Overview
The Financial Trading Laboratoryis a state-of-the-art teaching and research centre with cutting edge technology. It is located at the fourth floor of the S H Ho Academic Building of Hang Seng Management College. As the centrepiece of the college, the Financial Trading Laboratory provides firsthand exposure to financial concepts such as trading, portfolio construction, corporate finance concepts, and risk management.
The 160m2 facility comprises two parts: the main trading floor and the adjacent wealth management centre, which simulates the environment for high level private banking meeting with High Net Worth Clients (HNWC). In total, the Financial Trading Laboratory is equipped with 36 workstations and 24 of them are equipped with flat panel dual displays as Bloomberg Terminals. Each workstation is equipped with real-time data and financial software and technologies.
In the Financial Trading Laboratory, students implement the theory they learn in lecture theatre with hands-on exposure to the trading buzz of activity thereby gaining insightful working knowledge of the financial markets, products and trading activities. Therefore the design of the Financial Trading Laboratory is not a classic lecture room setting but rather it resembles the ergonomics of the modern day trading room in a row-by-row setting front to front.
Facilities and Technology
- 36 computer workstations with flat panel monitors
- 55” LCD monitor for live TV news – coverage of various financial news TV networks
- 3 projector screens
- Video conferencing capabilities
- 24 units of Bloomberg Terminals – the real time information and analytical system
- Eviews
The Financial Trading Laboratory is well equipped for teaching and learning. Real-time database such as the Bloomberg Terminals, is installed to stimulate students’ understanding and reinforce their knowledge of different finance principles via practical learning. Other statistical and programming software are also installed. Students are able to run simulated portfolios on the real time information system or even participate in simulated markets trading. In addition to enhancing the classroom experience, providing students with training on the very same professional equipment and resources they use in business can give the students a competitive advantage when it comes to career placement.