Course overview

Trading is at the core of global financial markets, encompassing arbitrage and market-making by individual traders and proprietary trading by financial institutions.

An understanding of global economic fundamentals, market behaviour analysis, technical indicators, algorithmic trading and quantitative portfolio management is essential to be a successful trader.

• Explore the main theories of economics and finance and work with economic and financial data to examine how different activities and external events affect the world.
• Use our simulated trading floor to explore global financial market behaviour, and gain practical exposure and hands-on experience in trading.
• This course has been developed in close collaboration with city financial traders and practitioners in this field.
• Study the 18-month Extended Professional Practice route, to gain more practical insights and in-depth experience.

Careers and opportunities

On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate the ability, knowledge, and skills to be a competent trader, analyst, risk manager, banking professional, financial engineer, and effective leader of international organisations.
• Understand the core business, financial disciplines, and methods of working in the financial sector, and be able to apply these in practical contexts.
• Enhance your analysis, strategic approaches, and communication skills to meet analytical and leadership challenges.
• Appraise the current and future environments, and develop a competitive, strategic response.
• Define, investigate, analyse, evaluate, and respond to tactical and strategic issues of financial services organisations.
• Adopt an analytical and creative approach to problem-solving through independent judgment and critical self-awareness, working as individuals or as part of a team.
• Communicate ideas clearly, demonstrating a capacity for logical and coherent thinking.