This week’s topics
Securities and Asset Classes
- Equity shares and preference shares
- Fixed-income instruments and bonds
- Derivatives and structured products
- Money market instruments
- Ses 4: Present Value Relations III & Fixed-Income Securities I
- Derivatives Law Introduction
- 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
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.