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Stocks, Bonds, Options Online - Securities Basics for Lawyer

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Attorneys play a vital role in capital formation and deal structuring for companies of all sizes. This Continuing Legal Education (CLE/MCLE) course is designed to offer attorneys a better understanding of the financial instruments they help structure. Topics covered will include: stocks, bonds, options, futures, and arbitrage. The course will also introduce basic concepts of arbitrage in a manner that requires no mathematical background. Additionally, the course will explore these concepts in the context of real cases drawn from recent transactions.

  1. Background on Securities
    • Capital Formation
    • Securities Classes
    • Securities and Hedging
  2. Stocks
    • Structure
    • Valuation
    • Volatility Measures
    • Bid/Ask
    • Pricing
  3. Bonds
    • Structure
    • Valuation
    • Debentures
    • Coupon vs. Yield
    • Fixed vs. Floating
    • High Yield Debt
    • Pricing
  1. Options
    • Structure
    • Calls vs. Puts
    • Options in Hedging
    • Black-Scholes Model
    • Pricing
  2. Futures
    • Commodities
    • Cost of Carry
    • Exchanges
    • Fair Value
    • Pricing
  3. Arbitrage
    • Option Arbitrage
    • Currency Arbitrage
    • Merger Arbitrage
    • Index Arbitrage
    • Pricing

UPCOMING CLE SEMINARS

Stocks, Bonds, Options Online - Securities Basics for Lawyer