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 TRAINING COURSE TITLE :
Duration and Convexity
 
  
 ADVANCED LEVEL
 
 OBJECTIVES
 Key Concepts:
Essential financial mathematics - Intermediate
Hedging a swap portfolio - Advanced
Convexity of futures - Advanced
Convexity of non vanilla swaps- Advanced
  
 Acquired Skills:
Master the impact of convexity in bond pricing
Master the issues surrounding sensitivity hedging
Master convexity adjustments on complex exotic swaps
  
 Prerequisite Knowledge
Basic financial mathematics
  
 COURSE SELECTION CRITERIA
Comprehensive study of interest rate hedging tools
Understand the concept of convexity in all financial instruments
  
 RECOMMENDED FOR:
Fund managers who use interest rate derivatives
Junior interest rate dealers
Salespeople
Interest rate structurers
Support staff: middle office, internal controls, audit, back office, accounting, IT
Corporate treasurers with an experience
in interest rate derivatives
Financial directors of local authorities
  
 
DURATION 1 day
DATES AND PRICES
London:        22 05 2009(closed) . 14 10 2009
                     1,250 £ (+ VAT)
New York:    14 08 2009 (closed) . 25 11 2009 (closed)
                     1,700 US$
Hong-Kong:  28 08 2009 (closed) . 20 11 2009 (closed)
                     1,850 US$
REFERENCE
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COURSE OUTLINE
 
Mathematical revision
Convex functions
Taylor formula
 
Revision of Swap and Bond Pricing Essentials
Intuitive and quantitative approach
Yield at par
Forward rate - Estimating future Libors
 
Hedging a Portfolio: the Duration/Convexity Method
Hedging via sensitivity and duration: futures
Hedging via zero-coupons: cash-flow matching
Practical workshop
. Numerical comparison of the actuarial and zero-coupon methods
 
Valuation of Standard and Non-Vanilla Swaps
Zero-coupon valuation via short-term futures and swap rates
Double notional method: similarity between bond and swap portfolios
Valuing Interest Rate Swaps (IRS)
Valuing Currency Swaps (CIRS)
Valuing exotic swaps: quanto swaps, constant maturity swaps, Libor-in-arrears swaps
Sensitivity of standard an exotic swaps
 
Problems Raised by Convexity
Limitations of duration hedging
Problems linked to hedging with futures (short and long-term)
Bond convexity: how to hedge duration and convexity
Practical workshop
. Value a bond with the cash flow method or by duration/convexity
 
Exotic Swaps Convexity: CMS, Libor in arrears
Underline the issues with exotic swaps convexity
Elements impacting the calculation of adjustment factors
Practical workshop
. Demonstrate and calculate CMS convexity


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