Certified Derivatives Analyst

Course description

This certification programme is ideal for professionals working in derivatives, financial analysis, treasury, or risk management who want to strengthen their expertise. The programme provides a comprehensive and practical understanding of the derivatives used in today's financial markets. Participants will gain valuable insights into derivative pricing, risk measurement and management, and the effective handling of counterparty risk. Combining theoretical knowledge with real-world applications, the programme equips participants with the skills needed to navigate increasingly complex financial markets. Upon completion of the final module, you can take an exam to become a certified derivatives analyst.

How is the online course conducted?

We place great emphasis on interaction. Therefore, the training will be a combination of recorded training, exercises and guidance. The course includes:

  • A recorded class room training without participants, where you will get exercises and solutions as part of the training.
  • Possibility to ask questions and get answers within 24 hours.
  • 6 months access to the course. You decide when and at what pace you want to follow the recorded training.
  • A training that is suitable for viewing on both computer and mobile.

You must set aside approx. 6 working days for the education.

Course content

Module 1 Derivatives

Regulation
OTC vs exchange traded derivatives
Futures and forwards
Repos
Forward Rate Agreements
FX-swaps
Cross Currency Swaps
Interest Rate Swaps
Caps, Floors, Collars
IRGs
Swaptions
CDS-contracts

Module 2 Option Pricing

Put-call parity
No-arbitrage pricing
Risk-netral pricing
Pricing of stock options
Pricing of interest rate options
Pricing of FX-options
European options
American options
Black-Scholes-Merton model
Black-76 model
Garman-Kohlhagen model
Cox-Ross-Rubinstein (CRR) binomial model
Black-Derman-Toy (BDT) model
Monte Carlo Simulation
Exotic options

Module 3 OTC-derivatives – Pricing and Counterparty Risk

OIS-discounting
Credit Value Adjustment (CVA)
Debt Value Adjustment
Funding Value Adjustment
Counterparty Risk Management
Collateral Management
Netting
Central Clearingparties (CCPs)
OTC derivatives pricing
EMIR
Dual Curve Pricing
IBOR Transition

The course is relevant to

The education is relevant for finance professionals working with derivatives:

Risk Managers
Treasurers
Financial Authorities
Middle Office Employees
Analysts
Consultants
Account Manager

Prerequisites

The programme assumes a general understanding of the investment management or treasury industry. The first module provides a solid foundation and introduces the key concepts required for the two more advanced modules.

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Instructor on this course

Jørgen Just Andresen

Jørgen Just Andresen

Jørgen Just Andresen is Managing Director of Financial Training Partner A/S, which he co-founded in 2002.

He has many years of teaching experience as a chief consultant at SimCorp’s training department, which he joined in 1996. Prior to SimCorp he worked at Danske Bank with fixed income research and fixed income sales.

Jørgen also works as an external lecturer at CBS (Copenhagen Business School) and was awarded teacher of the year at CBS’ education Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (Financial planning).

He is author of the books Finansiel Risikostyring (Financial Risk Management) and Finansielle Derivater (Financial Derivatives) published by Djøf Publishing.

He holds an M.Sc. (international finance) and an HD (accounting).

Jørgen teaches Derivatives, Risk Management, Portfolio Management and Fixed Income

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