1244 Courses in Edinburgh

Overview This 3-day course focuses on covering the foundations of equity markets, including practical experience with equity swaps and options. During this course you will learn: How to use equity swaps, dividend swaps, equity index options and single name options. Applications of these products are shown across a variety of strategies across volatility trading, corporate finance and investment management. Key issues in pricing and risk management. Who the course is for Equity and Derivative sales, traders, structurers, quants and relevant IT personnel Asset allocation managers and equity portfolio managers Company finance executives, corporate treasurers and investment bankers Risk managers, finance, IPV professionals, auditors and accountants Course Content To learn more about the day by day course content please request a brochure To learn more about schedule, pricing & delivery options, book a meeting with a course specialist now

Coaching workshop for managers who want to use their coaching capabilities to improve the business performance of their coachees.

Overview This 1 day course focus on comprehensive review of the current state of the art in quantifying and pricing counterparty credit risk. Learn how to calculate each xVA through real-world, practical examples Understand essential metrics such as Expected Exposure (EE), Potential Future Exposure (PFE), and Expected Positive Exposure (EPE) Explore the ISDA Master Agreement, Credit Support Annexes (CSAs), and collateral management. Gain insights into hedging strategies for CVA. Gain a comprehensive understanding of other valuation adjustments such as Funding Valuation Adjustment (FVA), Capital Valuation Adjustment (KVA), and Margin Valuation Adjustment (MVA). Who the course is for Derivatives traders, structurers and salespeople xVA desks Treasury Regulatory capital and reporting Risk managers (market and credit) IT, product control and legal Quantitative researchers Portfolio managers Operations / Collateral management Consultants, software providers and other third parties Course Content To learn more about the day by day course content please request a brochure To learn more about schedule, pricing & delivery options, book a meeting with a course specialist now

Let's gather for a drink and a nibble after the working day is over! Share your experiences around facilitation, bring a success to celebrate, or a challenge to chew over... while enjoying a well deserved post work refreshment of your choice. Free for all to attend, and open to members of IAF World and non members alike. No need to book (but if do you'll get handy reminders via email!), it's ok to turn up on the day. Find us in Bonnie & Wild in Edinburgh's St James Centre - we’ll have an IAF sign at our table. Bonnie & Wild has many restaurants and bars around a central seating area, so you can have a bite to eat, or join us for a beverage of your choice! For more information email chair@iaf-scotland.org.

Let's have a coffee and a natter!  Share your experiences around facilitation, bring a success to celebrate, or a challenge to chew over... while enjoying a cup of something and a nibble. Free for all to attend, and open to members of IAF World and non members alike. Please book, then, if there are any last minute changes or problems we know how to get in touch with you, but, it's ok to turn up on the day! Find us on the ground floor in Levels Cafe - we’ll have an IAF sign at our table.  For more information email chair@iaf-scotland.org.

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Our Forensic Accounting Course is designed to help investment analysts detect earnings manipulation. It focuses on creative accounting rather than conducting detailed forensic analysis but we explain the tools short sellers employ to detect fraud and some of the techniques we used at hedge funds to identify short opportunities.

Overview A 1-day course on inflation-linked bonds and derivatives, focusing on the UK market in particular. We examine how inflation is defined and quantified, the choice of index (RPI vs. CPI), and the most common cash flow structures for index-linked securities. We look in detail at Index-linked Gilts, distinguishing between the old-style and new-style quotation conventions, and how to calculate the implied breakeven rate. Corporate bond market in the UK, and in particular the role of LPI in driving pension fund activity. Inflation swaps and other derivatives, looking at the mechanics, applications and pricing of inflation swaps and caps/floors. The convexity adjustment for Y-o-Y swaps is derived intuitively. Who the course is for Front-office sales product control research Traders Risk managers Fund managers Project finance and structured finance practitioners Accountants, auditors, consultants Course Content To learn more about the day by day course content please request a brochure To learn more about schedule, pricing & delivery options, book a meeting with a course specialist now