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Synopsis
The fixed income market is a major segment of the financial market. In this course, we discuss money market instruments and the three factors that matter for any fixed income instrument. Bonds are essentially IOUs (I owe you) with maturity longer than a year. This course also covers the characteristics of bonds and their price quotes, the computation of the yield–to– maturity for a bond as well as the relationship between the yield and expected return when the bond is held to maturity.
Learning Objectives
- (1) Know the distinction between primary and secondary markets
(2) Know about the money market and the common instruments in it
(3) Know how to compute the discount yield on a treasury bill
(4) Know how to compute the yield–to– maturity of a bond
(5) Know what a credit rating implies for a bond
(6) Know the key features to look out for when trading or investing in a bond
(7) Know about the price quoting convention for USD and SGD bonds
(8) Know how to compute the accrued interest on a bond given its day–count convention.
(9) Know the definition of current yield
(10) Know to compute the duration, and price–value per basis point of a bond
Course Instructor
Chan Onn
Content Expert
Dr. CHAN Onn's background is in the field of Mathematics. He was a faculty member of the department of Mathematics at NUS and was part of the Financial Markets Education team at UBS AG Singapore.
Funding Options
Concessionary rates are also available for bulk enrolments. Please email us at smartlearn@comeandsee.com.sg and we will reply to you within 2 working days.
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Fixed Income Markets
Course modified date: 22 September 2025
- Course Duration:1.5 hr
- Course Full Fee:SGD 80
Course information
Synopsis
The fixed income market is a major segment of the financial market. In this course, we discuss money market instruments and the three factors that matter for any fixed income instrument. Bonds are essentially IOUs (I owe you) with maturity longer than a year. This course also covers the characteristics of bonds and their price quotes, the computation of the yield–to– maturity for a bond as well as the relationship between the yield and expected return when the bond is held to maturity.
Learning Objectives
- (1) Know the distinction between primary and secondary markets
(2) Know about the money market and the common instruments in it
(3) Know how to compute the discount yield on a treasury bill
(4) Know how to compute the yield–to– maturity of a bond
(5) Know what a credit rating implies for a bond
(6) Know the key features to look out for when trading or investing in a bond
(7) Know about the price quoting convention for USD and SGD bonds
(8) Know how to compute the accrued interest on a bond given its day–count convention.
(9) Know the definition of current yield
(10) Know to compute the duration, and price–value per basis point of a bond
Course Instructor
Chan Onn
Content Expert
Dr. CHAN Onn's background is in the field of Mathematics. He was a faculty member of the department of Mathematics at NUS and was part of the Financial Markets Education team at UBS AG Singapore.
Funding Options
Concessionary rates are also available for bulk enrolments. Please email us at smartlearn@comeandsee.com.sg and we will reply to you within 2 working days.
Price: SGD 80
- Course Duration:1.5 hr
- Course Full Fee:SGD 80
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