Financial Trading Programme

The School of Economics and Finance invites students to participate in an FTP Financial Markets and Trading Programme that has been designed to provide insight and knowledge into areas of financial markets that are relevant to students’ studies and future careers. Dr David Norman, who currently runs the Postgraduate Finance Trading Programme (FTP), will be presenting the Undergraduate programme along with Greg Amoils, a seasoned stock and derivatives trader. Between them, they have over 40-years of financial markets and trading experience.

Programme Objective

The objective of the programme is to provide students with the knowledge and practical user experience of financial informational and trading technology and to explain how the financial markets work. Each student should attend ONE class per module.  During each class, there will be a blend of lecture presentation and practical use of Bloomberg and the trading software. There will be a quiz at the end of the course on QM+ to check understanding and, upon passing the quiz with a 60% pass mark, to enable them to gain the certificate for successfully passing the programme.

Learning Outcomes  

• The overall learning objective is to build student knowledge from a beginner level to an advanced level over the three-year period so that they become very familiar with financial markets, trading strategies, Bloomberg and other trading software.
• The syllabus has been designed to lead the student through a structured programme that enhances knowledge at each stage based on previously learnt experiences.  
• The objective is that students emerge from the programme with a practical understanding of global financial markets along with trading and analytical skills that can be used in the traded markets.

Programme Learning Objectives

• To understand how financial markets work, their participants and their roles 
• To understand the range of asset class product types and their uses 
• To be able to use informational, trading, charting, risk management and money management software 
• To be able to use Bloomberg and its many market-related functions 
• To understand the interrelationships between different asset classes 
• To understand trading risk, money management and different order types 
• To have knowledge of various global economic statistics 
• To have knowledge of charting and technical analysis techniques  
• To have knowledge of the range of different trading strategies 

Completion of the Programme is Recorded on your HEAR Record of Achievement

Completion of the programme will be registered on your Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) which keeps an accurate record of your achievements while in Higher Education. By the end of Year 3, you will have a Graduate Certificate detailing your award from Queen Mary University and the School of Economics and Finance.