FIXED INCOME TRADING & PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SIMULATION TRAINING@THE DEALING ROOM

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1 FIXED INCOME TRADING & PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SIMULATION DEALING ROOM Leading Excellence in Banking & Finance

2 OUR PARTNERS CapitalWave provides truly dynamic educational simulation training platforms. CapitalWave s instructors, consultants and management team have a wealth of financial knowledge and experience and have designed, developed and delivered training programmes globally to many of these leading capital market banks and financial institutions Amplify Trading was founded in 2009 and has three core operations of business: 1. Proprietary trading across all major asset classes 2. Professional development using trading technology for live & simulation-based training 3. Market analysis and research for clients Part of Henley Business School, the practical application of finance theory is one of the ICMA Centre s key advantages. This integration of theory with practice is achieved through the use of the Centre s three state-of-the-art dealing rooms. With over 100 terminals, All equipped by Thomson Reuters, the terminals run the latest industry simulation software as well as the Centre s own simulation software platforms; ICTrader and StockTrak. Amplify Trading delivers training to the world s leading global banks using its proprietary trading and simulation platforms. The BIBF Dealing Room has a Live link to Amplify Trading s dealing room in London. Participants will be exposed to the Live trading activity of Amplify s trading team. The CISI is the largest and most widely respected professional body for those who work in the securities and investment industry in the UK and in a growing number of major financial centres around the world. Formed in 1992 by London Stock Exchange practitioners, we now have more than 40,000 members in 110 countries. Thomson Reuters is the world s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, combining industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets. SimArch was founded in 1999 and has developed simulations related to commercial banking businesses. The simulations model all key components of a commercial bank and its operating and regulatory environment. SimArch has conducted over 450 workshops in more than 40 countries. SELECTIVE CLIENTS OF BIBF S PARTNERS

3 The BIBF Dealing Room is a state of the art facility, the first of its kind in the MENA region, which powers technologyenabled learning by doing. The facility has over 20 trading stations, fully-equipped multimedia and market tools such as Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters Eikon. In order to provide cutting-edge training expertise and technology, BIBF has partnered with specialist training and technology providers in the UK and US. Our partners have a successful track record of providing training to bulgebracket global banks, including JPMorgan, Citigroup, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, Barclays Capital & Deutsche Bank. A comprehensive range of courses are offered, covering subjects of interest to professionals in the financial sector across Treasury, Investments, Capital Markets and Risk Management.

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5 FIXED INCOME TRADING & PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT A practical education into the global fixed income markets and modern day fiscal and monetary policy. The two day programme will explore the main topics of Sovereign and corporate debt markets and how fixed income products are structured and traded. The course will also focus on exploring yield curve movement based on the business and monetary policy cycles and how to trade and position fixed income portfolios in various market environments. The practical elements of the two day programme will include candidates operating their own fixed income trading accounts using institutional level trading software. On the first day, candidates will trade on-exchange government debt futures over different durations in live market price action at their own trading stations. They will also receive feedback on their performance and coaching to improve their trading discipline. On the second day, candidates will form into teams and build fixed income portfolios using Flowtrader, a sophisticated simulation-based software platform, which will allow them to manage their own fixed income portfolios in environments with varying monetary policy. Portfolio performance is then measured over a 12-month period of historical price data using the software s sophisticated trade analytics package. LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this course participants will be able to: Understand how the yield curve changes shape with the business and monetary policy cycles and how to trade this shift in their own fixed income portfolios, via simulation software. Understand how monetary policy affects different points on the yield curve and fixed income investment portfolios Directly understand how fixed income products are traded over the counter, via interdealer brokers and also on-exchange by using cutting edge trading technology to operate directly within the fixed income markets during the practical sessions of the course. TARGET AUDIENCE This programme is designed to provide practical, core fixed income trading and portfolio management skills. It is relevant to: Investment analysts Portfolio managers Risk managers/analysts Dealers Traders Treasury sales Treasury, back & middle office COURSE STRUCTURE Each day will start with three hours of lecture delivery before candidates then move to their trading desks for a three-hour practical trading/investing session to implement the theory taught through sophisticated software on a bespoke simulation-based investment platform in the BIBF Dealing Room.

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7 FIXED INCOME TRADING AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT DAY 1: UNDERSTANDING FIXED INCOME PRODUCTS. TRADING ON-EXCHANGE GOVERNMENT FIXED INCOME FUTURES Objectives:To introduce fixed income as a major asset class. Begin to explore how a fixed income instrument is structured and what its characteristics are as an investment vehicle. Cover Government and corporate debt market instruments. Explore fixed income related products such as fixed income derivatives and credit default swaps. Explore the concept of duration and introduce the yield curve. To give students direct exposure to order driven fixed income market futures via an interactive live market trading session. 08:00 11:00 12:00 15:00 Fixed Income the basics: Issuer, maturity, principal, coupon. Exploring how yield is inverse to price. Debt issuance via the auction process and ratings agencies Fixed income derivatives The yield curve and trading duration Candidates apply theory taught trading across different duration Government fixed income futures using live prices on their own trading stations Results of the trading session are revealed and analysed Candidates receive feedback on their performance, as well as coaching to identify their areas of personal strength and potential improvement throughout the session DAY 2: UNDERSTANDING HOW MONETARY POLICY AND INFLATION IMPACT ON THE YIELD CURVE. INVESTING IN OFF EXCHANGE FIXED INCOME PRODUCTS. Objectives: To analyse the Eurozone debt crisis and explore how mismanaged fiscal policy nearly destroyed the global financial system. To run a case study of the European Central bank in an effort to explain how modern monetary policy tools have affected Government fixed income yields and changed the shape of the yield curve. To introduce flattening and steepening scenarios for the yield curve based on changing interest rate and inflation expectations. COURSE STRUCTURE Each day will start with three hours of lecture delivery before candidates then move to their trading desks for a three-hour practical trading/investing session to implement the theory To provide a practical understanding of investing in fixed income assets and trading duration via an interactive session building a fixed income investment portfolio using our advanced simulationbased FlowTrader system. taught through sophisticated software on a bespoke simulationbased investment platform in the BIBF Dealing Room. 08:00 11:00 12:00 15:00 An analysis of the Eurozone debt crisis Fiscal policy: Debt and Deficits Modern day monetary policy and what it means for Government fixed income yields ECB policy case study Studying how the yield curve changes shape based on the business and monetary policy cycle: Steepening and flattening How to manage a fixed income portfolio as a result of the above factors Candidates apply theory taught by using a simulation-based investment platform (FlowTrader) to build a fixed income investment portfolio using OTC quote driven markets. Portfolio performances are then fast-tracked through a 12 month period of economic activity to see how these assets behave over the medium term Candidates have the opportunity to react to incoming news flow and adjust their investment strategies in their own fixed income portfolios through the session Results of the simulations are revealed and analysed Candidates receive feedback on the performance of their portfolios, as well as coaching to identify their areas of personal strength and potential improvement

8 BIBF plays a vital role in the training and development of human capital in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Our commitment to excellence has strengthened our position as the top provider of quality education across all major business disciplines. We serve as a partner to numerous world-class institutions; delivering thought leadership, research and advisory, assessment and training solutions in the areas of Accounting and Finance, Academics, Executive development, Banking, Leadership and Management, Insurance, Islamic Finance and Information Technology; resulting in a complete business solution. BIBF covers a wide spectrum of subject matter, with over 300 different courses offered to the financial and corporate market; tailor-made training solutions based on organisational requirements; specialised programmes taught by leading market specialists; and professional qualifications and degree programmes in partnership with major international organisations. BIBF continues to exceed global benchmarks for many of the qualifications it offers with its affiliates. Contact Details: Tel: [email protected]