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Level 7 Diploma in Accounting and Finance

Securities and Asset Classes

AF701 · Investment Analysis — Week 1 of 16

CourseAF701
Week1 of 16
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This week’s topics

Securities and Asset Classes

  1. Equity shares and preference shares
  2. Fixed-income instruments and bonds
  3. Derivatives and structured products
  4. Money market instruments
  5. Ses 4: Present Value Relations III & Fixed-Income Securities I
  6. Derivatives Law Introduction
  7. Preference Shares | Business Law & Practice | SQE Prep

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Explain types of securities and associated concepts.
  • 1.2 Evaluate key characteristics of each type of security.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain types of securities and associated concepts.

Study materials

Videos

  • Derivatives Law Introduction · YouTube · University of London Postgraduate Laws · 7 min · for registered students
  • Preference Shares | Business Law & Practice | SQE Prep · YouTube · The Law Academy · 11 min · for registered students
  • The valuation of securities - The valuation of equity - ACCA Financial Management (FM) · YouTube · OpenTuition · 31 min · for registered students
  • The valuation of securities - The valuation of debt - ACCA Financial Management (FM) · YouTube · OpenTuition · 23 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • MIT 15.401 Finance Theory I, lecture notes: Fixed-Income Securities · PDF · Other, slides · for registered students
  • MIT 15.401 Finance Theory I, lecture notes: Equities · PDF · Other, slides · for registered students
  • Intermediate Financial Accounting Vol. 2, Lyryx 2021-A, ch. 14: Complex Financial Instruments · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; pp. 95–130 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Securities and Asset Classes
  • Week 2: Securities Valuation and Strategic Use
  • Week 3: Market Operations and New Issues
  • Week 4: Global Capital Markets and the London Stock Exchange
  • Week 5: Investment Theories and Market Efficiency
  • Week 6: Taxation and Investment Decision-Making
  • Week 7: Financial Services Regulation and Compliance
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Investment Risk Assessment and Mitigation
  • Week 10: Client Profiling and Asset Allocation
  • Week 11: Portfolio Management and Performance Evaluation
  • Week 12: Applying Investment Analysis in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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