JOFX Financial Markets Foundation Course

Japan,Tokyo (I-Newswire) June 21, 2011 - Japan Options and Futures Exchange (JOFX) proudly announces the lunch of its JOFX Financial Markets Foundation Course on October 7th, 2011.

Course overview

The JOFX Financial Markets Foundation Course is a first level (introductory) qualification intended for anyone entering into a career in the financial markets. It does not assume any prior study or work experience other than a general knowledge of mathematics such as basic algebra and statistics. For those without that quantitative background, pre-course reading with a further bibliography is provided to allow candidates to acquire that knowledge directly.

The training program is intended to provide ‘breadth of knowledge’ to make it relevant to people pursuing careers in the front office, middle office and operations areas. Although not a formal pre-requisite for any other training course, it would provide useful background study for those taking the following intermediate courses, in particular:

• The International Fixed Income and Derivatives Certificate Programme.
• The Operations Certificate Programme
• The Primary Market Certificate

The Certificate places an even emphasis on introducing and explaining the key concepts of each subject area and then developing practical knowledge and skills of each area. This reflects the fact that it is both introductory, requiring the introduction and explanation of key concepts, but also intended for market practitioners requiring applied thinking.

Target Audience

The course is intended to be relevant to a wide range of job functions and areas; anyone who would benefit from an understanding of markets, participants and products – and how they all come together.

Candidates will come from organizations involved in both the sell-side and buy-side of the industry plus insurance, accounting, IT firms supporting the industry and the financial press.



The course certificate is a two and one half week taught course with pre-course reading for those who wish to review algebra and statistics. It is delivered in ten sessions with two additional 60 minute review sessions at the end of each day.

To learn more about the JOFX Financial Markets Foundation Course, send an email to education@jofx.org .

Company Contact Information
JOFX
Matsuda Endo