Why lecturing is not an effective way to learn
Over the last few weeks we have been thinking quite a bit about our website and whether we should record a number of online videos. This raises a couple of strategic issues: As we were…
5 inflation myths
One of our courses that has proven to be popular in the last few years involves the topic of inflation. This short note looks at some of the preconceptions that surround the topic. Inflation…
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Option valuation toolkit
The website now has a simple option pricing tool available free of charge. The option pricer can be found on the following hyperlink: https://www.fmarketstraining.com/option-pricer.htm Users will be able to change the basic parameters of the…
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Teaching ethics to bankers – an oxymoron?
One of our most popular courses offered over the last year has been around the subject of ‘banker conduct’. When we were first approached it appeared to be a request to do some compliance training. …
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Case study: connecting students with industry – can you benefit?
I remember the spring of 1984, as I was about to finish my MBA in Toronto. It was then I met the most important person at the business school. She was not the Dean nor…
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Start your degree in the financial markets now
Start your degree in the financial markets now 09 March 2015 The MSc Investment Management (IM) is now open for enrolment for the September 2015 start. This post graduate degree provides candidates with a great opportunity to…
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Training nightmares
Neil Schofield – Financial Markets Training I always think that Gordon Ramsay’s ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ revolves around two principal themes: owners that don’t seem to know anything about the restaurant business and chefs that don’t know…
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