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Banking, Insurance and Financial Services
Global Financial Markets and Trading Essentials
Overview:
Introduction:
This training program offers comprehensive education on various aspects of international finance and trading. Through expert-led instruction and practical exercises, this program equips professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate and excel in the dynamic world of global finance.
Program Objectives:
At the end of this program, participants will be able to:
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Analyze the short-term money-market holdings on assets and liabilities for any organization.
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Examine the risk exposure of FOREX trades in both cash and futures positions.
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Differentiate between M1, M2, M3, and L balances when constructing central bank monetary policy.
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Describe the procedure for using financial intermediaries to balance daily cash flow transactions.
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Create a scoring system to evaluate any company's immediate "returns on money"
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Analyze the benefits and drawbacks of utilizing put and call options on FOREX futures as a risk management tool.
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Describe the main differences between FOREX cash and futures markets and currency swaps.
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Establish a practical interest-rate swap plan for a company's short-term liabilities.
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Examine all varieties of short-term money market securities in relation to cash holdings and credit conditions.
Targeted Audience:
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Banking professionals.
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Money market participants.
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FOREX traders.
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Derivatives market professionals.
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Financial institutions.
Program Outline:
Unit 1:
The Contemporary Landscape of Global Banking:
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Central Banks and Variations on Monetary Policies.
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SWIFT and Related Electronic Funds Transfers.
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Commercial Banking vs. Private Banking Clienteles and Funds Management Policies.
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The Intentions and Impacts of Quantitative Easing [QE] on Borrowing and Lending Policies.
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Foreign Trade Balances of Payments among Countries and Banking Intermediaries.
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The Impact of LIBOR, U.S. Prime, and other Short-term Benchmark Interest Rates.
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The Effects of Removing the “Gold Standard” in Backing Currency Valuations.
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The Role and Risks Associated with “Offshore Banking” and Non-regulated Transactions.
Unit 2:
Foreign Exchange [FOREX] and Global Currency Valuations:
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Purchasing Power Parity and FOREX Conversion Pricing.
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Hedging Currency Risk Exposure with Long and Short Currency Futures Contracts.
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The Use of Put and Call Options on Foreign Currency Risk Exposure Mitigation.
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The Pound Sterling and Bank of England vs. Euros and European Central Bank Policies.
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Country GDP, Interest Rates, and Relative Currency Fluctuations.
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Pegged Currencies vs. Free-Market Supply and Demand Currencies.
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The Role of Speculators, Hedgers, and Ultimate Long Positions in FOREX Markets.
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New “financially engineered” Products and Contractual Cash Flow Structures.
Unit 3:
Global Money Markets:
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Understanding M1 M2 M3 and L.
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Bankers’ Acceptances [BAs] and Foreign Trade Credit Letters.
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Repurchase Agreements [Repos] and Commercial Paper.
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T-Bills and Deriving the Yield Curve: Implications for Global Interest Rates.
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Certificates of Deposit and other Short-term Bank Instruments.
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Fixed and Variable Bank Lines of Credit.
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Global “Money Centers” for Short-term Financial Intermediation.
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Cash Flow Management Strategies.
Unit 4:
New Banking Frontiers, Functions, and Cryptocurrencies:
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The Design, Development, and Launch of Bitcoin.
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Two-dozen Cryptocurrencies Follow the Bitcoin Lead.
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Direct “peer-to-peer” Financial Transactions.
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Dramatic Changes Coming in Global Banking Fees for Financial Intermediation.
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Geographic Trade Blocs, Trade Pacts, and New Paradigms in “Cash Flow Management”.
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Privacy Laws, Financial Disclosure, Collusion, Cartels, and Currency Innovations.
Unit5:
The Global Swap Markets:
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History and Development of the Swap Market for Foreign Currency.
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History and Development of the Swap Market for Interest Rate Exchanges.
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Portfolio Approaches to Foreign Currency Management.
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Fixed-for-Fixed, Fixed-for-Floating, and Floating-for-Floating Interest Rate Swaps.
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Nominal Principal and Settlement Valuations.
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Bid-Ask Pricing Spreads and Market Efficiency in the Swap Markets.
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Minimizing Transaction Costs on Global Financial Intermediation.