Accredited programs designed for the next generation of professional traders, analysts, and institutional strategists. Taught by market veterans — recognized by financial regulators in 26 jurisdictions.
Since 2007 we have trained the next generation of traders and quantitative strategists through a curriculum co-authored by industry veterans, regulators, and academic economists.
Our programs follow rigorous academic structuring, peer-reviewed case studies, and assessment methods aligned with CFA and CISI standards.
Learn from 240+ faculty members who have held senior roles at Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BlackRock, and leading quantitative funds.
Credentials accepted by 180+ institutions across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Every certificate includes secure digital verification.
Trade real-time market data through our proprietary simulation platform — used by 28 investment firms for onboarding their junior traders.
Direct hiring pipelines with 340+ partner firms — boutique funds, proprietary trading houses, and tier-one investment banks.
Attend in-person at our Frankfurt, London, Dubai, or Singapore campuses — or complete fully online with synchronous live sessions.
Master market microstructure, technical analysis, and risk fundamentals across equities, FX, and derivatives.
Build systematic strategies using Python, backtesting frameworks, and modern portfolio theory — co-designed with quant funds.
Deep dive into order flow, liquidity provision, institutional risk management, and regulatory frameworks across major markets.
Our flagship one-year diploma. Covers every asset class, live desk training, and a capstone fund simulation.
Market risk, credit exposure, and regulatory compliance — aligned with Basel III and MiFID II frameworks.
An intensive six-week executive course for senior professionals — cohort-based, with Frankfurt & Dubai residencies.
Our proprietary simulation platform streams live data across 40+ exchanges. Students manage risk-weighted virtual books under the same constraints as junior traders at our partner firms — used by 28 investment banks to onboard their own graduates.
From the Frankfurt financial district to Singapore's Raffles Place and Dubai's DIFC, our campuses are embedded within the markets our students are preparing to trade. Each campus operates a live trading floor alongside classrooms.
Aggregate book P&L across our alumni trading actively at partner firms, tracked 2020 through 2025.
Source: FTS Alumni Outcomes Report 2025 · self-reported gross P&L from 2,840 actively-trading alumni at 340+ partner firms.
The Certified Professional Trader program reshaped my understanding of markets entirely. I entered as a self-taught retail trader and left as a desk-ready analyst at a Tier-1 bank.
Our research desk analyzes how ECB and Fed balance sheet normalization will reshape credit markets through 2027.
A deep look at the decay of classical momentum signals in modern electronic foreign exchange markets.
What hiring managers at Jane Street, Optiver, and IMC look for — and how to position yourself with no prior Wall Street experience.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Early applicants receive priority consideration for scholarships and campus placement.