Accounting & financial statements
Understand how financial statements communicate business performance and position.
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Capital Markets Career Guide: Markets, Skills & Courses
Explore the major capital-markets disciplines, including equity, fixed income and derivatives, and the learning paths associated with them.
Start with the fundamentals
Explore the major capital-markets disciplines, including equity, fixed income and derivatives, and the learning paths associated with them.
Core knowledge areas
Financial analysis
Develop the ability to interpret financial information and connect it to business decisions.
Technical finance skills
Depending on the role, this can include modeling, valuation, markets, risk or portfolio concepts.
Communication & judgment
Professional finance work also involves explaining analysis clearly and applying judgment to financial information.
Relevant NYIBF course
Capital Markets Professional Certificate
Fixed income, equities, and derivatives from origination through the trading desk.
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