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Understanding Financial TradingObjective Financial Trading can appear complex and mysterious to those not in the business. This course aims to provide non-specialists with an understanding and some experience as to what Financial Trading involves using simulations with various products such as Foreign Exchange (FX) and separately, Equities.
Participants will experience trading FX and Equity markets in a competitive trading environment. They will learn to appreciate the professional skills of market making and price taking, dealing with fellow banks and handling client orders. They will have to react in real time to market moving news events. Risk management techniques will be developed from monitoring their changing risk profiles and positions. The goal is to trade profitably and within their set dealing limits. Participants will improve their knowledge and understanding of the front office trading environment and the skills required to manage market risk successfully. Delegates Compliance executives Back office staff Risk managers Credit officers Front office sales staff Junior dealers Trade support staff Banking graduate trainees.
Anyone who deals with FX or and equity traders on a regular basis, including corporate treasurers
Content Dealing Basics
Foreign Exchange Dealing · Spot FX terminology and conventions · Bid ask dealing spreads · Base and reference currency · Major FX currency pairs · Cross rates · What moves FX rates? · How to market make in spot FX · Shading the dealing spread · Explanation of trading simulation software
· How to trade profitably · How to stay within your dealing limits · Facilitating client orders and flow trading with the other banks
· Trading Simulation 1: FX market making ( majors : USD, GBP, YEN, EURO ) · Risk management · Judicious positioning in FX market · Interpreting your simulation success and techniques for improvement
Trading Simulation 2 : FX trading with news, market making and client orders · Results of simulation · Introduction to Equity trading · Long and short positions · Money management techniques · Effective risk management and directional trading on fundamental news · Interpretation of news stories : economy wide, sector specific, individual company
European equities · Simulation Briefing · Trading Simulation 3 · Results of simulation · Feedback and reflection on performance and trading experience
Optional if time permits : Final simulation 4 : US Equities Conclusion
Investment Education PLC |