Quest College Hires SFM to Teach Financial Markets

December 7, 2010. SFM Capital Markets Training has been appointed to teach an introductory financial market course to students at London’s Quest College. The news marks an extension of Bridge, SFM’s training initiative for young people.

Quest College is renowned for offering some of the UK’s most prestigious business & office skills training to school leavers and graduates. Quest incorporates Queen’s, St. James’s and Lucie Clayton Colleges.

The two-day ‘Life in The City’ course presented by SFM has been designed especially for Quest students who are either interested in trading or considering employment where an understanding of financial markets would be an advantage.

The course presents a view of the world from the trading floor and gives a comprehensive and fun insight into the motivations and day-to-day operations behind today’s stock markets.

Day two of the course involves a trading simulation game which enables students to practice what they have learnt in a real-world setting; using specialist software with live price and news feeds, students compete to create and trade fantasy investment portfolios.

Sheridan Mangal, SFM Founder & CEO, said “The activities of stock markets impact on all our lives and it’s important for young people to have some understanding of how they work. We design and deliver courses for audiences ranging from novices to experienced finance professionals – in all, we take care to tailor course content and balance theoretical with real-world knowledge.”