Circumstances have led to a wider acceptance of webinars and distance learning. Swapskills has been delivering webinars through various platforms: Zoom, MS teams and other media.
Here is a selection of 2 hour modules. This list is far from exhaustive and subject matter can be adapted to market feedback.
Identifying and managing currency risk
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Understand why corporate Treasuries may be exposed to currency risk
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See how technical analysis can help forecast future price movements
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Identify where to implement currency hedging solutions
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Study market conventions for quoting spot and forward FX rates
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Look at forward FX rates and their applicability to long term commercial contracts
Identifying and managing interest rate risk
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Identified where corporates and financial institutions are exposed to interest rate risk
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Covered key market conventions for interest rates
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Looked at where forward pricing comes from and how it relates to key derivative products
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Explored ways to reduce unwanted short-term interest rate risk
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Looked at the uses of interest rate swaps to manage long term interest rate exposure
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Seen how to use cross currency swaps to manage longer term FX risk
Identifying and managing commodity risk
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Identify where corporates are exposed to commodity price risk
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Quantify the consequence of not hedging
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See how commodity futures work
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Understand how swaps and options can secure profit margins
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Cover how markets can be arbitraged to generate cheaper funding or higher yields
Using options to manage market risk
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Learn the difference between call options and put options
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Differentiate the various option types
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Explore fundamental structures to manage market risks and views
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See how to embed options into structured investments
Money Market Instruments & the loan markets
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Commercial Paper
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Bankers Acceptances
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Certificates of Deposit
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Treasury Bills
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Raising money via syndicated loans
Fixed income overview
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Government bonds
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Corporate bonds (including ESG markets)
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Medium term Notes
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Private placements
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Duration 101
Derivatives: Market & credit risk
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Understand PFE implications, credit and market risk factors of key derivative products.
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Suitability and appropriateness
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Explore currency options and various structures
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Explore key concepts of XVA
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Discuss key risk mitigants used to manage counterparty risk
Capital structure
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The Capital Asset Pricing Model
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Understanding key funding instruments
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Look at a CFO’s considerations when constructing a liability profile
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Cover the role of credit derivatives and asset securitisation
Spotting opportunities to cross-sell value-added solutions
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Delivering customised solutions
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Effective account planning
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Identifying opportunities in the working capital cycle
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Steps to improving Risk-adjusted Return On Capital (RAROC)
Managing the client
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Identifying wallet share, size and tier position
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Cross-sell checklists
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Handling client objections