Bond Markets & Fixed Income Securities Mastery 2026 (Udemy.com)
Master bond valuation, convertibles, MBS, ABS & CDOs : Learn to trade, and analyze fixed income markets like a pro.
Created by: Starweaver Group
Last updated October 2026
What you will learn
- Understand what are fixed income securities & the structure of primary and secondary markets, including how bonds & other fixed income instruments are traded
- Explain the similarities and differences between bonds and loans, and analyze valuation challenges across fixed income investments
- Describe the contract features of bonds, including bond prices, day count conventions, yield calculations, risk, and return in the context of bond investing
- Analyze the pricing of fixed income securities and understand yield curves using concepts from quantitative finance
- Identify different types of fixed income securities such as government bonds, corporate bonds, and structured products
- Summarize the characteristics of structured securities such as MBS, ABS, and CDOs within the broader bond market and fixed income assets landscape
How it compares
Against the other 376 rated Udemy courses in Finance & Accounting on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 28% of them
- Reviews2,809#54 of 377 by number of reviews
- Length4.4 hoursshorter than 53% of them
- Last updatedOctober 2026more recently than 97% of them
Course Description
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the bond market and fixed income securities, helping you understand what fixed income securities are and how they function within global financial markets. It provides detailed insights into the characteristics of fixed income securities in general, as well as discusses specific characteristics of specific sectors and products within the fixed income markets, including the players.
The program covers a wide range of concepts related to the analysis and validation of bonds and fixed income investments, helping learners build a strong foundation in bond investing and overall fixed income portfolio management.
Course Structure
This course consists of 24 lectures organised into three sections:
Introduction to Fixed Income Securities
Bond Contract Features and Investment Characteristics
Types of Fixed Income Securities
Types of Fixed Income Securities Covered
The course introduces and discusses various types of fixed income securities, including:
Government Securities
US Treasury Securities
Corporate Fixed Income Securities
Convertible Securities
Structured Securities
Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS)
Asset-Backed Securities (ABS)
Credit Card and Auto Loan Asset-Backed Securities
Collateralised Debt Obligations (CDOs)
Agency Securities and Regional/Local Government Debt Securities
These topics help learners understand what fixed income securities are, explore fixed income securities examples, and gain clarity on bonds and the types of bonds within the broader fixed income assets landscape.
About the Course Provider
This course is led by a seasoned capital markets industry practitioner and executive with many years of hands-on, in-the-trenches financial markets sales, trading and analysis work. It has been designed, produced and delivered by Starweaver. Starweaver is one of the most highly regarded, well-established training providers in the World, providing training courses to many of the leading financial institutions and technology companies, including:
Ahli United Bank; Mashreqbank; American Express; ANZ Bank; ATT; Banco Votorantim; Bank of America; Bank of America Global Markets; Bank of America Private Bank; Barclay Bank; BMO Financial Group; BMO Financial Services; BNP Paribas; Boeing; Cigna; Citibank; Cognizant; Commerzbank; Credit Lyonnais/Calyon; Electrosonic; Farm Credit Administration; Fifth Third Bank; GENPACT; GEP Software; GLG Group; Hartford; HCL; HCL; Helaba; HSBC; HSBC Corporate Bank; HSBC India; HSBC Private Bank; Legal & General; National Australia Bank; Nomura Securities; PNC Financial Services Group; Quintiles; RAK Bank; Regions Bank; Royal Bank of Canada; Royal Bank of Scotland; Santander Corporate Bank; Tata Consultancy Services; Union Bank; ValueMomentum; Wells Fargo; Wells Fargo India Solutions; Westpac Corporate Bank; Wipro; and, many others.
Happy learning.
Instructor Details
- 4.4 Rating
2,809 Reviews
Starweaver Group
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Reviews
By Content Starweaver on 3/27/2026
Provides a comprehensive understanding of bond markets, fixed income securities, and their role in investment portfolios. It covers key concepts like yield curves, risk management, and market analysis, making it perfect for anyone looking to specialise in fixed income investing or enhance their financial expertise. Highly recommended for both beginners and professionals!
By Sathish Kumar M on 2/6/2026
Awesome! Superb training. Good content and great presentation. I really enjoyed this course, learnt a lot, useful information, easy to understand and crystal-clear delivery. This course was excellent and extremely valuable. Thank you so much to Instructor.
By Manuel Portal on 10/16/2025
i would find this course better if more w I did not expect to get a list of bonds and securities explained briefly without a complete set of written notes to have. Now, I have to add my own written comments on the briefly given summaries. The lecture would be improved if the student would be shown why an investor would choose the particular security that would benefit him. I , right now, would not know which bond, for example, I would buy of the many ones that are listed. That is not a good result!
By T C on 8/27/2024
This was a perfect course for someone like me who came to it with some vague understanding of debt instruments, but no real context for what the purpose of all of them are, and how they've evolved to serve certain purposes, etc. Bravo! Also, just to touch on the production quality that Paul alludes to in the closing video, as an end user, I actually appreciate seeing the instructor instead of some jumpy clip-art, and a canned VO. It gives me a lot more confidence that I'm learning from someone who really knows what they're talking about.
By Ed Gautam on 8/19/2023
The knowledge imparted in the course is very concise and useful. Furthermore the instructor is very knowledgeable as well. 5/5 on that front. What I felt lacking was, there were no instructions given on how to buy these bonds via an online broker or tool. The course itself felt like a university level course. Also, it felt a bit dated in 2023. I would have given full marks if it were more practical and fully updated.
By Mayank Ved on 11/28/2020
Fixed income market is one of the largest financial market and understanding various characteristics and basics of fixed income securities reallyhelps in my day to day work as i am part of Fixed income team at my workplace. Revisiting basics of fixed income instruments always helps.
By Ali Abdul Majeed Al Lawati on 6/30/2020
I liked the lecturer from start he is very clear and information flow is very well organized, I am glad to register for the course 2nd round review: I still am glad to register for the course and the instructor is very committed, however slightly I can see the course is moving more towards the philosophy behind many concepts rather than covering more concepts on bonds trading, but I am sure the way it is moving that I am benefiting from the course. 3rd Round Review: the instructor is very nice, I was hoping that the course to contain some real examples from life visuals (videos, website visits, bond exchange look ups..etc) to showcase the asset classes in reality rather than just being on slides in Theory, although I am knowledgable abt the topic as well (general Bonds) but found it tough to follow in the 2nd half of the course so I wonder for those without basic knowledge would be tougher, however I found the course interesting and useful for me and very nicely organized and worth the price paid which was the trigger to take the course plus having the certificate instead of those very expensive courses. Many thanks for Udemy for providing these opportunities.
By Ujjal Das on 9/22/2018
This course is good for the beginners who want to learn fixed income . Instructor is having really good knowledge and experience and explained clearly so that everybody can understand. I believe some exercise should be included in this course.I really like this course and this deserves five star rattings
By Lakshay Verma on 11/7/2017
The overall course was good and the use examples helped understand things better. Although, there were certain areas where the points mentioned were very vaguely discussed (maybe because they were already discussed, but, at times it was to difficult to understand what that specific point meant in respect to that specific topic).
By Lei Dai on 10/27/2016
The lecturer is very knowledgeable. He explained complex bond features and the market in whole in very detailed and understandable ways. I have already passed CFA level 3 exams and still found this course is very helpful.
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