Risk: Trading Products and Currencies Track (13 units)
FX Markets, Futures, Financial Forwards, and Options Trading
About This Course
Course Information
This course covers the dimensions of FX markets, futures, forwards and options. Traders can open a currency trading account through a forex brokerage or full-service financial brokerage. For the retail trader, it’s becoming popular and more common to utilise the services of licensed and regulated forex brokers.
Certificate on Completion
This course is made up of videos, questions and additional reading materials and accounts for 13 units of CPD. One unit is the equivalent of one hour of learning. A certificate will be issued once you have completed all 13 units.
Course Sections
This track is made up of the following sections:
- Understanding Futures and FX Markets (4 units)
- Understanding Financial Forwards and Futures (6 units)
- Understanding Options (3 units)
What You Will Learn
- Describe the structure and dimensions of foreign exchange (FX) markets
- Explain how futures contracts work, including pricing, margin requirements, and settlement
- Distinguish between forwards and futures and identify when each is appropriate
- Define the main types of options and explain how their payoffs are determined
- Evaluate how currency trading operates, including the role of forex brokers and retail traders
- Assess the risks associated with trading derivatives across different currency markets
- Calculate basic option payoffs and explain the factors that affect option pricing
Who This Course Is For
- Finance professionals who need to understand trading products and currency markets
- Risk analysts working with derivatives or foreign exchange exposure
- Accountants and treasury professionals who encounter futures, forwards, or options in their work
Prerequisites
- A basic understanding of financial markets and how securities are traded
- Familiarity with the concepts of risk and return in a financial context
- No specialist trading software is required
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