All of KTCS Financial courses are all tailor made to meet the specific requirements of the individual client. Courses can range from cash instruments in the money and capital markets to derivative products such as futures, forwards, swaps and options to courses covering risk management. The emphasis can be for the trader, back office/finance staff, corporate relationship managers, sales staff or senior managers. The course level can range anywhere from a fundamental to an advanced level. Other focuses can be tailored to training programs for new recruits, undergraduates or MBAs. No matter where you are in the world, a course can be developed to meet your needs.

Fixed Income Mathematics
Depending on the needs of the client, courses are designed for the target audience in mind. There are some core areas that are generally covered:

• Time value of money
  
• Simple and compound interest and discount factors
  
• Money market math vs. fixed income math
  
• Money market instruments - Simple interest and discounted interest
  
• Bond Pricing and IRR
  
• Accrued interest and invoice price
  
• Day count conventions
  
• Duration, modified duration, PVBP, convexity and volatility
  
• Yield curves-yield to maturity, spot and forward curves