Equity Indices, Asset Managers and ETFs

Eric Cheung – Equity Indices, Asset Managers and ETFsMaster investing and trading the S&P 500. We start with how the S&P 500 is calculated, discuss how mutual funds work, and explain how traders profit from arbitrage opportunities on S&P500 ETFs.Why You Should Take This CourseTHIS COURSE HAS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EQUITY INDICES AND BUY-SIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT. YOU’LL LEARN HOW INDICES ARE CONSTRUCTED, EXPLORE THE BUSINESS OF MUTUAL FUNDS, AND COVER THE GROWING ROLE OF ETFS.Understand how equity indices are constructedEquity indices drive investors’ views on market sentiment. In this course, we explore how they are constructed, and build our own custom index. We explore the impact of weighting and rebalancing on the index, and how a move in one stock will have a different impact in the Dow, the S&P500 and the Nasdaq 100.Demystify buy-side asset managementWhether you are seeking to work at an asset manager, cover an asset manager as a salesperson, or hire an asset manager as an investor, we explore the business of mutual funds. We analyze their menu of strategies, the benchmarks they track and their fee structures.Discover how banks profit from ETF arbitrageIt is no secret that investors are shifting assets from mutual funds to ETFs. ETFs have grown enormously in the last decade because they are cheap to operate and pass on low fees to investors. In this course, we show you how banks profit from trading the ETF versus the underlying stocks in the ETF.What You’ll LearnEquity IndicesAsset ManagementMutual FundsETFsETNsCourse SamplesIntroduction to Equity IndicesRetail InvestorsETF IntroductionCourse ExtrasTaught by bankersOur instructors are former investment bankers who give lessons real-world context by connecting it to their experience on the desk.Used on the StreetThis is the same comprehensive course our corporate clients use to prepare their analysts and associates.Free Unlimited Access to the WSP Support CenterReceive answers to questions, free downloads, and more from our staff of experienced investment bankers