Foreign Exchange: Products and Markets
- Finance & Investment
This module is conducted in-person.
2 days
Weekdays (9am - 5pm)
Who Should Attend
- Aspiring individuals keen to embark on investment management careers relating to FX
- Relationship managers, financial advisers, consultants and corporate bankers making related investment and hedging advice
- Corporate treasury, risk management, auditors and compliance professionals
- Technology professionals engaged in automation and streamlining of financial market functions such as the implementation of FX solutions for FIs, corporates and retail
- Investors with investments in the foreign exchange markets
Overview
The Foreign Exchange (FX) market, in practice, essentially involves the trading of FX spot and its derivatives, namely FX swap, Non-deliverable Forward (NDF) and FX option. This 2-day course seeks to provide a comprehensive foundation knowledge on the markets, structures, characteristics, functional applications, and trading management of these products.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the organization and microstructure of the FX market in practice
- Learn various FX market products (Spot, Swap, Non-deliverable forwards & Options) and their applications & management in FX trading and exposure hedging
- Gain an overview of various market analyses
- Apply recommended financial market website platforms to monitor foreign exchange market development
Topic/Structure
- FX Market History and Evolution
- Market Structure and Organisation (FX Regimes; G10 vs EM Currencies; Inter-bank, Corporate & Retail Sectors)
- Market Features, Conventions and Practices (Quotes, Value Dates, Terminologies, Lingoes)
- FX Spot, Swap, NDF & Option Product Knowledge (Structure, Characteristics, Price Discovery, Position & Risk Management)
- Transacting and Dealing in the FX Market (Channels, Platforms, Executions, Funding Requirement, Settlements, Margin)
- Core Calculation Methodologies Essential to Each Product
- Applications of FX products to Exposure Hedging and Trading
- Overview of Market Analysis
- Practical session to gain hands-on experience and knowledge by applying recommended financial market website platforms to track foreign exchange market development
Assessment
As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of the course. The mode of assessment, which is up to the trainer’s discretion, may be an online quiz, a presentation or based on classroom exercises.
Participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the associated assessment in order to receive a digital Certificate of Completion issued by Singapore Management University.
Calculate Programme Fee
Fee Table
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PARTICIPANT PROFILE |
SELF-SPONSORED |
SME |
NON-SME |
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Singapore Citizen < 40 years old Permanent Resident LTVP+
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$654 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$654 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
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Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
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International Participant |
$2,180 (No Funding) |
$2,180 (No Funding) |
$2,180 (No Funding) |
All prices include 9% GST
Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.
Intake Information
This module is conducted in-person.
| Course | Dates |
|---|---|
| INTAKE 7 | 23 - 24 Jan 2025 [Open for Registration] |
*Online registration will close 5 calendar days before the course start date
