Explore the world of asset allocation and portfolio building in the Investment module. First, study the basic principles of risk and return which underlie all traditional asset allocation strategies. Second, equity portfolios are structured followed by how bond and money market portfolios are built. Finally, we look at the world of alternative investment strategies and products.

Discover how the world’s cash markets are structured and operate. The capital markets are where long term investing, borrowing and lending are undertaken – stocks and bonds are the main instruments. For short term investment propositions you need to understand how money markets work. Finally, there is the world’s highest volume market, foreign exchange.

Much of the development of financial markets since the 1980s has been directly attributable to the expansion of the derivatives industry. In this sense, derivatives markets are the engine of a lot of financial innovation. So, what are derivatives? Find out in the learning curve’s derivatives module.