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FTS: Trading Simulation Software for Trading Rooms, Finance & Accounting Courses: The FTS Teaching Philosophy
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Thursday, March 3, 2011. The FTS Teaching Philosophy. I am often asked: what is the difference between FTS and other systems? It is impossible to implement any strategy that requires either frequent monitoring of markets or rebalancing a large portfolio,. FTS provides that bridge. We focus on bridging conceptual and analytical understanding to prepare students. for today's markets and the markets they will face So we have a series of exercises and analytics built in to our virtual portfolio simulatio...
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FTS: Trading Simulation Software for Trading Rooms, Finance & Accounting Courses: Online Courses, Virtual Trading Rooms
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012. Online Courses, Virtual Trading Rooms. I just returned from a conference where there was a panel discussion on university trading rooms. One point of discussion concerned online and distance education: how can students who are not on campus benefit from a trading room? A physical trading room is expensive to build and maintain. For example, a 2001 paper by Alexander, Heck, and McElreath ( http:/ www2.stetson.edu/fsr/. Abstracts/vol 10 num1 p209.pdf. 1 If the trading room is li...
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FTS: Trading Simulation Software for Trading Rooms, Finance & Accounting Courses: Ticker, ticker on the wall
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Ticker, ticker on the wall. I was asked the other day whether a scrolling ticker. Was necessary for an educational trading room. It got me thinking about how technology has changed, particularly how easy it is to get information (data and interpretations) compared to when tickers were first invented. The first stock ticker. Was created in 1867; there is a web site. That describes the history of tickers. According to the site, the last stock ticker. You would get a lot more use fr...
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FTS: Trading Simulation Software for Trading Rooms, Finance & Accounting Courses: “Smart Beta” Investing
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Thursday, March 6, 2014. 8220;Smart Beta” Investing. 8220;Smart beta” strategies are a class of investment strategies based on company fundamentals. In the FTS " Smart Beta Investing. Learn what these strategies are. Construct and manage their own “smart beta” portfolio. Compare its performance to a market index. For background information, we refer you to. By the originators of these strategies, Research Affiliates, and to this. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). VIEW ALL OF OUR PRODUCTS:. Results of M...
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FTS: Trading Simulation Software for Trading Rooms, Finance & Accounting Courses: May 2013
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Monday, May 27, 2013. Building Practical and Analytical Skills. Analytical skills are critical in today’s world, specially in areas like finance and accounting. Trading simulations can be very effective in building these skills for a large base of students. They have the inherent motivational advantage of being competitive, and the simulations can show students how analysis gives you an advantage and also what trading means in today's markets. Both our trading systems accomplish this goal:. The projects ...
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FTS: Trading Simulation Software for Trading Rooms, Finance & Accounting Courses: February 2013
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013. TURNING UP THE HEAT. The FTS Heat Maps are a powerful way to visualize the performance of stocks based on different criteria and over different time periods. They are accessed through the Heat Maps tab and are currently available for the US Equity cases (and will be extended to other countries soon):. You can change the timer period using the drop down; during the day, when markets are open, you can see today’s performance as well. Labels: Finance and Accounting Courses.
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FTS: Trading Simulation Software for Trading Rooms, Finance & Accounting Courses: Using Trading Simulations: Practice What You Teach
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Using Trading Simulations: Practice What You Teach. What is the role of trading simulations in a finance curriculum? We think the real value added comes from helping students undertstand how concepts and techniques are translated and applied in practice, particularly the application of analytical techniques in markets. For example, our virtual portfolio management system (we call it the FTS Real Time System. Has about 25 specific projects. July 5, 2012 at 11:11 AM. I couldnt agre...
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FTS: Trading Simulation Software for Trading Rooms, Finance & Accounting Courses: March 2013
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Friday, March 22, 2013. Please visit our new website, which contains information on all of the FTS products. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). VIEW ALL OF OUR PRODUCTS:. Welcome to the Financial Trading System blog. The purpose of this blog is to build an educational community among people who use trading simulations and analytical software to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Read our blog post. About teaching ethics using FTS for more information. The FTS Teaching Philosophy. I just returned from a...
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FTS: Trading Simulation Software for Trading Rooms, Finance & Accounting Courses: Building Practical and Analytical Skills
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Monday, May 27, 2013. Building Practical and Analytical Skills. Analytical skills are critical in today’s world, specially in areas like finance and accounting. Trading simulations can be very effective in building these skills for a large base of students. They have the inherent motivational advantage of being competitive, and the simulations can show students how analysis gives you an advantage and also what trading means in today's markets. Both our trading systems accomplish this goal:. The projects ...
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FTS: Trading Simulation Software for Trading Rooms, Finance & Accounting Courses: Teaching Bond Valuation
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012. I am struck by how different instructors use various parts of our system to teach essentially the same thing. In fact, when someone asks how to teach something using our system, the answer mostly depends on your style of teaching. This is hard to explain in the abstract, so let me give you an example. on teaching Bond Valuation. A previous post shows you alternative ways to teach portfolio diversification. This is an interactive textbook. The FTS Interactive Markets-. The textbo...