Trading Technologies

“From a technical point of view, the TT Developer Center allowed the students to access different markets and to switch between them with ease due to the uniform, normalized access. This is the main technical reason why we chose to go with Trading Technologies’ environment, as opposed to directly connecting to an exchange,”

“X_TRADER has been an integral part of the financial markets education for the Finance Trading Programme (FTP) for several years. Hundreds of students have learnt how to trade using it, and many have gone on to advance their knowledge in the industry. X_TRADER is a wonderful trading and order management tool, among other things, and has many technical innovations that improve students’ understanding of trading and financial markets.”

“I already had a basic knowledge of the energy industry, so I was able to go in and add value on day one, while the other interns had to catch up on the fundamentals and terminology. Most of the interns there didn’t know anything about energy. I already knew how futures contracts work, and I could just go in there and start working right away.”

“Students can get a much better feel for the life of a trader using the TT system than they can with any of the other trading simulation products we use in class.”

“It’s experiential learning. It’s way different than sitting in a class, taking notes and reading from a PowerPoint. You’re actually in front of a computer that shows you what’s going on in the market. You can greatly benefit from the teacher and technology in [the finance lab].”

“This adds a dynamic and timely component to class discussions that can’t be replicated by cases.”

“The platform is ideal for illustrating trading concepts like the limit order book, spreads, depth, order types such as market and limit orders, VWAP and more. While there are several textbooks describing these concepts, it’s extremely important for students to have hands-on experience with them,”

“As part of my course, students must design and deploy a trading algorithm. ADL is really terrific for this purpose. Even students with limited programming experience can use ADL. Given the increasing importance of algorithmic trading, I think that this kind of exercise is extremely important for students entering finance.”

““In all cases, the goal is to expose participants to [both] the massive amount of information available in the market—including cash, futures and option prices—as well as state-of-the art mechanisms for managing risk and executing trades. Thanks to the software provided by Trading Technologies through the efforts of the TT CampusConnect program, we are able to excel in achieving this goal.””

“Thanks to the software provided by Trading Technologies through the efforts of the TT CampusConnect program, we are able to excel in achieving this goal.”