ARNAUD LEVY-RUEFF - Managing partner, ExotikEquation
The course aims to offer students a broad understanding of fixed-income products, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Relative prices of assets will be studied in the context of arbitrage relationships. The course will also present the market organization as well as its culture, and main characters.
The design and implementation of ‘dealing room alike’ spreadsheets will illustrate the theories and models outlined. Particular emphasis will be given to pragmatic thinking in order for students to focus, in context, on the relevant details
Fixed income 101: starting up with the concept of actualization
Understand actualization curves and learn how to select the most appropriate one upon specific contexts.
Fixed income at a glance: needs for financing, basic products, and market organization
What you should know about issuers, investors, intermediaries, and their respective interactions
Bonds and loans: the center of the fixed income galaxy
Price and compute risks for the main styles of debt instruments using actualization and credit curves
Hedging the risks with swaps and more: how to select and price interest rate and credit derivatives
Anticipate risks thanks to interest rate models. Use and price derivatives for hedging or speculation
Building and analyzing fixed income portfolios: a quantitative approach
Compare actuarial and statistical approaches for ex ante and ex post fixed income portfolio analysis
Setting up fixed income arbitrage strategies: from the mindset to the know-how
Understand the taxonomy of arbitrage strategies and get ready for practical implementation
Nonlinear fixed income products: volatility and correlation products
Learn about the main fixed income nonlinear products and their pricing basics
Technical
Fabozzi, F. J., The handbook of Fixed Income Securities, McGraw-Hill Education, 8th edition, 2012, 1840p.
Hull, J. C., Fundamentals of futures and Options Markets, Pearson, 9th edition, 2016.
Inspirational
Thorp, E. O., A man for all markets, 2017, Random House, 416p.
Zuckermann, G., The Greatest Trade Ever, 2009, Crown Business, 306p.
Lowenstein, R., When Genius failed, 2001, Random House, 291p.
Taleb, N., The Black swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, 2007, Random House, 436p.
80% Final written exam 20% involvement in class and workshops/homework.
