The course includes hands-on projects on topics such as order book analysis, VWAP & TWAP, pairs trading, statistical arbitrage, and market impact functions. You have the opportunity to study the use of financial market simulators for stress testing trading strategies, and designing electronic trading platforms. In addition to traditional topics in financial econometrics and market microstructure theory, we put special emphasis on areas: Statistical and computational methods Modelling trading strategies and predictive services that are deployed by hedge funds Algorithmic trading groups Derivatives desks Risk management departments

International Students Requirements: English language test results A 2:2 degree in Accounting or related subject. (more information about degree you can find on the website) The University accepts a wide range of qualifications from international applicants. To see all necessary requirements you should follow this link and choose your country: https://www.essex.ac.uk/international/country-specific-information