Equities Markets

- Register and complete the payment through the official training website.

- Upon successful registration, an invitation email—including the access link, workshop resources, and Pre- & Post-Assessment links—will be sent one day before the workshop.

This workshop is designed to provide participants with an understanding of the

Equity Markets. The program covers the features and characteristics of Equity

products, equity issuance, and equity trading platforms as well as provides an

introduction to equity valuation.

This workshop is suitable for anyone who wishes a good introduction to the Equity

Markets. It is suitable for new entrants to the professional sector and staff who are

beginning their career in financial services.

Certificate of participation issued by UASA & CMA.

1. Equities Markets

Overview of Equity market and its products

Characteristics of equity products

-Stocks

-Preferred shares

-Warrants

-Hybrid Capital

-Equity linked notes and funds

2. Equity Issuance

Listing equity securities

-Regulatory framework (Regional / international)

-Investor disclosures

Structure and stages of an initial public offering (IPO)

-Role of ECM in an initial public offer (IPO)

-Role of intermediaries, book building, pricing

-Benefits for the issuer and investors

-Underwritten versus best efforts

-Oversubscribed issues and green-shoe options

3. Equity exchanges and trading mechanism

Equity exchanges

Multilateral Trading Facilities (MTFs) and dark pools

Role of exchanges in providing secondary market facilities, platforms

How do clients make money-trading equities? Different strategies

Equity indices – local and international

4. Equity valuation

Introduction to different valuation methods

-Dividend discount model, and Multiples (comparables)

-Asset based valuation

-DCF valuation - Forecast cash flows for the initial period

Defining the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)