Description
Introduction
The House of Training organises a high standard one-week residential training seminar in Luxembourg about capital markets and financial instruments.
The primary objective of this practice-driven seminar is to enable participants to thoroughly deepen their knowledge of the international capital markets, the financial instruments, such as bonds, equities, repos, swaps, options and structured products. Both technical and operational aspects as well as risk considerations and the impacts of regulation on day-to-day activities are covered.
Self-preparation by e-learning: International Financial Markets
Self-preparation by e-learning: Financial Mathematics
All the different training units are held by experts in the respective fields of activity and networking with both trainers and co-participants is considered to be a highly important added-value.
Programme
In order to help the course attendants to refresh the required level of fundamental knowledge in financial markets and financial mathematics, two distinctive e-learning programmes are put at their disposal at least 1 month before the start of the actual seminar.
They are required to validate their knowledge by delivering the final test at the end of these training courses.
The actual seminar is divided in 4- or 8-hour training units covering the following subjects:
EL International financial markets
Financial Markets
Financial Instruments: Securities
Financial Instruments: Derivatives and Investment Funds
Market Activities
Market Players
Future Trends
Estimated total duration: 20 hours (sessions of 30–40 minutes each)
EL Financial Mathematics
General financial calculations
Time value and discount factors
Term structure of interest rates
Financial returns
Statistics
Variance and covariance, standard deviation, market model
The variance components of assets in a linear regression model and some performance ratios
Estimated total duration: 8 hours (sessions of 30–40 minutes each)
PRINCIPAL SEMINAR
Applied Mathematics on fixed income products, bonds and futures on bonds (4 hours)
Pricing of bonds
ICMA Bond Principles
Term structure of interest rates
Identifying and measuring financial risk
Bond futures and hedging techniques
Practical applications and bond portfolio management (4 hours)
Return expectations
Management strategies
Diversification
Currency as asset class
Performance contributors and measurement
Options & Structured products (4 hours)
Introduction, options, yield curves
Pricing variables
4 basic strategies & their risk and reward
Exercises – using options in Portfolio Management
Capital guaranteed structures
Reverse convertibles
More exotic structured products
Pricing and Documentation –
Beware of the dangers!
Exercises – understanding real life products
Sustainable Finance (4 hours)
Introduction to Sustainable Finance
Green Social and Sustainability Bond Trends
Market Standards
Taxonomy and Accounting
Repos and swaps (8 hours)
Repos : Flow chart; Terms of the agreement; Collateral; Margins; Manufactured dividend; Market participants; Repo types; GC & special
Swaps : Definition & characteristics; Types of swaps; Market share; Currency swaps; CDS; example; IRS characteristics; IRS cash flows; IRS quotation; Curves; Swap pricing mechanics; Constructing the short end; Constructing the long end; Zero curve examples; Curve adjustments; Interpolating the curve; Intermaturity spreads; Bond hedging; Forward starting swaps; Pricer example; Currency interest rate swaps; Beyond plain vanilla swaps
Financial analysis, cross-asset (8 hours)
Methods, tools and instruments for asset selection
Bonds and Equities: definitions, different markets, attributes
Stock market quotation and orders in MiFID regulated markets
Investment Funds: overview and fund selection methods / criteria
Relevant websites
Risk Management (4 hours)
The current market turmoil: origin of the crisis and features
Choosing a risk management strategy
The risk management framework and lessons learned during the crisis
Organisational and operational aspects for the risk management unit
Market risk, credit risk, operational risk and liquidity risk from the bank’s perspective
Risk systems and lessons learned during the crisis
Securities clearing, settlement and custody (4 hours)
Debt instruments; Equities; Entitlements
Matching; Clearing; Settlement; Custody
Future Issues
Audience and objectives
The educational programme has been designed for both front and back-office personnel having a good basic knowledge of the markets, products and financial mathematics; as well as a practical experience of several years (ideally 3 to 6 years) in the banking and financial sector.
Language
The CAMFIN Training is exclusively offered in English (delivery and course material content).
Venue
The following mandatory procedure must be strictly observed by each participant, with no exception:
- The seminar takes place in residence at Hôtel Mercure Kikuoka Golf & Spa, Canach.
- The participants’ bedrooms are booked from Monday until Friday by the House of Training upon registration, and are included in the price. They are required to check in the first morning of the course.
- A number of wellness facilities (fitness room, swimming pool, sauna…) are at the disposal of the participants for relaxation at the end of the day.
The examination session is held at the Training Centre of the Chamber of Commerce, 7, rue Alcide de Gasperi, Luxembourg.
Online registration
Registrations and payment for this training are made online. Please click on the blue button “S'inscrire”.
Conditions
Course Material
The training material will be handed out at the beginning of the course.
Exams
The knowledge acquired in the seminar will be validated through an examination. The examination is based on a MCQ questionnaire of around 80 questions. The required passing rate is 50%. Successful candidates will be granted a certificate.
Location
L-5412 Canach
Luxembourg
Sessions et horaires
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Mon 13.10.2025
08:30 à 17:30
8H
CAMFIN Practical Applications & Bond Portfolio Management
Hôtel Mercure Luxembourg Kikuoka Golf & Spa
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Tue 14.10.2025
08:30 à 12:30
4H
CAMFIN Options & Structured Products
Hôtel Mercure Luxembourg Kikuoka Golf & Spa
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Tue 14.10.2025
13:30 à 17:30
4H
CAMFIN Sustainable Finance
Hôtel Mercure Luxembourg Kikuoka Golf & Spa
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Wed 15.10.2025
08:30 à 17:30
8H
CAMFIN Repos and Swaps
Hôtel Mercure Luxembourg Kikuoka Golf & Spa
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Thu 16.10.2025
08:30 à 17:30
8H
CAMFIN Financial Analysis
Hôtel Mercure Luxembourg Kikuoka Golf & Spa
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Fri 17.10.2025
08:30 à 12:30
4H
CAMFIN Risk Management
Hôtel Mercure Luxembourg Kikuoka Golf & Spa
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Fri 17.10.2025
13:30 à 17:30
4H
CAMFIN Securities Clearing, Settlement & Custody
Hôtel Mercure Luxembourg Kikuoka Golf & Spa
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Mon 20.10.2025
09:00 à 12:00
3H
CAMFIN Examination
Chambre de Commerce Luxembourg
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2H
E-Learning - International Financial Markets
Hôtel Mercure Luxembourg Kikuoka Golf & Spa
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4H
E-Learning: Financial mathematics
Hôtel Mercure Luxembourg Kikuoka Golf & Spa
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