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  • 1. 14 September - 20 September

    第1週:Introduction

    1.Sectors of the U.S. Bond Market
    2.Overview of Bond Features
    3.Risks Associated with Investing in Bonds

    • 2. 21 September - 27 September

      第2週:Pricing of Bonds

      1.Review of Time Value of Money
      2.Pricing a Bond
      3.Complications

      • 3. 28 September - 4 October

        第3週:Pricing of Bonds

        1.Pricing Floating-Rate and Inverse-Floating-Rate Securities
        2.Price Quotes and Accrued Interest

        • 4. 5 October - 11 October

          第4週:Measuring Yield

          1. Computing the Yield or Internal Rate of Return on Any Investment
          2. Conventional Yield Measures
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          • 5. 12 October - 18 October

            第5週:Measuring Yield

            1.Total Return
            2.Applications of the Total Return
            3.Calculating Yield Changes

            • 6. 19 October - 25 October

              第6週:Bond Price Volatility

              1.Review of the Price-Yield Relationship for Option-Free Bonds
              2.Price Volatility Characteristics of Option-Free Bonds
              3.Measures of Bond Price Volatility
              4.Convexity

              • 7. 26 October - 1 November

                第7週:Bond Price Volatility

                1.Additional Concerns when Using Duration
                2.Do not Think of Duration as a Measure of Time
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                • 9. 9 November - 15 November

                  第9週:期中考試

                  • 10. 16 November - 22 November

                    第10週:Factors Affecting Bond Yields and the Term Structure of Interest Rates

                    1.Base Interest Rate
                    2.Benchmark Spread
                    3.Term Structure of Interest Rates
                    4.Swap Rate Yield Curve

                    • 11. 23 November - 29 November

                      第11週:Treasury and Federal Agency Securities

                      1.Treasury Securities
                      2.Stripped Treasury Securities
                      3.Federal Agency Securities

                      • 12. 30 November - 6 December

                        第12週:Corporate Debt Instruments

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                        2.Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights
                        3.Corporate Bonds
                        4.Medium-Term Notes

                        • 13. 7 December - 13 December

                          第13週:Corporate Debt Instruments

                          1.Commercial Paper
                          2.Bank Loans
                          3.Corporate Default Risk
                          4.Corporate Downgrade Risk
                          5.Corporate Credit Spread Risk

                          • 14. 14 December - 20 December

                            第14週:Municipal Securities

                            1.Types and Features of Municipal Securities
                            2.Municipal Money Market Products
                            3.Floaters/Inverse Floaters
                            4.Credit Risk
                            5.Risks Associated with Investing in Municipal Securities
                            6.Yields on Municipal Bonds
                            7.Municipal Bond Market

                            • 15. 21 December - 27 December

                              第15週:International Bonds

                              1.Classification of Global Bond Markets
                              2.Non-U.S. Bond Issuers and Bond Structures
                              3.Foreign Exchange Risk and Bond Returns
                              4.Bonds Issued by Non-U.S. Entities










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                              • 16. 28 December - 3 January

                                第16週:Residential Mortgage Loans

                                1.Origination of Residential Mortgage Loans
                                2.Types of Residential Mortgage Loans
                                3.Conforming Loans
                                4.Risks Associated with Investing in Mortgage Loans

                                • 18. 11 January - 17 January

                                  第18週:期末考試