Certificate of completion issued to
Mateusz Zawadzki
For completing
Derivatives Fundamentals - Part I Pathway
Completion date
30 Sep 2026
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About Derivatives Fundamentals - Part I Pathway
11 Learning modules
3 hours of learning
4.7 rating
Competent level
Derivatives are financial products whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset or benchmark. These assets or benchmarks can be anything from equities and bonds, to currencies and interest rates. In this first pathway we shall introduce derivatives before delving further into the specifics in the second pathway.
In this pathway
Understand derivatives
Gain a foundational understanding of derivatives
Explore the different types of derivatives and their underlying assets or benchmarks
Pathway experts
David Leeming
Trading and Derivatives Expert
David has over 20 years trading interest rate products. Starting with Italian and Spanish markets in the 90’s enabled him to move to Brazil and then onto Hong Kong. Returning to the UK he ran the GBP Rates Desk at UBS in London trading IRS and Swaptions. He also served on the ISDA Rates Steering Committee and London Clearing Houses’ Default Management Committee.
Peter Eisenhardt
Financial Markets Specialist
Peter has over 30 years experience working in banking. He has held several senior positions in international investment banks. Peter is now the Secretary General of the International Council of Securities Associations
Abdulla Javeri
Financial Markets Trader
Abdulla’s career in the financial markets started in 1990 when he entered the trading floor of the London International Financial Futures Exchange, LIFFE, and qualified as a pit trader in equity and equity index options. In 1996, Abdulla became a trainer for regulatory qualifications and then for non-exam courses, primarily covering all major financial products.
Kees van den Aarssen
FX and Financial Markets Practitioner
Kees has over 30 years of experience in Financial Markets. He has sophisticated expertise in sales and trading roles working in Foreign Exchange and Money Markets. He now conducts seminars, workshops and training courses for clients all over the world.
Gontran de Quillacq
Derivatives Trading and ETF Expert
Gontran de Quillacq has 25 years of experience in derivatives trading, portfolio management, proprietary trading, structured products and investment research. He has worked with top-tier banks and hedge funds in both London and New York.
Permjit Singh
Corporate Treasury Expert
Permjit Singh is the founder of Cash for Invoices, a provider of short-term cash secured by companies' trade invoices. His PhD was on asset securitisation, and he holds a Diploma from the UK Association of Corporate Treasurers. He is the author of The City and global financial services.