MSc Finance & Investment (Financial Trading) MSc
Master
In London
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
London
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Duration
12 Months
The Financial Trading pathway will provide you with the required knowledge and practical experience for a career in trading or fixed income. You will learn about the theory and practice of fixed income markets, instruments and derivatives, with a particular focus on innovative assets such as structured products and alternative assets.
Using trading platforms, you’ll gain industry exposure and practical simulative experience that will provide a true insight into the art and science of trading. It will teach you to think critically and effectively manage risk transfers while also considering the possible frictions involved such as liquidity risk. You will also have the opportunity to participate in a virtual trading exercise, in collaboration with a leading city-based trading company, that can last up to two months. Upon successful completion of this pathway, you will have the skills to trade and participate in capital markets dealing FX, equity, fixed income and derivatives products both at organised exchanges and OTC markets.
The programme offers the rigorous academic training and applied insights required to meet the challenges of today’s financial markets. The structure has been specially designed to appeal to both students of financial and non-financial backgrounds.
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About this course
You will become proficient in investing, managing and maximising capital and wealth. You will also learn how to deal with risks and understand the regulatory framework of the financial services.
You will examine market mechanisms, and learn how the international financial markets work, including how capital is raised and financial securities and commodities are priced. You will also develop solid quantitative and analytical skills.
In your pathway modules, you will apply this core financial knowledge to address key issues within your specialist field.
Classes are designed to simulate a real-life experience of the financial industry. You will benefit from hands-on training, including access to the University’s Thomson Reuters Eikon Terminals, Bloomberg L.P Terminals, Datastream including Worldscope databases and a dedicated trading room.
This programme has a global focus. As well as developing your understanding of finance and investment, you will learn how to apply them at a global level with the appreciation of ethical implications.
Teamwork is a core feature on this programme. Collaboration with fellow students from around the world will give you a global insight into how international markets operate.
Prospective careers after successful completion of this programme are:
Assets and wealth management
Energy trading
Financial risk management
Financial technology
Financial trading
Investment banking
Wealth management
IELTS: Overall score of 6.5, with 6.0 or above in all 4 component parts
PTE Academic: Overall score of 58, with 51 or above in each individual component
A-level/GCSE/IGCSE English: grade C / 4 or above (for IGCSE certificates, please provide the Supplementary Certifying Statement with the breakdown of component grades)
International Baccalaureate: Grade 5 in English at Higher or Standard Level
Key features
A focus on the international environment of finance and investment
Opportunities to specialise and tailor your education to reflect your professional interests
Suitable for both finance and non-finance graduates
Taught by specialist lecturers boasting high academic credentials and varied, industry experience
Opportunities to work with live data using the Thomson Reuters Eikon platform, and access to the University’s trading room and Bloomberg Terminals
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Subjects
- Corporate Finance
- Risk
- Trading
- Fixed Income
- Investment
- Economics
- Finance
- Financial
- IT risk
- Financial Training
- Derivatives
- Econometrics
- Financial Econometrics
- Financial Statements Analysis
Course programme
You will take the following core modules: Core modules
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Econometrics
- Financial Statements Analysis and Valuation
- International Finance and Economics
- Investments and Portfolio Management
- Quantitative Research Methods for Finance
- Fixed Income and Derivatives
- Global Financial Trading
- Pathway Dissertation
Additional information
With COVID-19 likely to generate worldwide quarantine restrictions and travel disruption for some time, and noting our duty to prevent our students from being impacted by a potential second wave, we've made the decision to deliver the Autumn 2020 Term online and prepare to return to campus in January 2021.
MSc Finance & Investment (Financial Trading) MSc