Training Courses

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Operations and Hedge Funds

Course Title:      An Introduction to Derivatives Operations and Hedge Funds
Duration:             1 Day
Location:             Central London or Client office
PRICE:                 For tailored price CALL FREE 08000 828684

 
Exchange Traded v OTC
 
How Derivatives are Used in Fund Management
  • A brief overview of UCITS 3
  • Trading v EPM
  • Use of Derivatives in OEICs .
 
Overview of the Typical Products  
  • Why We Trade Them?
  • The Cash Flows
         -  OTC Options
  • IRSs and Asset Swaps
  • CDSs
  • TRR Swaps , CFDs / Futures
  • Mortality Swaps
  • Exotics
 
What are Hedge Funds ?
  • The Growth of the Industry
  • What are Absolute Return Funds ?
  • Why are they Different to Traditional Funds ?
  • Their Use of Derivatives
 
Why use Credit products in a Hedge Fund ?
 
Operations     - Life Cycle of a Swap
 
Before the Trade
  • ISDA Master Agreement
  • Collateral Management
 
Trade Date
  • How is the Trade Done ?
  • Confirmation / Matching
 
Future Payment Dates
  • Rate Reset…………..why does it happen ?
  • Physical Cash Payments
  • What Can Go Wrong ? How Will We Know if it has Gone Wrong ?
  • Investigations
  • What is the Impact of Poor Proceedures and Controls ?
 
Life Cycle of Other Derivatives
  • Comparison of the Life Cycle of a Swap with other Derivatives
 
High Level Accounting Swap v Bond
 
High Level Reporting of Swaps and Derivatives Generally.


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