Structured Finance and Securitization Basics

About this course

Master structured finance, securitization, and credit risk with a beginner-friendly course built for finance careers. Learn how securitized products, tranching, SPVs, and credit risk tools shape modern financial markets. This course provides a practical foundation in structured finance and securitization for learners who want to understand how financial institutions manage risk, liquidity, and investment exposure. You will explore essential concepts such as credit ratings, credit default swaps, asset pooling, special purpose vehicles, and structured product design. Through real-world examples, including the 2008 financial crisis, you will learn how complex financial instruments evolved, how they affected global markets, and what risks they introduced. The course explains securitization step by step, helping you understand how assets are pooled, structured into tranches, and transferred to investors. By the end of this course, you will be able to evaluate structured financial products, understand their advantages and risks, and apply securitization concepts in banking, investment, credit analysis, and risk management roles. This course is ideal for finance students, aspiring analysts, and professionals looking to build confidence in structured finance.