Introduction to Capital Markets

This course offers a comprehensive overview of the industry, and key career opportunities. We will learn about the sell-side, buy-side, and the most popular and sought-after career paths in each of those respective groups. The course empowers you with the information you need to ensure that your career research is focused and that you use your most limited resource – time – wisely. After completing this course, we will have a better understanding of how the capital markets industry is structured, how each constituent contributes to maintaining smooth, functioning financial markets, and a keen idea of what field you may be best suited to pursue opportunities in.

This module covers the fundamental concepts of capital markets, including primary and secondary markets, the differences between them, and the participants involved in capital markets.

This module provides an overview of the sell side in capital markets, explaining the structure and functions of sell-side institutions.

This module focuses on the origination and primary markets aspects of sell-side investment banking, including debt capital markets (DCM) and equity capital markets (ECM). It explores full-circle transactions and various career paths in this area.

This module covers the sell-side sales and trading (S&T) and research functions in secondary markets. It includes detailed explanations of trading floor operations, career paths in sales, trading, and research, and provides day-in-the-life scenarios for professionals in these roles.

This module introduces the buy side of capital markets, providing an overview of buy-side institutions and their functions within the financial ecosystem.

This module explores traditional buy-side institutions, including their grouping, career paths, workflow processes, and day-in-the-life scenarios for professionals working in traditional buy-side roles.

This module covers non-traditional buy-side institutions, particularly hedge funds. It explains leverage usage, compares traditional and non-traditional buy-side operations, discusses career paths, and provides day-in-the-life scenarios for professionals in non-traditional buy-side roles.

This module concludes the Introduction to Capital Markets course, summarizing the key concepts covered throughout the program.

This module contains the final assessment for the Introduction to Capital Markets course to evaluate learners' understanding of the concepts covered throughout the program.