current events anbout fixed income securities and markets
Introduction – Fixed income securities and markets; Bond features; Bond risks; ï€ An Overview of Financial Markets – money and capital markets ï€ An Overview of Global Fixed Income Markets (Handout TBA). 2. Pricing of Bonds – “Review†of time value of money/annuities; Bond pricing fundamentals for option-free bonds; Price-yield relationship; Day count conventions, Accrued interest, Clean price and Dirty price. 3. Measuring Yield/Return – Bond yields; Bond returns; Yield for a bond portfolio.
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