The Equity Markets provide a venue for Corporates to list their shares, raise money & also offer Investors the opportunity to trade &/or Invest in already listed Companies. The function of these Markets is price discovery which is more readily achieved by high levels of participation, ranging from professional Institutional Investors all the way down to Retail Investors.
Learning Outcomes
This program is designed to offer an introductory insight into the world's Equity Markets & will be useful to new joiners in Financial firms which are (directly or indirectly) involved in any aspect of the working mechanics of these.
Course Content
Primary vs Secondary Markets
Equities in context – comparisons with bonds as an asset class
Depository receipts for emerging market corporates
Corporate actions – Dividends, scrip issues, rights issues, share splits
Rise of the machines – Algorithmic trading & dark pools
Securities lending – By whom & why exactly?
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