Unit of competence - Foreign Exchange Markets

FIRST-FINANCE

Enrollment in this course is by invitation only

About the course

Objectives :

This course is the perfect introduction to the world of Forex. You will learn the specificities of the spot market, understand the complexity of cross rates and the importance of hedging FX exposure with forward or swap contracts.

4 operational objectives:

Understand the specificities of the FX spot market

Understand the determination of forward prices

Apprehend the importance of FX swaps

Master the determination of FX cross rates

Prerequisites:

This course is intended for all those who want an overview of the FX market from its foundation to the more complex unconditional derivative markets. There are no specific prerequisites for this training

Your trainer

FABRICE GUEZ - CONSULTANT IN CAPITAL MARKETS

Fabrice was head trader for the FX options desk in Singapore and New York for Société Générale. He was also managing several fixed income options trading books such as the New York Indosuez or the Société Générale Tokyo option desks.

Specialized in FX and interest rate derivative (IRD) products, he has in the last ten years created and instructed numerous training courses dedicated especially to FX structured products and to new IRD pricing methods.

Graduated from the ENSAE school of statistics, Fabrice is also teaching finance in major “Grandes Écoles” such as Sciences-Po Paris, ESCP or EDHEC.

Content:

Chapter 1 : History and characteristics of FX Markets

Chapter 2 - Quoting, FX Risks and Trading Platforms

Chapter 3 - Calculating Forward Prices

Chapter 4 - FX Swaps and Cross Currency Swaps

Contact :

Please note that the Digital Learning team remains at your disposal at the following address: support@ff.digital. Please specify in the subject line of your e-mail the term "FXM" followed by the nature of your request.