# Capital Markets: Structure, Products and Regulation

> Understand how equity and debt markets work, the products traded and the regulation that keeps them fair and stable.

- **Provider:** Afriskora Training Solutions
- **Category:** Banking, Economics & Monetary Policy
- **Duration:** 5 days
- **Formats:** classroom (cities across Africa), live virtual (Zoom/Teams), in-house for teams
- **Certificate:** Afriskora Certificate of Completion, verifiable online
- **Booking:** request dates and a quote; invoice and EFT payment
- **Web page:** https://afriskora.co.za/courses/banking-economics/capital-markets-structure-products-and-regulation
- **Request dates:** https://afriskora.co.za/request-training?course=capital-markets-structure-products-and-regulation

## Overview

Deep capital markets are essential to funding Africa's infrastructure and growth. This course explains the structure of primary and secondary markets, equity, bond and derivative products, market participants, listing and disclosure requirements, and the regulatory trends shaping African exchanges, including green bonds and market integration initiatives.

## Who should attend

- Capital markets regulators and exchange staff
- Investment bankers, brokers and asset managers
- Debt management office and treasury staff
- Corporate finance and investor relations professionals

## Learning outcomes

- Explain the structure and participants of capital markets
- Describe equity, debt and derivative products and how they are priced
- Understand issuing, listing and disclosure processes
- Apply market conduct, surveillance and investor-protection rules
- Analyse current trends in African capital markets

## Course outline

### Day 1: Market structure

- Primary and secondary markets
- Exchanges, brokers and custodians
- Clearing and settlement
- Market indices and liquidity

### Day 2: Equity markets

- IPOs and listings
- Valuation basics
- Corporate actions
- Investor relations

### Day 3: Debt markets

- Government and corporate bonds
- Yield curves and pricing
- Green, social and sustainability bonds
- Sovereign debt issuance

### Day 4: Derivatives and structured products

- Futures, options and swaps
- Securitisation
- Collective investment schemes
- Risk in structured products

### Day 5: Regulation and trends

- IOSCO principles
- Market abuse and surveillance
- Regional integration (AELP)
- Digital and tokenised markets