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Fixed Income Markets: Trading Financial Instruments

Introduction

This is a resource designed to provide an introduction to the high-powered world of trading in financial instruments - primarily fixed income bonds.

Throughout the resource you will play the role of a novice trader learning the ropes. You will need to listen to the advice given and understand the concepts and methods as you work your way through the different sections of the business.

To get to the next level, you will have to pass an exam - if you fail, you will have to re-take the exam! However, if you pass, you will be able to gain promotion and move to the next level where you will face new challenges. Your aim is to make it to the top, but to do so, you will have to demonstrate speed of thought, clarity of thinking and nerves of steel to cope with the pressures of dealing with these instruments.

Mistakes are expensive - you could stand to lose millions of pounds in literally seconds if you do not get it right!

Here is a list of the different stages in the Biz/ed Investment Bank promotion game.

• Basic Concepts Department
• Trading Department
• Back Office Department
• Analytics Department
• Strategic Department

The resource was written by Juan Rodriguez Calvo. Juan is Senior Client Trainer with Reuters in Spain.