The University of Houston, Pace University, Columbia Business School, Wake Forest University, and Bentley College are among the other colleges and universities with trading rooms. Trading rooms put theory into practice. Students conduct stock trades with the same speed and power as if they were in any of the global markets. Trading rooms replicate a real-world trading environment and function as a classroom as well as a laboratory facility. Students get access to all the data Wall Street analysts have, including live coverage of financial markets from CNBC and CNNfn.
Data feeds allow students to make simulated trades using the real-time information.
Electronic stock tickers are mounted on the walls. Our students are being hired for positions in corporate finance, investment banks and commercial banks. Using real-time financial data, students gain exposure to risk management, asset valuation, and other financial concepts. Industry-standard computer software helps students understand basic workings of a trading desk. The virtual laboratory gives students access to real-time financial data and analysis from any network jack in a classroom or public study space.