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2025 Cohort A Focus Areas

Cohort A in 2025 will emphasize key financial and analytical competencies essential for getting a good start in the industry. The focus areas are designed to sharpen technical expertise and industry knowledge, positioning participants for success at their internships or start programs.

Key Focus Areas

An in-depth look at the different market participants, their motivations and risk appetites. A deep dive into a securities trading I-Bank. With a specific purpose, where is your home in this maze!

The most standard Fixed income securities, with a strong focus on using pricers for bonds, treasuries, and corporate debt instruments. Participants will gain practical skills in pricing these assets and understanding markets.

Developing advanced credit risk assessment models, enhancing the ability to predict defaults and mitigate financial risk.

Understanding securitization and the analysis of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Hands-on projects will provide insights into the workings of structured finance, with an emphasis on applying modern pricing techniques and machine learning models.

Building expertise in Big Data analytics and machine learning applications. These skills will be crucial for financial modeling, risk management, and gaining insights from large datasets in various market scenarios.

Gaining deep knowledge of energy derivatives and repo markets, exploring their influence on the financial system, and developing actionable strategies for trading and risk management.

We will work with cutting-edge AI models, leveraging them to build quant tools, including pricers, to enhance financial analysis, trading strategies, and risk assessment. This hands-on experience with AI-driven tools will be a crucial part of Cohort A’s training.

Time Line
Jan 2025 to March 2025,
just in time to get prepped for the summer.

  • January 2025

  • March 2025

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