Introduction to Capital Markets
A comprehensive overview of capital markets, including sell-side, buy-side, and career opportunities for finance professionals.
A comprehensive overview of capital markets, including sell-side, buy-side, and career opportunities for finance professionals.
This Introduction to Capital Markets course offers a comprehensive overview of the industry and key career opportunities. You'll learn about the sell-side, buy-side, and the most popular career paths in each group. The course provides practical knowledge through typical day-in-the-life scenarios, helping you understand core competencies and personality traits that drive success. After completing this course, you'll understand how the capital markets industry is structured, how each constituent contributes to maintaining smooth, functioning financial markets, and gain insight into which field might best suit your skills. You'll explore primary and secondary markets, sell-side origination, sales and trading, and both traditional and non-traditional buy-side institutions (like hedge funds). This course empowers you with focused career research information, ensuring you use your most limited resource – time – wisely in pursuing opportunities in finance.
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What you'll learn
Define primary and secondary markets and understand key stakeholders in each
Distinguish between sell-side and buy-side activities in finance
Understand career paths in investment banking, sales, trading, and research
Explore traditional and non-traditional buy-side opportunities
Gain insights into day-in-the-life scenarios for various capital markets roles
Identify which capital markets career path matches your skills and personality
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
57 Minutes PreRecorded video
1 assignment
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There are 10 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to capital markets, exploring both the sell-side and buy-side of the industry. Students learn about primary and secondary markets, the roles of various market participants, and detailed insights into specific career paths. The curriculum covers investment banking origination, sales and trading, research functions, traditional asset management, and non-traditional institutions like hedge funds. Through day-in-the-life scenarios for different roles, students gain practical understanding of job responsibilities, required skillsets, and typical workflows in capital markets positions. The course is specifically designed to help students identify which financial career path best matches their personality, skills, and interests.
Getting Started
Module 1 · 16 Minutes to complete
Defining Capital Markets
Module 2 · 8 Minutes to complete
Sell Side
Module 3 · 8 Minutes to complete
Sell-Side Investment Banking: Origination & Primary Markets
Module 4 · 8 Minutes to complete
Sell-Side S&T, Research: Secondary Markets
Module 5 · 18 Minutes to complete
Buy Side
Module 6 · 1 Minutes to complete
Buy-Side Traditional
Module 7 · 9 Minutes to complete
Buy-Side Non-Traditional
Module 8 · 11 Minutes to complete
Course Conclusion
Module 9 · 0 Minutes to complete
Qualified Assessment
Module 10 · 50 Minutes to complete
Fee Structure
Instructor
Global Finance Education Leader CFI Transforms Professional Development Through Comprehensive Training
Corporate Finance Institute (CFI), headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, has established itself as a premier global provider of online financial education and certification programs, serving over 300,000 professionals worldwide. The institute offers comprehensive training through its flagship certifications including the Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA), Commercial Banking & Credit Analyst (CBCA), Capital Markets and Securities Analyst (CMSA), and Business Intelligence and Data Analyst (BIDA) programs. With endorsements from global leaders like Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, and major financial institutions including Citigroup and HSBC, CFI's curriculum bridges the gap between traditional business education and practical industry requirements. The institute's commitment to excellence is reflected in its NASBA-registered CPE programs, practical skill-focused training, and its successful 2021 acquisition of Macabacus, demonstrating its ongoing evolution in serving the global finance community with cutting-edge educational resources
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