Wall Street

Wall Street

Month 1 – Introduction to Wall Street & Financial Markets

  • Week 1: Overview of Wall Street and its History
  • Week 2: Understanding Financial Markets
  • Week 3: Players in Financial Markets (Banks, Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds, Private Equity Firms)
  • Week 4: The Role of Regulatory Bodies (SEC, FINRA)

Month 2 – Basics of Economics

  • Week 1: Microeconomics: Demand and Supply, Consumer Behaviour
  • Week 2: Macroeconomics: GDP, Inflation, Unemployment
  • Week 3: Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy
  • Week 4: International Trade and Forex

Month 3 – Introduction to Accounting

  • Week 1: Accounting Principles & Concepts
  • Week 2: Financial Statements: Balance Sheet
  • Week 3: Financial Statements: Income Statement & Cash Flow Statement
  • Week 4: Understanding and Analyzing Financial Ratios

Month 4 – Corporate Finance

  • Week 1: Time Value of Money & Discounted Cash Flow
  • Week 2: Capital Budgeting
  • Week 3: Risk and Return
  • Week 4: Capital Structure & Dividend Policy

Month 5 – Basics of Investment

Month 6 – Financial Statement Analysis

  • Week 1: Income Statement Analysis
  • Week 2: Balance Sheet Analysis
  • Week 3: Cash Flow Statement Analysis
  • Week 4: Analysis of Financial Ratios and Key Metrics

Month 7 – Equity Valuation

  • Week 1: Dividend Discount Model
  • Week 2: Discounted Cash Flow Valuation
  • Week 3: Relative Valuation Methods
  • Week 4: Equity Research

Month 8 – Bond Valuation & Fixed Income Securities

  • Week 1: Basics of Bond Valuation
  • Week 2: Understanding Yield Curve and Term Structure of Interest Rates
  • Week 3: Understanding and Analyzing Credit Risk
  • Week 4: Fixed Income Portfolio Management

Month 9 – Derivatives

  • Week 1: Futures and Forwards
  • Week 2: Options
  • Week 3: Swaps
  • Week 4: Risk Management using Derivatives

Month 10 – Portfolio Theory & Asset Pricing

  • Week 1: Basics of Portfolio Theory
  • Week 2: Modern Portfolio Theory
  • Week 3: CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing Model)
  • Week 4: APT (Arbitrage Pricing Theory) and Multifactor Models

Month 11 – Behavioral Finance

  • Week 1: Introduction to Behavioral Finance
  • Week 2: Heuristics & Biases
  • Week 3: Behavioral Models and Market Anomalies
  • Week 4: Behavioral Finance and Personal Investing

Month 12 – Trading & Technical Analysis

  • Week 1: Introduction to Trading: Order Types, Trading Costs
  • Week 2: Chart Patterns & Technical Indicators
  • Week 3: Algorithmic Trading & High-Frequency Trading
  • Week 4: Risk and Money Management in Trading

Month 13 – Investment Banking

  • Week 1: Role of an Investment Bank
  • Week 2: Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Week 3: Leveraged Buyouts
  • Week 4: IPOs & Other Equity Offerings

Month 14 – Hedge Funds

  • Week 1: Introduction to Hedge Funds
  • Week 2: Hedge Fund Strategies
  • Week 3: Risk and Return in Hedge Funds
  • Week 4: Role of Hedge Funds in the Financial Markets

Month 15 – Private Equity & Venture Capital

  • Week 1: Introduction to Private Equity
  • Week 2: Private Equity: Leveraged Buyouts
  • Week 3: Venture Capital
  • Week 4: Role of PE and VC in the Economy

Month 16 – Real Estate Investment

  • Week 1: Basics of Real Estate Investment
  • Week 2: Real Estate Valuation
  • Week 3: REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts)
  • Week 4: Real Estate Financing & Investment Strategies

Month 17 – Commodities & Currency Trading

  • Week 1: Introduction to Commodities Trading
  • Week 2: Strategies in Commodities Trading
  • Week 3: Basics of Forex Trading
  • Week 4: Strategies in Forex Trading

Month 18 – Financial Risk Management

  • Week 1: Risk Types & Risk Measurement
  • Week 2: Value at Risk (VaR)
  • Week 3: Stress Testing & Scenario Analysis
  • Week 4: Risk Management Strategies

Month 19 – Financial Regulation & Compliance

  • Week 1: Basics of Financial Regulation
  • Week 2: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Dodd-Frank Act
  • Week 3: International Regulation: MiFID II, Basel III
  • Week 4: Role of Compliance in Financial Institutions

Month 20 – Ethics in Finance

  • Week 1: Introduction to Ethics in Finance
  • Week 2: Conflicts of Interest & Insider Trading
  • Week 3: Corporate Social Responsibility & ESG Investing
  • Week 4: Role of Ethics in the Post-Financial-Crisis World