Financial Instruments and Markets

The objective of the workshop is to present the current functions of the major financial markets and instruments in a structured and comprehensive way. The participants will receive a good and practical understanding of markets and instruments.

We will start with an overview of recent developments in the financial markets, including the new regulation. We will discuss reasons for the movements of foreign exchange and interest rates. Then we will take a closer look of capital markets. Main equity and debt instruments will be presented.

In the end, we will make a short, but thorough introduction to the derivatives markets and instruments.