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A Grad Student’s Intro to the Finance Industry (Mini Course)

Date & Time
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm ET


Please be aware that this event series has passed.

About this Mini Course

A Grad Student's Intro to the Finance IndustryThis mini course will provide students with a robust introduction to banking and finance. The course will begin by explaining the roles of banks, hedge funds, and asset managers in financial markets. Regulators have increased their oversight of banking activities and students will learn about stress testing and capital requirements for large US banks. A session will be dedicated to explaining asset back securities and the Financial Crisis of 2008. The course covers major capital markets, equities and debt, and the main derivative markets—futures, forwards, options and swaps. Students will gain working knowledge of derivative products and their application in financial markets. The course will close by introducing the concept of credit valuation adjustments.

Logistics

Classes will be held virtually (via Zoom) on March 23, April 6, April 13, April 20, April 27, and May 4 (Tuesdays) from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Instructor

Subir Dhamoon, PhD
Royal Bank of Canada, Associate Director in Global Risk Analytics
Mathematics PhD (CUNY Graduate Center ‘13)

Schedule

Class 1 (March 23): Intro to Financial Markets I
Class 2 (April 6*): Intro to Financial Markets II
Class 3 (April 13): Derivative Products I
Class 4 (April 20): Derivative Products II
Class 5 (April 27): Securitized Products & 2008 Financial Crisis
Class 6 (May 4): Counterparty Credit Risk & Credit Valuation

*Note 2-week interval, coinciding with the GC’s Spring Break

Please note that this short course is designed to be taken as a series of classes and that you must commit to attending all 6 sessions. We will be using each meeting’s attendance to send out a Zoom link for the next class, so if you miss a session, you may not receive the next meeting’s login information. We do understand that circumstances may change, especially during these unpredictable times, so please email our office at careerplan@gc.cuny.edu if you’re unable to attend a session to ensure that you remain on the class roster for future sessions.

To Apply

If you are interested in applying for the course, please submit your resume and a brief letter of interest through GC Connect no later than Wednesday, March 17. The course can be found in the “Jobs” section under job number 14395. Your letter of interest should outline what you hope to gain from attending this course and how it will advance your career and professional goals. If you have not previously used GC Connect, please consult our GC Connect user instructions.

If you have any questions about the course or have trouble accessing GC Connect, please email our office at careerplan@gc.cuny.edu.

Applications are due by Wednesday, March 17.

This course is generously funded by the CUNY Central Office’s Career Success & Workforce Development Initiative.