You can look at roles such as:
Equity Research Analyst
Treasury Dealer/Sales
Risk Manager/Financial Risk Manager/Credit Risk Manager
Corporate Finance Analyst
Credit Analyst
Business Analyst (Fintech)
…to name a few.
After graduating from the program, you will be able to:
1. Write an Equities Research Report. The program covers how investment banks build the underlying models of their equity research reports.
2. Understand the stock markets. You will have a clear idea of the fundamental analysis of stocks and their valuations, ratio analysis, and investment research.
3. Work at a VC firm. VC firms focus on non-traded or private firms, which are extremely difficult to value. You will be taught how to use market sizing, market shares, and growth rates to value unlisted firms.
4. Understand how the financial markets really work. From the core theory to its application, its relationship with the economy, the labour market, and the psychology of the markets – we cover it all.
A large part of understanding finance is learning about the financial and accounting regulations, market-specific nuances, economic factors, and the data and technological availability – which are all geography-dependent. While the program covers details on global regulations and standards, it will also ensure that you are ready to work in Indian markets, for Indian clients, and for maybe even for your own India-focused start-up.
Most academic programs in finance tend to focus on a few aspects of accounting and the theoretical aspects of modern finance. While these are essential for understanding applied finance, ignoring the practical applications of finance and the technology revolution that the field is undergoing is leading to a huge gap between the skills that the industry is looking for and what academic or learning institutions are teaching.
Anyone interested in making a career in high finance or fintech, who might come from a basic finance, business administration or technology background. Working professionals with some exposure to banking, or any finance related domain including operations, may find the program extremely useful to transition to pure finance and fintech roles.