Financial Software Training

Software training occurs through their required core courses: Financial Software Applications, Financial Modeling, and Data Analysis. Students are trained in the following software tools and databases and expand upon this core knowledge through projects and electives they choose throughout the SMF curriculum.

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Gain the skills leading organizations seek:

• Bloomberg
  The most widely-used tool in financial markets. Access more than 15,000 indices and 100+ metrics, coverage of 45,000+ companies in 108 countries, as well as 2,800 fundamental data items and financial ratios. Bloomberg news offers more than 5,000 original news stories each day from 30,000+ aggregated news sources with coverage from 146 bureaus in 72 countries. Used extensively in investment management firms and in sales and trading.
• Capital IQ
  A leading provider of multi-asset data, research and analytics. Coverage of extensive financial information for 88,000 companies globally with over 5,000 unique financial data items and 2,500 industry-specific items. Used by over 4,200 firms in investment banking, investment management, private equity, and corporate consulting.
• Rotman Interactive Trader
  It is an order-driven market simulator (which allows users to transact financial securities with each other in real time) plus a sequence of RIT cases.
• Microsoft Excel
  SMF students learn the analytics of Excel and practice financial modeling applications through a dedicated course. Topics include project analysis, valuation modeling, portfolio management, and option pricing.
• Python
  Python is a high-level, general-purpose (open-source) programming language with built-in data structures.  It is often used in websites, software, task automation, and conducting data analysis.
• Wall Street Prep
  A training program used by the world’s top investment banks and private equity firms for financial modeling. WSP covers topics such as forecasting financial statements, DCF valuation, M&A and LBO modeling.
• Thomson One
  A source for real-time and historical financial and business information. It is a powerful integrated research tool designed for financial analysts, money managers, corporate leaders and professional researchers who require instant access to critical company information.
• Morningstar
  A database that offers investment research on stocks, mutual funds and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).
• Argus Enterprise
  Argus Enterprise is the most valuable tool in the commercial real estate industry, the global standard for property valuation and comprehensive asset and portfolio management solutions.