Dates and location
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Dates and location
Pricing
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Description
This course explores the key factors that drive bond valuations, focusing on how issuer creditworthiness and market interest rates impact bond prices. Through real-world examples and practical illustrations, participants will learn about bond sensitivity to interest rate changes, the effects of maturity and coupon structure, and how to manage credit and interest rate risks using financial derivatives such as interest rate swaps and credit default swaps. Designed for accounting and finance professionals, this course offers essential insights into bond valuation dynamics and risk management strategies in debt markets.
Topics Include:
- Understand Key Valuation Drivers
- Analyze the Price-Interest Rate Relationship
- Interpret Bond Documentation and Market Data
- Assess Credit Risk and its Impact on Valuation
- Differentiate Maturity and Coupon Effects
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Key Takeaways
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify the main factors affecting bond prices, including issuer financial health and prevailing market interest rates.
- Explain the inverse relationship between bond prices and interest rates, and compare how fixed and floating rate bonds behave under changing conditions.
- Gain practical skills in reading bond issuance documents and trading data to evaluate bond pricing, yield to maturity, and accrued interest.
- Analyse how changes in issuer credit ratings influence bond valuations and market perceptions of risk.
- Understand how bond maturity and coupon levels affect price sensitivity to interest rate movements.
Who Will Benefit
This course will benefit:
- Accountants and Financial Analysts - Professionals seeking to enhance their technical understanding of debt instruments, bond pricing, and yield calculations.
- Investment and Treasury Professionals - Individuals involved in managing fixed-income portfolios, corporate treasury functions, or assessing marketable securities.
- Corporate Finance Executives and CFOs - Decision-makers evaluating funding options through debt markets or assessing investment opportunities in bonds.
- Audit and Assurance Professionals - Auditors reviewing financial statement disclosures related to debt instruments, interest income, and fair value assessments.
- Risk and Compliance Officers - Practitioners evaluating interest rate risk, price volatility, and credit exposure associated with debt instruments.
How to Access the Course
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Speaker(s)
LearnSignal are a fully online accountancy and finance training provider, partnering with institutes around the world to deliver expert CPD training and help accountants of all levels upskill and grow their careers. With headquarters in Dublin, and a wealth of heritage in the education and accountancy training industry, Learnsignal have quickly become one of the largest Online Training Providers in the world.