MASTER Financial Markets from the Grande Ecole program
The Master’s in Financial Markets is a specialization of the Grande École program, providing the theoretical and practical knowledge needed to understand and act on the various aspects of the financial markets.
It should also be noted that students pursuing this course have the option of taking the AMF certification. The teaching of this specialization takes into account corporate financing methods. Generally speaking, entry and salary levels are very high.
– RYTHM: Classical
–CAMPUS: Paris
–TEACHING LANGUAGES: English
–DIPLOMA : Master’s degree
Program overview: MASTER financial markets
This specialization in financial markets is based on 5 main pillars:
- How to invest funds in different financial securities
- How to calculate the rate of return and risk of financial assets
- Identify risk hedging strategies
- Calculate the value of a company and carry out an M&A transaction
- Manage a portfolio of risky and risk-free assets.
Master Financial Markets : the benefits of specialization
The materials
- Financial Markets
- Bank
- Methodology for Financial Markets
- Financing decisions
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Risk Management
- Applied Portfolio Management
- Financial and ESG reporting
- Guide Méthodologique du Mémoire de Master
Skills
- Summarize how financial markets work
- Investment decision-making: bonds, equities, derivatives
- Calculating asset and portfolio beta
- Fundamental approach to portfolio management
- Determining an investor’s financial strategy
- Operating impact of mergers and acquisitions
- Evaluating investments with real options
- Understanding banking and monetary policy
- Identify banking risks and vulnerabilities
Job opportunities
Trader / Broker
Buy and sell financial assets (stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities, etc.) on the financial markets.
- Traders/brokers try to make profits by exploiting price fluctuations.
Middle office / back officemanager
Supervise middle-office and/or back-office activities.
- The Middle-Office / Back Office Manager has a huge variety of tasks, such as managing trading operations, verifying transactions, managing operational risks, and coordinating with other departments to ensure the smooth running of post-trading activities.
Financial planner
Work with customers to develop personalized financial plans.
- Financial Planners assess clients’ current financial situation, define financial objectives, propose investment strategies, plan for retirement, and provide advice on how to achieve these financial goals. They take into account elements such as debt management, insurance and tax planning.
Analyst Controller
Analyze and control the financial aspects of a company.
- Control analysts examine financial data, identify trends, carry out profitability analyses, and ensure compliance with accounting standards.
Account manager
Manage relations with the company’s customers.
- This involves understanding customer needs, ensuring customer satisfaction, developing new business opportunities and maximizing the value of customer accounts.
Financial analyst
Analyze company financial data to provide useful information for decision-making
- This can include preparing financial reports, assessing past and current performance, financial modeling and recommending improvement strategies.
Portfolio manager / Wealth manager
Manage customers’ investment portfolios or financial assets.
- This involves making investment decisions, diversifying portfolios, managing risk and communicating with clients to meet their financial objectives and maximize returns.
kirsten ralf
Teacher and head of the Master Financial Markets specialization
ALUMNI TESTIMONIAL
“The Master Financial Markets introduces us to the world of investment and banking, and makes us understand how they work. The Financial Derivatives course develops our analytical and methodological skills, as well as our performance management and reporting skills, so that we can be operational and draw up a detailed innovation plan.”
Steve Nandogongar, 5th year Financial Markets student
contact
EVA HERRERO, Head of Admissions Grande École Parallel Admissions Program
- +33 1 81 51 15 90 / +33 6 08 57 51 37
- eva.herrero@esce.fr
- Personalized appointment
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