1. Introduction to Securities Investment
- Securities Investment (Master)
- Meaning of Securities (Master)
- Meaning of Investment (Master)
- Participants in the Securities Market (Master)
- Financial Instruments (Master)
- Exchanges and Over-the-Counter Markets (Master)
- Long-term Investment (Master)
- Speculation (Master)
- Arbitrage (Understand)
- Hedging (Understand)
- Securities Investment Process (Understand)
2. Securities Investment Instruments
- Characteristics of Securities (Understand)
- Types of Securities (Master)
- Fixed-income Securities (Master)
- Bonds (Master)
- Forms of Bond Issuance (Understand)
- Types of Bonds (Understand)
- Characteristics of Bonds (Master)
- Bond Issuers (Understand)
- Bond Interest Rates (Master)
- Bond Ratings (Master)
- Time Value and Discounting (Master)
- Stocks (Master)
- Common Stock (A-shares, B-shares, H-shares), Preferred Stock (Master)
- Listing (Understand)
- Characteristics of Stocks (Understand)
- Differences Between Common and Preferred Stock (Master)
- Functions of Stocks (Master)
- Funds (Understand)
- Corporate/Contractual Funds (Understand)
- Open/Closed-end Funds (Understand)
- Advantages of Investing in Funds (Master)
- Rights and Responsibilities of Main Parties in a Fund (Understand)
- Classification/Distinctions of Funds (Understand)
- Forward Contracts (Understand)
- Futures Contracts (Understand)
- Swaps (Understand)
- Options (Understand)
- Differences Between Forward and Futures Contracts (Understand)
- Functions of Financial Derivatives (Master)
Key Points: Types of Securities, Advantages of Investing in Funds