
10 videos5 assignments
10 videosβ’Total 79 minutes
- Calculating NPV IRR continuedβ’6 minutes
- Calculating Depreciation - SL SYD and DBβ’11 minutes
- Depreciation using Calculatorβ’9 minutes
- Bond Pricing and Accrued Interestβ’9 minutes
- Conclusionβ’3 minutes
- Ethics - Code of Ethics and Professional Standardsβ’7 minutes
- Professional Standardβ’9 minutes
- 1B-Independence and Objectivityβ’9 minutes
- Misconductβ’8 minutes
- 2A-Material Non -Public Informationβ’8 minutes
5 assignmentsβ’Total 70 minutes
- Advanced Financial Calculations & Applicationsβ’30 minutes
- Investment Appraisal & Depreciationβ’10 minutes
- Bond Analytics & Final Wrap-Upβ’10 minutes
- Ethics & Professional Standards Overviewβ’10 minutes
- Ethical Conduct & Complianceβ’10 minutes
This module provides a comprehensive understanding of ethical responsibilities, compliance standards, and global performance reporting frameworks. Learners explore client responsibilities, confidentiality, and the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS).
What's included
14 videos5 assignments
14 videosβ’Total 104 minutes
- 3A-Loyaty, Prudence and Careβ’8 minutes
- Client Aprovalβ’8 minutes
- 3C-Suitabilityβ’7 minutes
- 3E-Presevation of Confedentialityβ’7 minutes
- 4C-Responsibility of Supervisorsβ’9 minutes
- 5B-Communication with Clients and Prospective Clientsβ’7 minutes
- 6A-Disclosure of Conflictsβ’9 minutes
- 7A-Responsibility as A CFA Member Candidateβ’8 minutes
- Global Investment Performance Standardβ’9 minutes
- Composite Construction and Purposeβ’7 minutes
- Purpose of Verificationβ’5 minutes
- Objective of Gipsβ’9 minutes
- Gips Compliant Firm Responsibilitiesβ’5 minutes
- Major Sections of Gipsβ’6 minutes
5 assignmentsβ’Total 70 minutes
- Ethics, Compliance & GIPS Frameworkβ’30 minutes
- Client Responsibilities & Suitabilityβ’10 minutes
- Confidentiality & Supervisory Rolesβ’10 minutes
- Communication & Conflict Disclosureβ’10 minutes
- GIPS Standards & Global Reportingβ’10 minutes
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