What is market technology?

Market technology is the application of knowledge to practical problems in financial markets.

What is the Institute for Market Technology?

In 2003, several top derivatives trading professionals from around the world, who now comprise its Boards of Advisors, created the Institute for Market Technology ( i4MT ) in response to tremendous demand for knowledge and training focused on the integration of technology and financial markets. Today, i4MT is an independent, instructor-owned organization and a global network of financial markets professionals who deliver high quality educational programs in the areas of market technology, electronic trading, trading strategies, automated or algorithmic trading systems and quantitative finance. i4MT provides prepackaged and customized educational programs on a wide array of financial topics to investment banks, mutual fund companies, proprietary trading houses and individual market professionals. 

What programs does i4MT offer?

The Institute for Market Technology's core programs include two certification programs, the CTSD (Certified Trading System Developer), and the CFPS (Certified Financial Protocols Specialist) and the Certificate in Electronic Trading.

  

  

i4MT's also has a range of structured seminar programs that include:

  • Modeling, Analytics and Strategy
  • Programming for Algorithmic Trading Systems
  • Trading Operations and Processes

In addition, the Institute has designed and taught customized corporate education programs and thematic seminars to a variety of institutions.

i4MT's objective is to create an all-encompassing resource for financial services industry participants with regard to market technology and electronic trading and to provide educational services to the wider financial services business community.  i4MT is at the forefront of research and teaching in financial markets technology.  We offer our students and our industry partners an unrivaled education in a rapidly evolving industry.  i4MT is not an accredited college or university.

 

 
High Frequency Finance and Electronic Trading at University of Essex

 

i4MT offers new White Papers section on website

The Technical Analyst to offer CTSD training classes in London

 

i4MT teams with Global Education Association

 

Andrew Kumiega and Ben Van Vliet publish CTSD foundational text Quality Money Management

         

CTSD Program Director Ben Van Vliet publishes Building Automated Trading Systems

         

i4MT enters into publishing agreement with Academic Press/Elsevier
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i4MT partners with QuantStar for consulting and development.

 

Learn Automated Trading System Development

i4MT guarantees employment for CTSDs

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