Foreign Exchange Fundamentals

Overview

Foreign Exchange Fundamentals Course Overview

This prep course on foreign exchange (“FX”) covers the fundamental knowledge you need to know about the FX markets. You will learn more about the historical development of the FX market, the different exchange systems that exist, and the many market participants. You will also learn about various foreign exchange platforms, along with regulations.

Foreign Exchange Fundamentals Learning Objectives

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

Outline the historical development of the foreign exchange market.
Describe the different foreign exchange systems that exist.
Identify the market participants in the foreign exchange market.
Identify foreign exchange platforms that facilitate foreign exchange transactions.
Examine the settlement process and various market drivers.
Identify the markets regulatory architecture.

Who Should Take This Course?

This foreign exchange course is great for anyone looking to understand more about capital markets. It teaches a generic overview of foreign exchange and is a great prep course for more advanced topics in FX. This course is designed to equip anyone who desires to begin a career in fixed income, equity, sales, trading, or other areas of finance with the fundamental knowledge of foreign exchange.

What you'll learn

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Course Summary

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This Course is Part of the Following Programs

Why stop here? Expand your skills and show your expertise with the professional certifications, specializations, and CPE credits you’re already on your way to earning.

Capital Markets & Securities Analyst (CMSA®) Certification

Skills Learned Trading strategies used in the finance and capital markets
Career Prep Work in capital markets, whether on the buy-side or the sell-side

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What Our Members Say

One mistake in the exam

Question 3 of the exam, in Foreign exchange fundamental course in CMSA, is given a wrong answer. Please review

Stefan Zheng

One of the final exam's question answer is wrong

The USD/CAD exchange rate one is wrong

Daniel Felipe Ossa

Very clear educational provider

Very clearly explained

Awais Ullah

外汇要点

了解了外汇的相关知识以及市场知识

ahman Li

Excellent

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Salar Zarih Alhoseini

Foreign Exchange is a global market for exchanging national currencies with one another.

Foreign exchange venues comprise the largest securities market in the world by nominal value, with trillions of dollars changing hands each day.

Mazin Ali

Good course

Is good to gain general knowledge. But need more research to understand deep the fx markets!

Liviu Enache

i think the wrong answers should be shown before the retake

Dinara Abisheva

Very engaging course

This was an excellent intro to FX history and concepts

Kirk Mitchell

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I benefitted in many ways.

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CFI helped me refresh and enhance my finance knowledge and skills!

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this course is very useful

This course is very helpful in knowing about FX

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FX Fundamentals

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important knowedge

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Carmen Teoh Chia Wen

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HELPING TO OTHERS

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Amb Prof Dr Mahendran G

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Amazing

Insightful course with good pacing and content.

Pranzal Tyagi

Summarized

Summarized intro to the world of FX and its participants as well as regulations.

João André

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Foreign Exchange Fundamentals

Foreign Exchange Fundamentals Course Overview

Foreign Exchange Fundamentals Learning Objectives

Who Should Take This Course?

Foreign Exchange Fundamentals

What you'll learn

Course Introduction

Foreign Exchange History

Exchange Rate Regimes

Market Participants

Foreign Exchange Platforms

Settlement Process

Market Drivers

Regulatory Environment

Course Summary

Qualified Assessment

This Course is Part of the Following Programs

Capital Markets & Securities Analyst (CMSA®) Certification

What Our Members Say

Stefan Zheng

Daniel Felipe Ossa

Awais Ullah

ahman Li

Salar Zarih Alhoseini

Mazin Ali

Liviu Enache

Dinara Abisheva

Kirk Mitchell

Letsweletse Masocha

Arwa Alaraimi

Maringan Hutagaol

TEKULA TAGORE REDDY 20111453

Salim Alnahdi

Isaack Mwita

JING XING

Mudasar Saeed

Prakash Monger

Carmen Teoh Chia Wen

Annington Ngai

Amb Prof Dr Mahendran G

VIKASH TANTUWAY

Zeddi Owino

Pranzal Tyagi

João André

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