This highly specialised International Financial Markets Master’s degree will give you the theoretical knowledge and practical experience to forge a successful career as a trader or financial manager anywhere in the world. This highly specialised MSc in International Financial Markets offers advanced study in the areas of international financial markets and portfolio management, with an emphasis on equity, bonds, foreign exchange and their various derivatives markets. You’ll examine effective strategies for managing portfolios of these assets and analyse the impact of world events on global financial markets. You’ll learn through a combination of lectures, seminars, individual and group exercises, reading and coursework. Our academics aim to make the modules as interactive as possible, for example through in-class trading simulations, the analysis of real-world case studies, and discussion of world events and their impact on global markets. Access to Bloomberg terminals and other live data sources will support your studies. Assessment is usually via coursework, exams or group assignments. This degree will prepare you for a career as a trader or financial manager in a wide range of settings. These include mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, insurance funds, investment analysis and advice, trading in equities, bond, foreign exchange, commodities and a wide variety of derivatives markets, investment banking, private equity, and private wealth management. You could become an investment consultant, corporate treasurer or rating agency analyst, or choose to work in financial journalism, policy, training or regulation. Alternatively, you could further your studies by doing a PhD and become a researcher in academia. This course is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.