Traders operate in global markets that are still feeling the after-effects of the 2008 financial meltdown and are now attempting to navigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. With an increased focus on risk management and compliance, global traders need to be agile, analytic, and adaptive to succeed.
There is no doubt that successful traders earn the highest wages in the already well-salaried financial sector, so traders need to be ruthless to prove their worth to their bank, hedge-fund, or utilities employer. A detailed knowledge of global markets, an ability to negotiate risk and an eye for a trade are therefore essential skills and talents for a trader.
MSc Finance and Global Trading aims to develop future traders and prepare you for a successful career in the financial services sector. This specialist course will equip you with the skills to take on a trading floor by exposing you to financial modelling, risk management systems and big data analytics.
You will be able to put your skills into practice by simulating what you learn in the classroom on our virtual trading floor, which feeds industry standard Bloomberg financial data, allowing you to execute commands to develop your understanding of financial trades before you start to build your own trading portfolio.
You will master areas such as:

trading strategies
risk and money management
trader analytics
portfolio management and empirical methods in finance
equities, FX, commodities, and bonds markets

MSc Finance and Global Trading is taught at Essex Business School. Our students and staff join us from all over the world and our teaching is grounded in contemporary issues and professional practice, supported by industry-standard facilities.
Your future
Essex Business School is helping to create the business leaders of the future; those who are creative, innovative, and ethically aware. 90% of University of Essex’s postgraduate graduates are in employment or further study (Graduate Outcomes 2021).
Many of our graduates enjoy careers in financial analysis, management, public administration, and accountancy at some of the world’s most well-known organisations and exciting SMEs, including:

Groupon, a global e-commerce marketplace
KPMG Group, a multinational professional services network
Right Freight Pvt Ltd, an independent freight forwarder
Copal Partners, a financial consultation agency
Capital Markets Intelligence, a financial publisher
Credit Data Research, a business funder