Quantitative
trading academy | £199
Portfolio Manager- Research Analyst
- Sales & Distribution
Construct global macro portfolio- Manage multi-asset allocation strategy
- Maximise assets under management
Quantitative
trading academy | £199
- Portfolio Manager
- Research Analyst
- Sales & Distribution
- Construct global macro portfolio
- Manage multi-asset allocation strategy
- Maximise assets under management
Quantitative
trading academy | £199
- Portfolio Manager
- Research Analyst
- Sales & Distribution
- Construct global macro portfolio
- Manage multi-asset allocation strategy
- Maximise assets under management
Quantitative trading academy | £199
- Portfolio Manager
- Research Analyst
- Sales & Distribution
- Construct global macro portfolio
- Manage multi-asset allocation strategy
- Maximize assets under management
Through our technology and partnerships, we make finance accessible to everyone, irrespective of background.
Who is this academy for?
ANY EDUCATIONAL
BACKGROUND
NO PRIOR
EXPERIENCE
ANY LOCATION
OR SCHEDULE
Who is this Programme for?
ANY EDUCATIONAL
BACKGROUND
NO PRIOR
EXPERIENCE
ANY LOCATION
OR SCHEDULE
ANY EDUCATIONAL
BACKGROUND
NO PRIOR
EXPERIENCE
ANY LOCATION
OR SCHEDULE
ANY EDUCATIONAL
BACKGROUND
NO PRIOR
EXPERIENCE
ANY LOCATION
OR SCHEDULE
Quantitative trading Overview
Asset management Overview
On-demand content & quizzes live simulation event
On-demand content & quizzes live simulation event
ASSET MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE & ROLES
Format: On-Demand - Duration (mins): 16 - Activity: Quiz Assessment
Take a deep dive into all of the different roles and functions in an asset management firm.
What does each job involve and what kind of skill sets are required to excel.
Take a deep dive into all of the different roles and functions in an asset management firm.
What does each job involve and what kind of skill sets are required to excel.
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES & PROCESS
Format: On-Demand - Duration (mins): 18 - Activity: Quiz Assessment
Top down vs bottom up, growth vs value, active vs passive. We detail how investment styles differ and
which client type they are most appropriate for.
Top down vs bottom up, growth vs value, active vs passive. We detail how investment styles differ and
which client type they are most appropriate for.
CAPITAL MARKETS EXPECTATIONS
Format: On-Demand - Duration (mins): 20 - Activity: ReTrader: Trading Game App
We break down the economic cycle into four phases and explore how economies and
financial asset prices typically behave in different points in the cycle.
We break down the economic cycle into four phases and explore how economies and
financial asset prices typically behave in different points in the cycle.
ASSET ALLOCATION & REBALANCING
Format: On-Demand - Duration (mins): 10 - Activity: Quiz Assessment
Optimising investment performance by gearing the asset allocation strategy to the economic cycle.
We also explore how fund managers rebalance their portfolios at the end of each quarter.
Optimising investment performance by gearing the asset allocation strategy to the economic cycle.
We also explore how fund managers rebalance their portfolios at the end of each quarter.
GLOBAL MACRO, MONETARY POLICY & ECONOMIC DATA
Format: On-Demand - Duration (mins): 90 - Activity: Quiz Assessment
Exploring how changing macro conditions drive asset price trends and how to use data to track economic developments.
Understanding monetary policy and how this can significantly change asset price correlations.
Exploring how changing macro conditions drive asset price trends and how to use data to track economic developments.
Understanding monetary policy and how this can significantly change asset price correlations.
EQUITY MARKETS
Format: N/A - Duration (mins): 130 - Activity: ReTrader: Trading Game App
What are equity markets, how do their structures vary and what are the investment
strategies used in the equity asset class.
What are equity markets, how do their structures vary and what are the investment
strategies used in the equity asset class.
COMMODITY MARKETS
Format: On-Demand - Duration (mins): 84 - Activity: ReTrader: Trading Game App
Understanding the laws of supply and demand and how this drives price change. Also,
exploring how geopolitical factors can influence supply side dynamics.
Understanding the laws of supply and demand and how this drives price change. Also,
exploring how geopolitical factors can influence supply side dynamics.
BOND MARKETS
Format: On-Demand - Duration (mins): 50 - Activity: ReTrader: Trading Game App
Exploring the factors that drive bond price volatility. How does inflation and interest rates alter the
shape of the yield curve and how does credit worthiness impact ratings.
Exploring the factors that drive bond price volatility. How does inflation and interest rates alter the
shape of the yield curve and how does credit worthiness impact ratings.
BEHAVIORAL FINANCE
Format: On-Demand - Duration (mins): 33 - Activity: Quiz Assessment
Understanding how behavioural factors can have a powerful impact on sentiment.
Exploring the psychology and gains and losses and howe cognitive biases can dominate our decision making.
Understanding how behavioural factors can have a powerful impact on sentiment.
Exploring the psychology and gains and losses and howe cognitive biases can dominate our decision making.
SIMULATION PREPARATION
Format: On-Demand - Duration (mins): 32 - Activity: Live Simulation Event
Step-by-step training to prepare you to undertake your role of a portfolio management in the
advanced simulation event.
Step-by-step training to prepare you to undertake your role of a portfolio management in the
advanced simulation event.
LIVE SIMULATION EVENT
Format: Live & Online - Duration (mins): 210 - Activity: Your Metrics Reviewed
Join our senior team live and online to take our advanced asset management simulation training and assessment.
Experience the same simulation as used by global financial institutions to train their new hires.
Join our senior team live and online to take our advanced asset management simulation training and assessment.
Experience the same simulation as used by global financial institutions to train their new hires.
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
Format: Live & Online - Duration (mins): 30 - Activity: n/a
Receive a detailed review on your own performance to learn how to leverage your scores in your applications and interviews.
Metrics include: Return on Investment, Risk Management, Rebalancing & Risk Appetite.
Receive a detailed review on your own performance to learn how to leverage your scores in your applications and interviews.
Metrics include: Return on Investment, Risk Management, Rebalancing & Risk Appetite.
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Format: N/A - Duration (mins): 197 - Activity: n/a
Join successful asset managers from across the industry to hear their top tips on how to secure and
then perform in your role.
Join successful asset managers from across the industry to hear their top tips on how to secure and
then perform in your role.
ASSET MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE & ROLES
Format: On-Demand - Duration (mins): 16 - Activity: Quiz Assessment
Take a deep dive into all of the different roles and functions in an asset management firm.
What does each job involve and what kind of skill sets are required to excel.
Take a deep dive into all of the different roles and functions in an asset management firm.
What does each job involve and what kind of skill sets are required to excel.
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES & PROCESS
Format: On-Demand - Duration (mins): 18 - Activity: Quiz Assessment
Top down vs bottom up, growth vs value, active vs passive. We detail how investment styles differ and which client type they are most appropriate for.
Top down vs bottom up, growth vs value, active vs passive. We detail how investment styles differ and which client type they are most appropriate for.
CAPITAL MARKETS EXPECTATIONS
Format: On-Demand - Duration (mins): 20 - Activity: ReTrader: Trading Game App
We break down the economic cycle into four phases and explore how economies and
financial asset prices typically behave in different points in the cycle.
We break down the economic cycle into four phases and explore how economies and
financial asset prices typically behave in different points in the cycle.
ASSET ALLOCATION & REBALANCING
Format: On-Demand - Duration (mins): 10 - Activity: Quiz Assessment
Optimising investment performance by gearing the asset allocation strategy to the economic cycle.
We also explore how fund managers rebalance their portfolios at the end of each quarter.
Optimising investment performance by gearing the asset allocation strategy to the economic cycle.
We also explore how fund managers rebalance their portfolios at the end of each quarter.
GLOBAL MACRO, MONETARY POLICY & ECONOMIC DATA
Format: On-Demand - Duration (mins): 90 - Activity: Quiz Assessment
Exploring how changing macro conditions drive asset price trends and how to use data to track economic developments.
Understanding monetary policy and how this can significantly change asset price correlations.
Exploring how changing macro conditions drive asset price trends and how to use data to track economic developments.
Understanding monetary policy and how this can significantly change asset price correlations.
EQUITY MARKETS
Format: N/A - Duration (mins): 130 - Activity: ReTrader: Trading Game App
What are equity markets, how do their structures vary and what are the investment
strategies used in the equity asset class.
What are equity markets, how do their structures vary and what are the investment
strategies used in the equity asset class.
COMMODITY MARKETS
Format: On-Demand - Duration (mins): 84 - Activity: ReTrader: Trading Game App
Understanding the laws of supply and demand and how this drives price change. Also,
exploring how geopolitical factors can influence supply side dynamics.
Understanding the laws of supply and demand and how this drives price change. Also,
exploring how geopolitical factors can influence supply side dynamics.
BOND MARKETS
Format: On-Demand - Duration (mins): 50 - Activity: ReTrader: Trading Game App
Exploring the factors that drive bond price volatility. How does inflation and interest rates alter the
shape of the yield curve and how does credit worthiness impact ratings.
Exploring the factors that drive bond price volatility. How does inflation and interest rates alter the
shape of the yield curve and how does credit worthiness impact ratings.
BEHAVIORAL FINANCE
Format: On-Demand - Duration (mins): 33 - Activity: Quiz Assessment
Understanding how behavioural factors can have a powerful impact on sentiment.
Exploring the psychology and gains and losses and howe cognitive biases can dominate our decision making.
Understanding how behavioural factors can have a powerful impact on sentiment.
Exploring the psychology and gains and losses and howe cognitive biases can dominate our decision making.
SIMULATION PREPARATION
Format: On-Demand - Duration (mins): 32 - Activity: Live Simulation Event
Step-by-step training to prepare you to undertake your role of a portfolio management in the
advanced simulation event.
Step-by-step training to prepare you to undertake your role of a portfolio management in the
advanced simulation event.
LIVE SIMULATION EVENT
Format: Live & Online - Duration (mins): 210 - Activity: Your Metrics Reviewed
Join our senior team live and online to take our advanced asset management simulation training and assessment.
Experience the same simulation as used by global financial institutions to train their new hires.
Join our senior team live and online to take our advanced asset management simulation training and assessment.
Experience the same simulation as used by global financial institutions to train their new hires.
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
Format: Live & Online - Duration (mins): 30 - Activity: n/a
Receive a detailed review on your own performance to learn how to leverage your scores in your applications and interviews.
Metrics include: Return on Investment, Risk Management, Rebalancing & Risk Appetite.
Receive a detailed review on your own performance to learn how to leverage your scores in your applications and interviews.
Metrics include: Return on Investment, Risk Management, Rebalancing & Risk Appetite.
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Format: N/A - Duration (mins): 197 - Activity: n/a
Join successful asset managers from across the industry to hear their top tips on how to secure and
then perform in your role.
Join successful asset managers from across the industry to hear their top tips on how to secure and
then perform in your role.
What is the live Simulation event?
What is the live Simulation event?
Performance feedback
Performance Feedback
Accredited qualification
Accredited qualification
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM THE ASSET MANAGEMENT ACADEMY?
The asset management academy gives you the practical experience and role specific knowledge you need to secure the most coveted roles in asset management.
The Academy starts with a deep dive into the different roles within an asset management firm, market structures and role objectives before you take the advanced Asset Management simulation.In the simulation you receive role specific training as a portfolio manager.
As a portfolio manager you learn how to execute the investment process of a) Know your client b) Understand your investment constraints c) Perform a macro analysis of economic conditions d) Form tactical geographic and asset allocation biases e) Construct your portfolio f) Manage your portfolio through the volatility of the unfolding economic cycle g) Learn how to rebalance your portfolio at the end of each quarter. The CV impact this experience can have is hard to overstate if you are looking for a role in asset management. After the simulation you will then access our deep catalogue of key theory related to the role.
IS THERE A COST TO THE ACADEMY?
No, the academies are sponsored for all high-potential students identified through the Finance Accelerator simulation or are given as core pre-learning for the Amplify Summer Analyst Training Programme
HOW DO I GET FAST-TRACKED?
High potential candidates identified from the simulation performance data are contacted by the AmplifyME team to request permission to recommend directly to an institution. In 2021 we recommended over 100 students to be fast-tracked for internship opportunities.
HOW DO I TAKE PART?
If you have been identified as a high potential candidates you will receive an email with access to the on-demand material and instructions for booking your academy simulation.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?
The academy is split into three experiences. Pre simulation learning (1 hour), Simulation (4 hours), On-demand continued learning 9 hours of content.
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM THE ASSET MANAGEMENT ACADEMY?
The asset management academy gives you the practical experience and role specific knowledge you need to secure the most coveted roles in asset management. The Academy starts with a deep dive into the different roles within an asset management firm, market structures and role objectives before you take the advanced Asset Management simulation.In the simulation you receive role specific training as a portfolio manager. As a portfolio manager you learn how to execute the investment process of a) Know your client b) Understand your investment constraints c) Perform a macro analysis of economic conditions d) Form tactical geographic and asset allocation biases e) Construct your portfolio f) Manage your portfolio through the volatility of the unfolding economic cycle g) Learn how to rebalance your portfolio at the end of each quarter. The CV impact this experience can have is hard to overstate if you are looking for a role in asset management. After the simulation you will then access our deep catalogue of key theory related to the role.
IS THERE A COST TO THE ACADEMY?
No, the academies are sponsored for all high-potential students identified through the Finance Accelerator simulation or are given as core pre-learning for the Amplify Summer Analyst Training Programme
HOW DO I GET FAST-TRACKED?
High potential candidates identified from the simulation performance data are contacted by the AmplifyME team to request permission to recommend directly to an institution. In 2021 we recommended over 100 students to be fast-tracked for internship opportunities.
HOW DO I TAKE PART?
If you have been identified as a high potential candidates you will receive an email with access to the on-demand material and instructions for booking your academy simulation.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?
The academy is split into three experiences. Pre simulation learning (1 hour), Simulation (4 hours), On-demand continued learning 9 hours of content.
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