AMIB Operador de Bolsa study plan
AMIB Operador de Bolsa · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Marco regulatorio y estructura del mercado de valores mexicano & Operación, liquidación y post-negociación
Map the Mexican securities market participants (issuers, brokers, exchanges, clearing houses, regulators) into a one-page diagram from memory
List the key obligations an Operador de Bolsa owes under the securities law framework and classify each as pre-trade, trade-time, or post-trade
Trace the full lifecycle of a single equity trade from order capture to settlement, naming the entity responsible at each step
Distinguish the roles of the securities regulator, the central bank, and the exchange's self-regulatory function
Your checkpoint
One-page market-structure diagram plus a 15-row trade-lifecycle table with responsible party per step
Marco regulatorio y estructura del mercado de valores mexicano & Ética profesional y cumplimiento normativo
Summarize the conduct rules that apply to order handling, client priority, and conflicts of interest
Identify three realistic scenarios that would constitute market manipulation or misuse of privileged information and state the correct action in each
Draft a personal compliance checklist an operator would run before accepting and executing a client order
Explain the consequences of a compliance breach at the individual, firm, and market level
Your checkpoint
A one-page pre-trade compliance checklist with at least 10 checkpoints
Instrumentos de renta variable & Instrumentos de renta fija y deuda
Compare the main equity instrument types available in the Mexican market by rights, voting, and dividend treatment
Compute gross and net dividend yield, earnings per share, and price-to-earnings for a hypothetical issuer
Differentiate fixed-rate, floating-rate, and inflation-linked debt instruments and identify which cash flows each generates
Calculate accrued interest and clean versus dirty price for a coupon-paying bond given days since last coupon
Rank a set of instruments by credit and duration risk and justify the ordering
Your checkpoint
A worked problem set of 10 calculations (5 equity, 5 fixed income) with answers and short explanations
Análisis fundamental y valuación de empresas & Gestión de portafolios y teoría de inversión
Build a three-statement mini model for a sample company from public data and derive free cash flow
Apply discounted cash flow and comparable-multiples valuation to the same company and reconcile the two estimates
Compute expected return, variance, and correlation for a two-asset portfolio and plot the efficient frontier conceptually
Explain beta, the security market line, and what an alpha estimate implies about skill versus luck
Your checkpoint
A two-page valuation memo for one company with DCF value, multiple-based value, and a stated recommendation
Derivados y productos estructurados & Administración de riesgos
Explain the payoff profile of futures, forwards, options, and swaps and identify the obligation versus right in each
Compute the payoff and profit at expiry for a long call, long put, and a covered call at three strike scenarios
Calculate the delta-equivalent exposure of a simple options position and describe how it changes with the underlying
Identify market, credit, liquidity, and operational risks in a given portfolio and propose one mitigation per risk
Compute value at risk for a single position using a simple parametric approach and state its limitations
Your checkpoint
A risk register for a 5-position sample portfolio with exposure numbers, mapped risks, and mitigants
Análisis técnico y estrategias de trading & Gestión de portafolios y teoría de inversión
Identify trend, support, resistance, and volume patterns on a price series and state the entry, stop, and target each implies
Compute a moving average crossover rule and a relative strength index reading by hand for a short series
Design a trading plan with position sizing based on a fixed fractional risk rule
Compare active trading against a passive allocation and articulate when each is appropriate for a client
Your checkpoint
A written trading plan for one instrument including entry, stop, target, position size, and invalidation criteria
Ética profesional y cumplimiento normativo & Administración de riesgos & Operación, liquidación y post-negociación
Resolve five ethics vignettes covering front-running, churning, suitability, gifts, and confidentiality with a defensible decision
Reconcile a sample trade blotter against settlement confirmations and identify any breaks
Explain margin, collateral, and the consequences of a failed settlement for the operator and the client
List the recordkeeping and reporting duties that follow execution of a client order
Your checkpoint
Five written ethics resolutions plus a completed blotter reconciliation with breaks flagged
Marco regulatorio y estructura del mercado de valores mexicano & Instrumentos de renta variable & Instrumentos de renta fija y deuda & Derivados y productos estructurados & Análisis fundamental y valuación de empresas & Análisis técnico y estrategias de trading & Gestión de portafolios y teoría de inversión & Administración de riesgos & Ética profesional y cumplimiento normativo & Operación, liquidación y post-negociación
Complete two full-length timed practice exams and score each by domain
Re-study only the two lowest-scoring domains and re-test those domains
Recite from memory the key formulas for bond pricing, portfolio risk, option payoff, and valuation
Write a one-page personal error log of recurring mistakes and the correction for each
Your checkpoint
Two scored practice exams with a domain-by-domain score table and a one-page error log
Milestones
Week 2: Can explain the trade lifecycle and the operator's compliance duties without notes, scoring at least 80% on a self-made 20-question quiz on domains 1 and 9
Week 4: Produces a valuation memo and portfolio risk numbers unaided, and passes a 15-question mixed quiz on domains 2, 3, 5, and 7 at 75% or better
Week 6: Writes a complete trading plan with quantified risk per trade and correctly computes option payoffs and a simple VaR figure
Week 8: Scores 75% or higher overall on both timed practice exams with no domain below 60%