An A to Z of finance
Following a series of posts on LinkedIn, we have been able to compile a document that comprises of a series of short pieces on various financial topics. They have been organised alphabetically and can be downloaded…
Understanding inflation breakevens
Inflation breakevens Introduction The Fisher equation is a way of decomposing a nominal yield into three components: It is expressed as: (1 + nominal rate) = (1 + real rate) (1+ inflation expectations) (1+ inflation…
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Floating Rate Notes – The Full Monty
Understanding Arsenal’s Floating Rate Note Gerald: All I want to do is get you in a straight bloody line! What do I have to do? Horse: Well it’s the Arsenal offside trap isn’t it? Gerald:…
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The Cat and the Banker
Can highly recommend that pople check out the following book “The Cat and the Banker”. It is written by an ex-colleague Nadir Mehadji who has come up with a creative way of explaining a series…
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Power: a practical handbook
FMT are delighted to announce the publication of “power: a practical handbook”, which includes a chapter by one of the firm’s principals, Neil C Schofield. From the cover of the book: “With world electricity…
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Equity Derivatives: Corporate and Institutional Applications
FMT is delighted to announce the publication of a new text by one of the company’s principals Neil C. Schofield. “Equity Derivatives: Corporate and Institutional Applications” is a brand new text that covers the majority…
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Why lecturing is not an effective way to learn
Over the last few weeks we have been thinking quite a bit about our website and whether we should record a number of online videos. This raises a couple of strategic issues: As we were…
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5 inflation myths
One of our courses that has proven to be popular in the last few years involves the topic of inflation. This short note looks at some of the preconceptions that surround the topic. Inflation…
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Option valuation toolkit
The website now has a simple option pricing tool available free of charge. The option pricer can be found on the following hyperlink: https://www.fmarketstraining.com/option-pricer.htm Users will be able to change the basic parameters of the…
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Teaching ethics to bankers – an oxymoron?
One of our most popular courses offered over the last year has been around the subject of ‘banker conduct’. When we were first approached it appeared to be a request to do some compliance training. …
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