Structured Finance and Securitization Basics
By External Provider
About this course
Master structured finance, securitization, and credit risk with a beginner-friendly course built for finance careers. Learn how securitized products, tranching, SPVs, and credit risk tools shape modern financial markets. This course provides a practical foundation in structured finance and securitization for learners who want to understand how financial institutions manage risk, liquidity, and investment exposure. You will explore essential concepts such as credit ratings, credit default swaps, asset pooling, special purpose vehicles, and structured product design. Through real-world examples, including the 2008 financial crisis, you will learn how complex financial instruments evolved, how they affected global markets, and what risks they introduced. The course explains securitization step by step, helping you understand how assets are pooled, structured into tranches, and transferred to investors. By the end of this course, you will be able to evaluate structured financial products, understand their advantages and risks, and apply securitization concepts in banking, investment, credit analysis, and risk management roles. This course is ideal for finance students, aspiring analysts, and professionals looking to build confidence in structured finance.
What you will learn
- Analyze structured finance products, securitization processes, and credit risk transfer mechanisms.
- Evaluate credit ratings, credit default swaps, and tranching structures in financial markets.
- Assess the risks and benefits of structured financial products using real-world case studies.