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TRADING, MARKET MAKING & PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENTSimulation Training @ The Dealing Room

The BIBF Dealing Room is a state of the art facility, the first of its kind in the MENA region, which powers technology-enabled learning by doing. The facility has over 20 trading stations, fully-equipped multimedia and market tools such as Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters Eikon.

In order to provide cutting-edge training expertise and technology, BIBF has partnered with specialist training and technology providers in the UK and US. Our partners have a

successful track record of providing training to bulge-bracket global banks, including JPMorgan, Citigroup, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, Barclays Capital & Deutsche Bank.

A comprehensive range of courses are offered, covering subjects of interest to professionals in the financial sector across Treasury, Investments, Capital Markets and Risk Management.

CapitalWave provides truly dynamic educational simulation training platforms. CapitalWave’s instructors, consultants and management team have a wealth of financial knowledge and experience and have designed, developed and delivered training programs globally to many of these leading capital market banks and financial institutions

The CISI is the largest and most widely respected professional body for those who work in the securities and investment industry in the UK and in a growing number of major financial centres around the world. Formed in 1992 by London Stock Exchange practitioners, we now have more than 40,000 members in 110 countries.

Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, combining industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets.

Part of Henley Business School, the practical application of finance theory is one of the ICMA Centre’s key advantages. This integration of theory with practice is achieved through the use of the Centre’s three state-of-the-art dealing rooms. With over 100 terminals, All equipped by Thomson Reuters, the terminals run the latest industry simulation software as well as the Centre’s own simulation software platforms; ICTrader and StockTrak.

OUR PARTNERS

1. Proprietary trading across all major asset classes

2. Professional development using trading

technology for live and simulation-based

training

3. Market analysis and research for clients

Amplify Trading delivers training to the world’s leading global banks using its proprietary trading and simulation platforms.

Amplify Trading was founded in 2009 and has three core operations of business:

SELECTIVE CLIENTS OF BIBF PARTNERS

The BIBF Dealing Room has a Live link to Amplify Trading’s dealing room in London.

Participants will be exposed to the Live trading activity of Amplify’s trading team.

Description

Course Structure

Target Audience

Learning Outcomes

This unique five day module is designed to give participants a practical front desk experience on both the buy side and sell side of the financial industry. The course is delivered utilizing trading terminals and cutting-edge technology, including live and simulate dmarkets.

The first three days will be dedicated to trading and managing risk in live market conditions and across multiple asset classes as candidates develop detailed understanding of contemporary price

drivers, technical analysis and the dynamic interdependencies of asset price correlations.

For the last two days candidates will manage client deal flow from the objective of a sellside bank as they act as market makers and maximise commission whilst maintaining a low exposure to risk. This programme takes place on a dedicated trading floor, allowing candidates to apply theory at their own trading desks, in live and simulated market environments.

This course will be delivered in a Dealing Room. Each day will start

with three hours of lecture delivery before candidates then move to

their trading desks to implement the theory taught by using cutting-

edge trading software in live and simulated market conditions.

This programme would be beneficial to individuals working in the following roles:

• Dealers• Proprietary traders• Treasury sales• Treasury back and middle office• Investment analysts• Portfolio managers• Risk managers/analysts• Legal and compliance officers

Trading, Market Making & Portfolio Management

By the end of this practical course participants will be able to:

• Understand through direct experience the objectives of an investment bank (sell side) trader in comparison to one of a buy side institution.

• Understand the concept of market making and the difference between order driven and quote driven prices

• Learn through practical application the key concepts of risk management as you manage positions in uncertain market environments

• Gain first-hand experience in the importance of behavioural finance and trading psychology within an environment of uncertainty and risk

• Receive live mentoring support and advice from experienced traders at Amplify Trading based in London as they continuously monitor your trading and market making performance throughout the course

• Receive trading reports breaking down your performance and providing feedback regarding your trading and market making skills and coaching on areas for improvement difference between order driven and quote driven prices

A Practical Course in Trading, Market Making and Portfolio Management

Day One: Trading Equity Indices and Currency Pairs

Day Two: Trading Bonds and Commodities

Objectives: To introduce and submerge candidates into contempo-rary market dynamics and familiarise candidates with the core con-cepts driving asset prices in today’s markets. Candidates are trained on how to use the institutional trading software and implement risk

limits and technical analysis trading across equities and currency pairs. Test trading strategies taught during the day, including both ‘classic’ and ‘aggressive’ approaches.

Objectives: To apply bond theory taught across different durations of US Treasuries and German government bonds. Trade across the yield curve and understand the effect of contemporary monetary policy on fixed income valuations. To apply a practical understanding of price

discovery in energy products and the precious metal market, trading Nymex crude oil and gold futures on Globex. To apply more advanced technical analysis tools and implement more advanced risk manage-ment protocols.

08:00 – 12:00

08:00 – 12:00

13:00 – 16:00

13:00 – 16:00

• Analysis of contemporary macroeconomic drivers from the credit crunch to the Eurozone crisis and the global recovery• The structure of global markets and how they function• Exposure to currency markets and current value drivers• Impact of asset class correlations on trading strategies• Tech analysis: Support/Resistance/Trends• Set up trading systems

• Charting techniques session; Pennants, Head & Shoulders, Continuation/Reversal patterns.• A practical understanding of the yield curve and how to trade it• The contemporary role of central banks and their intervention in global bond prices• Trading oil and gas; a study of today’s energy markets• Role of Gold within a portfolio

• Candidates apply theory taught trading across EU equity indices and leading currency pairs at their own trading stations• Candidates receive trading reports breaking down their performance and providing feedback regarding their trading skills and coaching on areas for improvement

• Candidates apply theory taught trading across different commodity and fixed income products and durations at their own trading stations• Candidates receive trading reports breaking down their performance and providing feedback regarding their trading skills and coaching on areas for improvement

A Practical Course in Trading, Market Making and Portfolio Management

Day Three: Multi-asset class trading strategies, risk management and trading psychology

Day Four: Market Making (1)

Day Five: Market Making (2)

Objectives: To introduce through practical experience the psychology of risk as traders have their trading accounts rebalanced and they execute across all assets in direct competition during the day. Performance will be judged not just on

profitability, but how that profit is made. Candidates will be taken through profiling techniques to assess their approach to risk and re-ceive qualitative feedback on their decisions at the end of the session.

Objectives: To introduce candidates to the differences in roles and objectives between buy side institutions and those that operate on the sell side. To allow candidates to understand the need for market makers and how they are incentivised to provide deals for their clients.

Objectives: To advance candidates onto market making for products traded in quote driven markets. Candidates learn directly the challenges presented by variable liquidity and volatility.

Candidates now move to the sell side market making part of the course. The first day will focus on operating within order driven markets and the second day will focus on less liquid quote driven markets.

08:00 – 12:00

08:00 – 12:00

08:00 – 12:00

13:00 – 16:00

13:00 – 16:00

13:00 – 16:00

• Impact of trading psychology on portfolio performance• Behavioural finance principles• Risk management and performance measurement

• Order driven versus quote driven markets• A study of information flow from trade idea to the unwinding of risk at a sell side bank• A practical exercise in price making• Technology set up and familiarisation with the software

• A recap of Market Making (1)• An advanced study on variable liquidity and volatility and what it means for investment banks

• Candidates are split into two groups to operate either as a sell side or buy side trader as they re-create the flow trading processes on live and simulated equity (order driven) market prices at their own trading stations.

• Candidates are split into two groups to operate either as a sell side or buy side trader as they re-create the flow trading processes on live and simulated bond (quote driven) market prices at their own trading stations.• Candidates swap roles to learn about the other side of the financial transaction• Individual feedback and performance review and course round up

• Candidates swap roles to learn about the other side of the financial transaction

• Candidates apply theory taught across all assets at their own trading stations. Account balances are re-set and candidates operate in direct competition with one another to enhance the importance of the trading decisions made and better explore the psychological impacts of risk• Candidates receive trading reports breaking down their performance and providing feedback regarding their trading skills and coaching on areas for improvement

Contact Details:Tel: +973 1781 5591

Email: dealing@bibf.com

www.bibf.com