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