We encourage Seminar participants who are not typically involved with global financial markets to enroll in our Workshop on Financial Markets, Instruments, and Institutions. The Workshop meets on the Thursday and Friday immediately prior to the Seminar. Economists on our research staff introduce topics to prepare participants for the Seminar. Since its introduction in 1998, the Workshop has proved beneficial not only to those wishing to strengthen their knowledge in preparation for the Seminar, but also to those having some background in financial markets who seek to enhance their command of terminology and institutional structure.

Workshop Agenda »

Preparation
We recommend that Workshop participants prepare ahead of time, to enable them to gain full advantage of the two-day session. In the agenda, we identify chapters of a standard text that provide background on the topics.

Financial Markets and Institutions (ME)
Frederic S. Mishkin and Stanley G. Eakins, Fifth Edition, 2006, Addison Wesley, New York.

For reference:
Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms
J. Downes and J.E. Goodman, Barron's Educational Series, Seventh Edition, 2006.