Picture a company that wins a tender to import goods in a foreign currency, with delivery three months out. Between signing the contract and actually paying for the shipment, the exchange rate can move enough to wipe out the entire profit margin on the deal. That gap between a contract signed today and its execution months later is exactly what derivative financial instruments exist to manage.

A derivative is simply a contract agreed now but settled in the future, built specifically to shield a business from risks it cannot control at signing time. The Arab British Fellowship Training Academy designed this course to walk professionals through both the main financial instruments and their derivative counterparts, and how each is used to avoid exposure before a future contract is actually executed.

What you'll be able to do by the end of the course

• Supervise the preparation of registration bonds and verify them before posting to a company's accounting books.
• Review documentation coming from the accounting office with confidence.
• Apply the financial procedures senior management is responsible for.
• Manage both main and derivative financial instruments with practical, hands-on experience.
• Draft and execute contracts covering financial instruments correctly.

Who the course is for

• Managers of institutions and companies, and business owners developing their stock-management skills.
• Students and graduates of business faculties.
• Bank managers, departmental staff, accountants and their assistants in banks and stocks.
• Anyone building a career in managing financial instruments.

Module 1: The Timing Gap That Derivatives Exist to Close

• What a financial instrument is, and why the gap between signing and execution matters.

Module 2: Accounting Foundations for Handling Instruments

• Core accounting principles, terminology and the mechanics of registering financial transactions.
• Double-entry theory and the accounting rules that apply when instruments are recorded.

Module 3: Main vs Derivative Instruments – Types and Contracts

• The main categories of financial instruments and how derivative instruments differ from them.
• How contracts covering both main and derivative instruments are drawn up and executed.

How the Programme Is Delivered

• Group training sessions at the Academy's training centres.
• One-to-one training built around a complete individual curriculum.
• Field-based, hands-on training inside real banking and financial environments.
• Theoretical sessions held in dedicated halls at the Academy.

Where and When the Course Runs

Sessions are held across a wide network of countries, including Egypt, Jordan, Malaysia, Turkey, England, France, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Austria and Denmark, as well as Australia and the United States. Dates and locations can also be arranged to fit your own schedule.

Certificate

Once the programme is complete, each participant receives a certificate accredited by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy confirming their attendance.

A condensed mini-master's track built around this course can also be arranged – get in touch with the Academy's team for details.