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The Securities Trade Lifecycle: Front, Middle & Back-Office

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What you'll learn

Understand the various methods by which securities trade orders can be initiated, including online trading platforms, over the phone, or via email.
Explore the trade lifecycle, from trade initiation to execution, and discuss the roles of clearing houses, settlement banks.
Implement effective trade lifecycle management strategies to identify and mitigate risks throughout the end-to-end trade lifecycle.
Learn how order routing works, the different types of systems, and how to choose the right one for a trade.
Utilize front office systems to accurately record and track the conversion of trade orders into completed securities trading transactions.
Execute order matching processes to facilitate the conversion of trade orders into completed trades within the securities trade lifecycle.
Illustrate the trade lifecycle through comprehensive examples and visual aids, enhancing your understanding of how trading works in real-world contexts.
Appreciate the importance and methods of trade reconciliation to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the trade lifecycle process.
Verify the accuracy of trade affirmations and confirmations to ensure the proper completion of trades within the securities trade lifecycle.
Process trade affirmations and confirmations efficiently to maintain the smooth operation of the back office in the securities trade lifecycle.

Course Description

The securities trade lifecycle involves all the business, operational and technological steps involved in a capital markets "trade" (buying or selling of a financial instrument), from the moment an "order" is received through the "execution" of the trade through its "settlement." 

In this course, you will learn everything you need to know from the World's leading securities operations expert, Mike Simmons.  Mike takes you behind the scenes to understand precisely how investment and banking operations work in settling securities.  At the end of the course, you will have a solid understanding of the detailed steps involved in a trade from the back office operations point of view. Some of the many things covered in this course include discussion of:


  1. Order initiation and delivery (Front office function)

  2. Risk management and order routing (middle office function)

  3. Order matching and conversion into trade (front office function)

  4. Affirmation and confirmation (back office function)

  5. Clearing and Settlement (back office function)

Who is Mike?  He has managed large-scale security operations for some of the major money center banks and had had decades of experience in exactly how securities and risk management operations work in practice. 

More about this course and Starweaver

This course is led by a seasoned financial industry practitioner and executive in operations executive with many years of hands-on, in-the-trenches capital markets work. Your instructor is the leading expert on this subject globally. He has conducted over 500 training courses in locations including the UK, US, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, UAE, Japan, India, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Russia. He is also the author of three well-regarded industry books:


  • Securities Operations: A Guide to Trade and Position Management

  • Corporate Actions: A Guide to Securities Event Management

  • Collateral Management: A Guide to Mitigating Counterparty Risk

As a long-standing veteran of large financial institutions, Mike has over 20 years of experience training and developing teams of people who worked for him inside those organizations, as well as many others in buy-side and sell-side firms, central securities depositories (CSDs) and custodians, central banks, management consultancies and software and systems providers

The course has been designed, produced and delivered by Starweaver. Starweaver is one of the most highly regarded, well-established training providers in the World, providing training courses to many of the leading financial institutions and technology companies, including:

Ahli United Bank; Mashreqbank; American Express; ANZ Bank; ATT; Banco Votorantim; Bank of America; Bank of America Global Markets; Bank of America Private Bank; Barclay Bank; BMO Financial Group; BMO Financial Services; BNP Paribas; Boeing; Cigna; Citibank; Cognizant; Commerzbank; Credit Lyonnais/Calyon; Electrosonic; Farm Credit Administration; Fifth Third Bank; GENPACT; GEP Software; GLG Group; Hartford; HCL; HCL; Helaba; HSBC; HSBC Corporate Bank; HSBC India; HSBC Private Bank; Legal & General; National Australia Bank; Nomura Securities; PNC Financial Services Group; Quintiles; RAK Bank; Regions Bank; Royal Bank of Canada; Royal Bank of Scotland; Santander Corporate Bank; Tata Consultancy Services; Union Bank; ValueMomentum; Wells Fargo; Wells Fargo India Solutions; Westpac Corporate Bank; Wipro; and, many others.

Happy learning.

Requirements

  • Proficiency in the English language
  • A basic understanding of banking operations and the significance of securities operations in capital markets
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Course Details

  • Level All Levels
  • Lectures 30
  • Duration 4h 5m