This course is intended to help securities industry professionals understand fixed income exchange traded funds (ETFs). By reviewing the underlying products and ETF mechanics, learners are taught how fixed income ETFs are created and purchased, as well as how market forces can impact investments. The course also highlights the advantages and disadvantages of investing in fixed income ETFs and provides guidelines to compare them to one another as well as to other products available on the market. 

Upon successfully completing this course, you should be able to:

• understand the basics of fixed income products;
• explain the mechanics of ETFs, including the creation and redemption mechanism, and how they impact prices and liquidity;
• describe how changes in the market can impact the price of fixed income ETFs,
• illustrate how ETFs are traded;
• identify the benefits and risks of investing in fixed income ETFs; and
• compare different types of fixed income ETFs and mutual funds.