Trading, Derivatives, Hedging and Risk Management Web-based Training Courses

Value-At-Risk can be an important tool for measuring risk, but it's often misunderstood. Because of the complexity of value-at-risk calculations, it's easy to become bewildered. In this intermediate level course, users will tackle this complicated subject and have it explained in simple terms. Delegates taking this course should already have successfully completed PrincetonLive.com's Understanding Commodity Risk, or have equivalent knowledge.

Experience and learn about the types of risk, terminology and basic concepts of risk analysis, and more advanced ideas that are specific to commodity risk. You will be introduced to the basic concepts and terminology needed to understand commodity risk. There are no pre-requisites for this course and no prior knowledge to the subject is required.

Ready to move up to a more advanced hedging experience? In this intermediate level course, meet Portia Bentley, champion race car driver and expert at negotiating tricky twists and turns on the track and in the portfolio. Join Portia at the track and learn what correlation risk and basis risk are and how they affect hedging. Delegates taking this course should already have successfully completed PrincetonLive.com's Discovering Hedging, or have equivalent knowledge.

In this introductory-level course, you will be exposed to the world of commodity derivatives. Along the way, you will learn about the different types of derivatives and how to identify each type. The course will cover futures, options on futures, swaps, over-the-counter options, and forwards. There are no prerequisites for the course, and no advance preparation is required.

The goal of this course is to provide a basic understanding of futures contracts, the role of the basis, and global commodity exchanges as they relate to various commodities. In addition, this course introduces contract order types, concepts behind spreads, and the fundamentals of hedging. Delegates taking this course should already have successfully completed PrincetonLive.com's Introduction to Commodity Derivatives, or have equivalent knowledge.

Enter the exciting world of hedging. Please discover the different kinds of hedges in some pretty interesting areas of business. This basic course will introduce you to hedging types, applications and answers that old question: why hedge? Delegates taking this course should already have successfully completed PrincetonLive.com's Understanding Commodity Risk, or have equivalent knowledge.

This course provides a good foundation for those wanting to learn about options and how they behave. You will find out what it means to be "long" options and "short" options – and what kind of market position could result from buying and selling both calls and puts. Delegates taking this course should already have successfully completed PrincetonLive.com's Introduction to Commodity Derivatives, or have equivalent knowledge.

This course will provide an introduction to emissions trading as practiced worldwide. Beginning with a description of the economic rationale and business effectiveness of emissions trading, the course will introduce the important types of emissions trading. A brief history of emissions trading programs will follow with emphasis on non-carbon emissions. Then carbon emissions will be introduced with an overview of the global regulations and resulting business implications. Major carbon emissions markets, e.g., the European Union’s Emission Trading System, will be described. Finally, course takers will be educated in the mechanics of emissions trading with emphasis on trading methods, instruments, and pricing.

This intermediate level course introduces you to the risks involved in foreign exchange and the role of hedging in managing risk. Understand who they key players are and their roles, exchange rates and how they are determined, evaluation of risk and the various instruments available to protect one's self when hedging foreign exchange exposures. Delegates taking this course should already have successfully completed PrincetonLive.com's All Aboard the Hedge Express, or have equivalent knowledge.

This intermediate level course provides an overview of hedging using exchange-traded futures and options. It covers key terms and concepts and reviews hedging strategies using futures and options for a range of different participants. You will enjoy practical examples from various commodity markets. Delegates entering this course should already successfully completed PrincetonLive.com's Back to the Futures and Discovering Options, or have a basic knowledge of the workings of the futures and options markets.

In today's global economy, credit risk management is emerging as an essential component of business and industry success. In the past, this complex factor has often been overlooked and misunderstood and many firms have paid the price for not having credit risk management as a priority item in their business policy. Introduction to Credit Risk Management is a powerful intermediate level training tool to help you understand credit risk and teach you what your company can do to bring credit risk under control. There are no pre-requisites for this course and there is no advanced preparation required for this course.