STEP 1 : OVERVIEW OF TYPES AND FEATURES OF FiXED INCOME ( FI ) SECURITIES STEP 2 : PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MARKETS STEP3 : BOND MARKET INDEX, US TREASURY AND AGENCY SECURITIES STEP 4: MUNICIPAL BONDS and CORPORATE BONDS STEP 5 : BOND PRICING YIELD, TOTAL RETURNS, INVESTMENT RETURNS STEP 6 : STRUCTURE OF INTEREST RATES STEP 7 : MEDIUM TERM NOTES, INFLATION LINKED BONDS , FLOATING RATE SECURITIES STEP 8 : PRIMARY MONEY MARKETS STEP 9 : INTERNATIONAL BOND MARKETS STEP 10 : EUROBOND MARKETS STEP11 : RISK ASSOCIATED WITH FI INSTRUMENTS STEP 12 : EVALUATION.