Derivatives - Options & Futures (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/derivatives-options-futures

While investing and trading in the options market may seem somewhat more daunting than other asset classes such as stocks, bonds, exchange-traded funds, currencies and commodities, you’ll ultimately find that their complexity can be boiled down to simple concepts you’ll be able to understand and use the more you’re exposed to, and have hands-on experience with the material. Our aim is for you to acquire these skills, as well as the know-how, to invest and trade in these often-complex financial

ESG Data & Accountability (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/esg-data-and-accountability

In this course, we’ll introduce students with basic knowledge of traditional financial products to data-driven resources they can use to complement their fundamental analysis. We’ll also highlight certain deceptive marketing practices that can paint a rosier picture of addressing ESG-related concerns than may actually be the case. Moreover, many corporations appear to be growing increasingly aware of the values of the millennial generation, who, according to some industry surveys, appear to acc

ESG Investing: Financial Decisions in Flux (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/esg-investing-financial-decision-in-flux

Offered by Interactive Brokers. Make informed, ESG-influenced investment decisions. By the end of this specialization, students with basic ...

ESG Investing: Industry Impacts & Transformations (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/esg-investing-industry-impacts-transformations

Through this ESG Investing: Industry Impacts & Transformations course, students with basic knowledge of traditional financial products can explore how certain financial market sectors have been transforming, amid a heightened focus on risk factors that underpin the three pillars of ESG. For example, what led age-old, iconic companies such as Borden and Dean Foods to file for bankruptcy? How are traditional oil giants BP and Exxon Mobil managing the energy transition? And what steps are firms su

ESG Investing: Setting Standards & Conducting Analysis (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/esg-investing-setting-standards-conducting-analysis

The ESG Investing: Setting Standards & Conducting Analysis course provides students with basic knowledge of traditional financial products with some fundamental concepts to help better define what ESG is, including the rationale behind its inception, and how it has developed. Through the series of video, webinar, and reading modules in this course, you’ll learn how to identify and describe the basic principles underpinning the “E”, “S” and “G” in ESG, as well as obtain a brief background of ESG’

ESG-focused Financial Products (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/esg-focused-financial-products

As ESG investing continues to evolve, so do the funding mechanisms many companies, organizations, and governments use to finance their stated goals. Indeed, ESG-focused financial products, or ‘green assets’, have been growing in volume – as well as by type. In the fixed income space alone, instruments available to investors include green bonds, social bonds, sustainability-linked bonds, climate awareness bonds, gender bonds, and others – not to mention a growing list of ESG-themed exchange-trad

Forex - Trading Around the World (Coursera)

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In this course, we’ll introduce you to the foreign currency market, including who participates in it and some of their reasons for doing so. You’ll also gain an understanding of the complex nature of certain trading products, as well as some of the risks investors typically face. We’ll also explore the use of margin in your account and provide you with a case study, showing how to invest in the stock of a non-domestic company listed on a foreign exchange, as well as guide you through entering

Fundamentals of Equities (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/equities-fundamentals

In this course, will look at industries and economic sectors that neatly define an economy. We will also introduce you to fundamental concepts involved in a company’s annual statements such as balance sheets, cash flows and its income statement, plus explore popular fundamental values used to filter vast amounts of corporate stocks. And finally, we’ll examine mutual funds and ETFs as alternatives to individual stocks for investing. To facilitate a comprehensive understanding of essential conce

Practical Guide to Trading (CourseraSpecs)

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Offered by Interactive Brokers. Understand the interconnectedness of the global capital markets with a practical emphasis on trading. By the ...

U.S. Bond Investing Basics (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/fixed-income

In this fixed income course, you will learn to distinguish between different types of U.S. dollar-denominated corporate and municipal debt issuance, identify corporate and municipal bonds available to purchase and sell on an online trading platform, grasp the market mechanics underlying each type of fixed income instrument, as well as conduct basic analyses, and flag critical investment risks. At the end of the course, you should be able to describe different types of corporate and municipal bo