Deutsche Boerse AG : Eurex and IFM announce joint educational initiative
01/26/2012 | 11:32am
IFM to deliver its best-in-class derivatives education
for Eurex training purposes/Eurex webinar series to target
traders and investors in English and Portuguese languages 26.
January 2012
Eurex: Eurex Group and the Institute for Financial
Markets (IFM) announced today that they have teamed up to
offer a joint educational initiative. Both partners aim to
bring IFM's best-in-class derivatives education to Eurex
Exchange members and potential clients as well as the general
industry. One joint initiative will be the first-time
offering of IFM's well-respected courses in the form of
webinars in English. A large subset of the webinars also will
be available in Brazilian Portuguese. Members of the
brokerage community will be involved to further extend
customer outreach.
The featured speaker in the 2012 webinars will be
industry expert Kevin Baldwin, the IFM's Director of
Education. Baldwin has over 20 years of experience in the
financial industry and has taught extensively around the
globe.
John Damgard, IFM Trustee and Futures Industry
Association President, welcomed the opportunity to expand the
IFM's international audience: "The high standard of
futures and options education that the IFM delivers will
enhance Eurex's educational offering. We are excited
about the opportunity to translate our already popular
in-person seminars to the webinar space and explore topics
with a European focus. Together, Eurex and IFM will be able
to expand our reach internationally and in important emerging
markets."
Michael Peters, member of the Eurex Executive Board,
stressed: "Our joint initiative will provide neutral,
informative education on complex derivatives topics in the
areas of trading and clearing utilizing the efficient webinar
channel. By offering training courses in Portuguese, we aim
to promote Eurex in the Brazilian financial
community."
About the IFM
Established in 1989, the Institute is a non-profit
educational foundation. Its mission is to increase the
technical competence of those in the global financial markets
and the financial services industry through research,
educational publications and industry services. The IFM is an
affiliate of the Futures Industry
Association(FIA), but operates autonomously
as an independent foundation.
As a non-profit organization, the IFM funds its
activities from two principal sources: the sale of its
products and services and the generous support of a broad
range of financial institutions, exchanges, brokerage firms
and other participants from a variety of market sectors. All
proceeds from IFM training and consulting activities and
sales of educational materials, after expenses, are returned
to the financial services industry via the development of new
materials and programs.
