With a focus on the futures and options market, course content covers market fundamentals through to advanced trader skills. The courses will enable traders to attain ASIC PS146 compliance to provide advice in derivatives. Students can choose a path of study to suit their individual needs with courses available in a variety of study modes from free online courses via the SFE website (www.sfe.com.au/sfeeducation to Advanced and Expert workshops or distance education courses through the Securities Institute.
The SFE website will also feature a futures and options trading simulator, providing students with a virtual $25,000 to create their own portfolio of futures contracts. The simulator allows students to test their trading skills with live market prices in a risk-free environment.
For those organisations looking for specialised training, SFE also offers customised training courses in conjunction with Professor Alex Frino, an internationally recognised expert in the field of futures and options education.
The program is being officially launched on 22 July and further details and course registrations are available on the SFE website (www.sfe.com.au/sfeeducation) or the SIE website (www.securities.edu.au).
