Dive into the world of interest rate swaps (IRS) with this comprehensive online course. You'll start by learning the basics of swaps, including the structure of fixed and floating interest rate swaps. From there, you'll explore a variety of different swap structures and how to price and value them. Finally, you'll discover how to use interest rate swaps for risk management and speculation. This course features 20 lectures over 5 sections, including a look at OTC clearinghouses and how to effectively manage floating rate liabilities with swaps. Whether you're new to interest rate swaps or want to expand your knowledge, this course has something for you.

The 20 lectures in this course are divided into 5 sections:

Introduction to Interest Rate Swaps
Risk Management of Floating Rate Liabilities
OTC Clearinghouses
Swap Pricing and Valuation
Risk Management with Interest Rate Swaps

We attempt to build from foundational knowledge up to more detailed awareness of how IRS are used in the real world. The goal of this program is not to make you an IRS trader or structurer calling on clients, or another front/middle/back-office professional, but to provide foundational knowledge so that you work toward a practical understanding of how IRS work.

More about this course and Starweaver

This course is led by a seasoned capital markets industry practitioner and executive with many years of hands-on, in-the-trenches financial markets sales, trading, and analysis work. It has been designed, produced, and delivered by Starweaver. Starweaver is one of the most highly regarded, well-established training providers in the world, providing training courses to many of the leading financial institutions and technology companies, including:

Ahli United Bank; Mashreqbank; American Express; ANZ Bank; ATT; Banco Votorantim; Bank of America; Bank of America Global Markets; Bank of America Private Bank; Barclay Bank; BMO Financial Group; BMO Financial Services; BNP Paribas; Boeing; Cigna; Citibank; Cognizant; Commerzbank; Credit Lyonnais/Calyon; Electrosonic; Farm Credit Administration; Fifth Third Bank; GENPACT; GEP Software; GLG Group; Hartford; HCL; HCL; Helaba; HSBC; HSBC Corporate Bank; HSBC India; HSBC Private Bank; Legal & General; National Australia Bank; Nomura Securities; PNC Financial Services Group; Quintiles; RAK Bank; Regions Bank; Royal Bank of Canada; Royal Bank of Scotland; Santander Corporate Bank; Tata Consultancy Services; Union Bank; ValueMomentum; Wells Fargo; Wells Fargo India Solutions; Westpac Corporate Bank; Wipro; and, many others.

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