On this course, we prepare you for a successful career in finance and financial services by covering in-depth finance, statistical modelling and trading skills. Taught by industry experts, we offer a mix of classroom-based instruction, case study and practical trading exercise where you trade on real-time simulated global markets through the use of industry-strength proprietary trading software in our specialist trading lab. You master areas including: trading strategies risk and money management trader analytics portfolio management and empirical methods in finance

A Masters degree from Essex Business School is an investment in your future career; in 2015, 78% of our postgraduate taught students were in work or further study (DLHE). Not only will we support you to reach your full academic potential, our Student Services Team works in partnership with the University’s Employability and Careers Centre to help you find out about further work experience, internships, placements, and voluntary opportunities. You can also access employer talks on campus. Our students progress to work in a range of careers, from financial analysis to management, public administration and accountancy, in large organisations and exciting SMEs, such as: KPMG Grant Thornton LLP Inter-American Development Bank European Central Bank HP Groupon