Financial Markets and Products
Offered By: State Bank of India via edX
Course Description
Overview
The course is about the different financial markets along with their products. In the course, investment options in methods for calculating returns on them are also detailed. The course also details about different styles of investment like speculation, gambling, hedging etc.
All investments are subject to risk, therefore, course also covers primary particulars of credit risk, market risk, operational risk etc. as these risks are closely associated with the dynamics of products of financial markets.
Entire course is segregated into three modules, comprising 08 lessons. At the end of each lesson as well as module, you will find review questions to ascertain your knowledge about the topics covered.
Also, to understand the course content in an effective manner, series of videos on topics is also provided along with a power point slides presentation of the entire course material.
Syllabus
Module -1
- Understanding Financial Market
- Securities Markets
- Investment concept & asset types
Module-2
- Various financial investment products
- Understanding Basics of Risk and Return
Module-3
- Debt Instruments
- Treasury Bills
- Call Money Market
- Corporate Bond, Certificate of Deposit & Commercial Papers
- Understanding REPOs
Taught by
Rahul Sharma and Hari S Iyer
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