Suresh Chaudhary
AssociateMorgan Stanley
“The Investment Banking Operations Certification Programme strengthened my understanding of financial markets and industry processes, giving me the foundation to begin my career as an Associate.”
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Analyst, Investment Banking Operations
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Investment Banking Operations Programme · IBOP
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- Introduction to Investment Banking
- Global Financial Markets & Instruments
- Trade Lifecycle Management
- Trade Capture & Booking
- Trade Confirmation & Affirmation
- Clearing & Settlements
- Reconciliations & Break Resolution
- KYC & AML Compliance
- Derivatives & Securities Operations
- Corporate Actions Processing
- Collateral & Margin Management
- Custody & Fund Accounting
- Middle-Office Operations
- Regulatory Reporting & Compliance
- Risk Management & Internal Controls
- Investment Banking Operations Career Skills
Where Our Learners Work
Students like you now work at
- Morgan Stanley
- BNP Paribas
- State Street
- Citco
- Waystone
- Clearwater Analytics
- Kotak Mahindra Bank
- HDFC Life
- Groww
- IDFC FIRST Bank
- SBI Securities
- HC Global
Placements are historical and supported through Placeflix, FFET's placement process. Company names identify employers only and imply no association.
Our Learners
They started exactly where you are today.
Today they settle trades, run fund accounts and manage investor reporting for global firms. In their own words:
Prajakta Patil
Senior AnalystClearwater Analytics
“The Investment Banking Operations Certification Programme helped me build practical industry knowledge and develop the skills needed to take on responsibilities as a Senior Analyst.”
Cenetra Fernandes
AssociateWaystone
“The industry-focused certification programme strengthened my understanding of financial operations and prepared me to take on responsibilities as an Associate.”
Swapnali Madye
Fund Administration AssociateHC Global
“The Investment Banking Operations Certification Programme built my practical understanding of investment banking and fund administration, preparing me for my role as a Fund Administration Associate.”
Nitesh Pai
Equity Research AssociateAshika Group
“Through the certification programme, I developed a strong foundation in financial markets and investment banking operations, preparing me for my role as an Equity Research Associate.”
Falak Nawab
Portfolio AccountingOpus Fund Services
“The Certification Programme strengthened my understanding of investment banking processes, financial operations, and accounting concepts, preparing me for a career in portfolio accounting.”
Gauri Thakur
AIF OperationsBlue Ashva Capital
“The practical exposure from the certification programme helped me understand financial operations and alternative investments, building a strong foundation for my role in AIF Operations.”
Ashwini Thevar
Fund AdministrationKPFS
“The Investment Banking Operations Certification Programme gave me practical knowledge of fund administration and AIF processes, helping me build the skills required for my role in Fund Administration.”
The job, in one trade
What will you do at work?
Here is a normal day.
A bank buys some shares. Here is everything you and your team do after that, step by step.
8:00 PM
New York opens
A fund in New York buys shares worth millions of dollars. The deal takes one second. Everything that happens next is operations.
8:05 PM
Trade capture
The trade lands on a desk in Mumbai. An analyst checks that price, quantity, account and counterparty match on both sides.
Trade Support desk11:40 PM
A break
The two sides disagree on one field. The reconciliation analyst finds it, fixes it with the counterparty, and the trade is clean again.
Reconciliation deskNEXT DAY
Settlement
Under T+1, cash and shares must change hands by the next business day. The settlements desk makes sure they do.
Settlements deskMONTH END
The fund’s numbers
The fund accounting team values every holding and calculates the NAV that investors see.
Fund Accounting deskANY DAY
A dividend arrives
The company pays a dividend. The corporate actions desk makes sure every investor receives the right amount.
Corporate Actions deskEvery desk on this timeline is a career. IBOP trains you for all of them.
Sound familiar?
Wherever you are today,
IBOP takes you to the desk.
B.Com, BMS, BBA, BAF, BFM, MBA, engineering, science or arts: every stream is welcome.
In college
“Everyone keeps asking what I will do after my degree.”
With IBOP
You finish college with a clear career, a skill banks use every day, and an FFOI certificate on your CV.
Fresh graduate
“I keep applying, and the calls never come.”
With IBOP
Employers call people who can do the work from day one. IBOP builds exactly that, and Placeflix prepares you for every interview.
MBA student or graduate
“I have an MBA in finance. So does everyone else in the room.”
With IBOP
A specialist, hands-on skill in trade, fund and risk operations gives your MBA the edge interviewers look for.
Working professional
“I want a career in finance, and I cannot quit my job to start over.”
With IBOP
Learn on Saturdays and Sundays, keep your job through the week, and move into global finance with a certification to show for it.
Before you choose a course
Five questions to ask any course you consider.
Ask them of every programme on your list. Here are IBOP’s answers.
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Can you see the full fee before you call?
Yes. ₹1,25,000, on this page, with EMIs and education-loan support.
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Who certifies you?
FFOI, the standards body, assesses and certifies you. FFET, FFOI’s authorised training entity, trains you. Two separate roles, so your certificate carries independent weight.
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Who teaches you?
Faculty who worked at JP Morgan, Nomura, BNP Paribas and HC Global, teaching live.
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Can you keep your college or your job?
Yes. Classes run only on Saturday and Sunday, live online, and every session is recorded.
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Can you meet people who did it?
Yes. Our learners on Placeflix now work at Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, State Street and more.
The desks you can work on
One programme. Six careers at global firms.
Every global bank, fund house and custodian runs these desks, in Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru and around the world. Each one is a starting point that grows into specialist and leadership roles.
IB Operations Analyst
Trade lifecycle, settlements and transaction processing across front, middle and back office.
Outcomes
What you can do by the end
Five practical outcomes, from your first trade to your first interview.
Trade lifecycle
Carry a trade from execution through to settlement, and resolve it when it breaks.
Fund accounting & NAV
Close a fund's books: calculate NAV, account for fees and reconcile to the last figure.
Corporate actions
Process a corporate action end to end, from announcement to entitlement.
Financial modelling
Build a three-statement model and a DCF valuation in Excel from a blank sheet.
Interview ready
Walk into an operations interview with worked evidence of all of it.
The Curriculum
Where mastery begins.
Six pillars, 150 hours. Choose a pillar on the left to see its sessions.
Asset Class, Market & FAS
Equity, debt, commodities, currencies and the forces that move them.
18 sessions36 hrs
- Introduction to Financial Markets & Asset Classes
- Financial Adaptive Skills (FAS)
- Equity Market & Valuation
- Macroeconomics and Market Drivers
- Fixed Income and Debt Markets Part 1
- Accounts & Financial Statement Analysis
- Fixed Income and Debt Markets Part 2
- Commodities and Currency Markets
Investment Banking & Operations
Trade lifecycle, settlements, corporate actions and deal execution.
18 sessions36 hrs
- Fixed Income & Debt Markets
- Trade Life Cycle, Positions & Settlement in Investment Banking Part-1
- Money Market
- Derivatives - Level 1: Futures, Swaps and Options
- Derivatives - Level 2: Option Strategies, Hedging, Speculation and Arbitrage
- Derivatives - Level 3: Greeks
- Derivatives - Level 3 Black-Scholes Model
- Corporate Action and Static Data - Basic to Advanced
- Trade Life Cycle, Positions & Settlement in Investment Banking Part-2
Hedge Fund Operations & AIF
Fund structures, fund administration and NAV calculation.
18 sessions36 hrs
- Introduction to Hedge Funds
- Hedge Fund Structure & Strategies
- Risk Management Fundamentals
- Hedge Fund Operations Lifecycle
- Fund Administration
- NAV Calculation & Valuation
- AIF - Alternative Investment Funds
- Private Equity & Venture Capital Funds
- Compliance, Regulation & Operational Risk
Financial Modelling using Excel
Three-statement models and DCF valuation from a blank sheet.
9 sessions18 hrs
- Modelling Standards & Model Governance
- 3-Statement Model Mechanics & Structural Review
- Data Sourcing, Reconciliation & Tie-Outs
- Assumptions Review & Benchmarking
- Debt & Working Capital Schedules - Control Checks
- Valuation Models - DCF & Comps Audit
- M&A / LBO Model Review
- Model Audit Techniques & Error Detection
- Capstone - End-to-End Control Review & Sign-Off
Finance Technology & Automation
Python, SQL, Power BI, Alteryx and AI for finance.
9 sessions18 hrs
- Artificial Intelligence for Finance
- Python for Finance - Foundations
- Python for Finance - Applications
- SQL Fundamentals
- SQL for Financial Data Management
- Alteryx Fundamentals
- Advanced Excel for Finance
- Power BI for Financial Reporting
- Finance Automation Capstone
Career & Business Acumen
CV, LinkedIn, interview masterclass and a mock interview.
3 sessions6 hrs
- Resume Building & LinkedIn Profile Enhancement
- Interview Masterclass
- Mock Personal Interview
- Corporate Communication Skills
How the programme works
Learn. Practise. Grow. Get certified.
One clear journey from live learning to assessed certification, designed to fit around your week.
Learn
Live, instructor-led classes every Saturday and Sunday.
Practise
Assignments and live cases at the end of every stage.
Grow
Interview preparation with practitioners, technical and HR.
Get certified
Register with FFOI and earn the certification on assessed performance.
Every session recorded
Missed a class? Catch up anytime, with the recording kept for you.
Interview-ready, measured
Mock technical and HR rounds, scored across ten parameters.
Built for your week
Two sessions a weekend, designed to work alongside college or a job.
Real desk work
Cases drawn from how operations desks actually run.
Your Faculty
Taught by people who did the work
Vishal Bhojani
Program DirectorMBA Finance | Capital Markets Expert | Formerly with JP Morgan, BNP Paribas
Fenil Zaveri
Senior ConsultantCFA® | Ex-Investment Banker - JP Morgan, Nomura | Investment Banking | Financial Analyst | Wealth Advisory
Munira Lokhandwala
Senior consultantIIM Calcutta Alumna | US-CFA® & GARP-FRM® Charter holder | 24 Years in Finance & Education
Ajit Shah
Visiting FacultyDirector at HC Global Fund Services, Former Manager at SS&C Technologies
Placement support
Placeflix: the bridge to the job.
Placeflix is FFET's structured placement process. It turns a trained, certified candidate into a placed one.
Become eligible
Complete your training, attendance and the pre-placement workshops, then register for placement.
Get industry-ready
You are assessed and coached until your CV, skills and interview craft are ready for employers.
Meet opportunities
Shortlists, interviews and offers are routed to you as they arise, with a Dream Company option beyond your first offer.
*Placeflix is an FFET initiative and a placement process, not a guarantee of employment.
Since 2000 Building financial skills
Why IBOP from FFOI
26 years of building Financial Adaptive Skills
Finance Forum of India was founded in 2000 at the SP Jain Institute of Management & Research by its then Director, Dr. A. K. Sengupta, with one aim: to make India the Global Financial Skills Capital.
FFOI sets the standard and confers the certification. FFET, FFOI's authorised training entity, trains you to meet it.
Since 2000Building financial skills
25,000+Learners trained
FFOI set the standard. IBOP is where you earn it.
Apply NowHow you join
Your first step is a conversation.
Programme counselling
A one-to-one call on your background, your goals and what this work demands.
Profile evaluation
A short review of your academic and professional background.
Admission confirmation
Your seat in the next batch, confirmed in writing by FFET with schedule, joining instructions and fee terms.
*FFET and FFOI are separate and independent entities. Any enrolment, payment or other transaction for training is solely with FFET.
FAQs
Investment banking operations: your questions answered
1. What is investment banking operations?
Investment banking operations is the team that makes every trade actually happen after it is agreed: confirming it, settling the money and securities, reconciling the records and reporting to regulators. Global banks, fund administrators and custodians run large operations teams in India, which is why it is one of the most common first jobs in banking for graduates.
2. How does a career in investment banking operations grow?
You start as an analyst or associate on a desk such as trade support, fund accounting, corporate actions or settlements. With experience you move into senior analyst, specialist and team-lead roles, and many professionals move across into risk, product control or client service. The skills travel across banks, fund administrators and custodians in India and abroad.
3. Can I get an investment banking job after B.Com, BMS, BBA or BAF?
Yes. IBOP is built for graduates of every stream, including commerce and management. The programme starts from the basics of markets, so a degree and the willingness to learn are what you need.
4. Can engineers and science graduates do this course?
Yes. Engineers and science graduates often do well in operations because the work rewards accuracy, logic and comfort with data. Python, SQL and Excel are part of the programme.
5. Do I need an MBA for a career in investment banking operations?
Operations roles are open to graduates, so you can start straight after your degree. MBA students and graduates also join IBOP to add the practical, job-ready skills their degree covers in theory.
6. What are the fees for the investment banking operations course?
The IBOP fee is ₹1,25,000, payable to FFET. EMI and education-loan support are available, and a counsellor will walk you and your family through the options.
7. How long is the course, and is it online?
IBOP is 150 hours of live, instructor-led online classes on Saturdays and Sundays, over about 8 months. Every session is recorded, so you can catch up on anything you miss.
8. Which companies employ investment banking operations analysts?
Global investment banks, fund administrators, custodians and Indian capital-market firms. IBOP learners now work at firms including Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, State Street, Citco, Waystone and Kotak Mahindra Bank.
9. Will I get placement support?
Yes. After the course, Placeflix, FFET's placement process, coaches you on your CV and interviews until you are ready, then routes shortlists and interviews to you as opportunities arise. It is support towards a role and carries no guarantee of employment.
10. Is the IBOP certification recognised?
The certification is awarded by Finance Forum of India, an independent assessment and certification body since 2000 and an AACSB Business Education Alliance Member. It is a professional certification, separate from a university degree.
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