The Quantitative Trader Certificate (QTC)
London & Globally Online: Monday 7th June - Monday 10th January
Module 1: Finance
Time value of money
Cashflows and asset holdings
Interest rates
Risk and return
Portfolio theory
The CAPM and APT
Efficient markets
Regulation
Module 2: Equities and technical analysis
Trading and investing
Anatomy and lifecycle of a trade
Liquidity, price, and leverage
Primary and Secondary Markets
Corporate actions
Fundamental analysis
Investment strategies and tactics
Technical analysis
Module 3: Fixed income, credit, and market microstructure
Fixed income securities
Yield curve analysis
Spot rates and forward rates
Day count conventions and accrued interest
Relative value analysis
Interest rate swaps
Credit
Market microstructure
Module 4: Foreign exchange, macroeconomics, and alternative data
The foreign exchange spot market
Foreign exchange forwards and futures
Foreign exchange options
The economics of exchange rates and international trade
Fundamental analysis
Trading the news
Alternative data
Backtesting
Module 5: Cryptocurrencies and blockchain
Digital money
Cryptography
Cryptocurrencies
Digital tokens
Blockchain technology
Initial coin offerings
Investing
Cryptocurrency exchanges
Module 6: Derivatives
Forward and futures contracts
Options
The Black-Scholes-Merton framework
The “Greeks”
Volatility
Monte Carlo methods
Finite difference methods
Derivatives trading strategies
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