OLGA A. MURAL FINANCIAL ENGINEERING TRADING FLOOR - A UNIQUE AND INTEGRAL LEARNING TOOL

A cornerstone of the MSFE Program is the Olga A. Mural Financial Engineering Trading Floor. This $2.2 million facility rivals the capabilities of derivative trading firms and is equipped with the same state-of-the art systems and software used in the financial industry. The MSFE trading floor accurately simulates real-world environments bringing the daily tumult of trading to campus.

Through the integration of MSFE’s rigorous academic program with true to “The Street” capabilities of the trading floor; students quite literally experience theory in action. Throughout the year, trading floor sessions are used to bridge the divide between intellectual knowledge and financial engineering practice. MSFE trading floor sessions provide students with invaluable understanding and insights into financial engineering activities such as derivatives trading, hedging, arbitrage and other market activities.

Kent State’s MSFE Program is the only academic program that has a derivatives-oriented trading floor with live connections to the exchanges. This unique resource provides an unparalleled learning environment and ensures that MSFE students graduate as
“Quants Who Can Trade.”