Bonds for beginners and experienced

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Course Content

1. Introduction
Introduction to Bonds for beginners and experienced
Functionality of the platform
Introducing the teachers
2. What is a bond?
2.1 Introduction
2.2 What is a bond? 1 Test
Lesson Content
2.3 Lessons learnt
3. Characteristics of bonds
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Characteristics of bonds 1 Test
3.3 Nominal value 1 Test
Lesson Content
3.4 Interest payment or coupon? 1 Test
3.5 Coupon date & Accumulated interest 1 Test
3.6 Duration and remaining maturity 1 Test
3.7 Lessons learnt
4. Yield on bonds
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Coupon yield 1 Test
Lesson Content
4.3 Redemption profit / loss 1 Test
4.4 Effective yield
4.5 Calculate effective yield in practice
4.6 Lessons learnt
Bonus lesson – rule of 72
5. Risks on bonds
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Price risk 1 Test
Lesson Content
5.3 Price risk opportunities 1 Test
5.4 Debtors risk 1 Test
Lesson Content
5.5 Rating agencies 1 Test
Lesson Content
5.6 Lessons learnt
6. Different bonds
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Subordinated bonds 1 Test
6.3 Perpetual bonds 1 Test
Lesson Content
6.4 Inflation-linked bonds and Floating rate bonds
6.5 Zero-coupon bond 1 Test
Lesson Content
6.6 Convertible bonds and Reverse convertible bonds 1 Test
6.7 Junk bonds 1 Test
Lesson Content
6.8 Lessons learnt
7. How to invest in bonds?
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Road-map on how to invest in bonds 1 Test
7.3 How to select bonds? 1 Test
7.4 Buying bonds in practice and how they appear in your portfolio
7.5 The ideal bond portfolio
7.6 Bond ETF
7.7 Lessons learnt
Final Bonds