Programme on Fixed Income in Excel

Target Audience
Junior and Middle level Officers in the following functional areas: Risk Management,
Treasury and Portfolio Management.

Overview of the Course

This course discusses the concepts and quantitative aspects of bond pricing,
sensitivity and risk measure and management along with term structure and
economic indicators for traders and risk managers. Subsequently this course also
discusses the dangers of misinterpretation and subsequent unintentional wrong
application of above concepts and then, the correctional measures. Though the focus
is on government securities, option embedded bonds and interested rate derivatives
may also be included depending on the interest of the participants. This course will
also work as prelude to market risk part in GARP examination.

Objective: To develop the knowledge base and computing skill in Fixed Income. For
the best use of the course, participants are requested to carry a simple or scientific
calculator, if they do not prefer to carry laptop.
Contents
Economic concepts and indicators for traders and risk managers: Industrial
index of production, inflation, stock index, monetary policy rates, RBI’s annual
policy / credit policy, money market rates, 10 year benchmark rate, OIS rate,
MIBOR and LIBOR.
Computing Tools in Excel for Fixed Income Management: Application of
quantitative tools in Excel (e.g. standard deviation, normal distribution, goal
seek, solver, price, yield, limits of 99% VaR etc)
Basic Concepts in Fixed Income: Compounding vs. Discounting in the Context
of Time Value of Money – discreet and continuous
Valuation Methodologies: Valuation of treasury bills and long term dated
securities (i) Application of YTM, (ii) Application Spot Rates, (iii) Interpretation of
Premiums and Discounts
Valuation of option embedded bonds: Valuation of securities with call option,
put option and convertible debentures
Credit risk of corporate bonds: Measuring credit risk premium, credit rating of
corporate bonds
Alternative Return Measures: (i) Holding Period Return, (iii) Inter-Instrument
Performance Assessment in Scenario Analysis for Stress Testing
Term Structure: (i) Anatomy of Term Structure, (ii) Determining Spot and
Forward Rates, (iii) Different Interest Rate Models
Sensitivity Analysis: (i) Modified Duration, (ii) Convexity Analysis, (iii) Portfolio
Immunization
Value-at-Risk (VaR): (i) Critique to Duration and Need for VaR, (ii) Alternative
Methods of VaR calculation
Validating VaR Model: (i) Back Testing (ii) Stress-Testing
Extreme Tail Losses: Calculation of probable tail losses beyond the lower limit
of 99% confidence interval under continuous normal distribution.
Fixed Income Derivatives: IRS, FRA, Swaption, Interest Rate Floor, Interest
Rate Collar, Interest Rate Collar

Venue and Fees: For details mail Dr.RituparnaDas@Gmail.com