After a 3 year hiatus due to COVID, we are excited to announce The Chicago Municipal Bond School is back in session for 2023!!

Bond School is a comprehensive 10-week industry overview of the fundamentals of the municipal securities industry. Each session is taught by an industry expert and follows the Bond Market Association’s The Fundamentals of Municipal Bonds.

• DAYS & TIME: Every Thursday from September 14, 2023-November 16, 2023 from 4:00-5:30 pm (CT)
• LOCATION: Wintrust, 231 South LaSalle St, 13th Floor, Chicago Il
• PRICE: $100/student for the 10-week session
• FOR MORE INFO: Contact Anne Feely at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Chloe Ott at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

CHICAGO MUNIBOND SCHOOL LECTURE SYLLABUS

• September 14: Liberty Ziegahn/Midwest Banking/ “Introduction to Municipal Bond Issuance”
  
• September 21: Randall Gerardes/Mng Dir. Marketing/"Bond Insurance"
  
• September 28: Paul Chatals/Director debt management State of Illinois/"The Role of the Issuer"
• October 5: Gavin Romm /Alliance Bernstein/”ALGO Trading/Tax loss harvesting”         
• October 12: Ashlee Gabrysch/Fitch/"Bond Rating Methodology & Uses"
• October 19: Jennie Bennett/MSRB board member & former CFO City of Chicago/"The role of the MSRB in the Municipal Bond Market"
• October 26: Craig Henderson/President CW Henderson & Assoc INC/"Buyer’s Perspective"
• November 2: Steve Washington/Partner Chapman and Cutler/"The role of Counsel on Bond transactions"
• November 9: Chris Hall/Executive Director Oppenheimer &  Co INC/"Underwriting & Trading"
• November 16: Graduation Party/Location TBD

Required reading:
The Fundamentals of Municipal Bonds Wiley Finance Series