Professional Development

5 Reasons Why You Should Take a NYSSA Course

Whether you are just beginning your financial career or are an experienced professional, there are many reasons to continue your education at NYSSA:

  1. Invest in Your Career. Spending money and a half- or full-day outside of the office may seem daunting at first but you will see a return on investment that will last throughout your entire career.
  2. Improve Your Skills. Learn new skills to show how versatile and valuable you are.
  3. Show Your Worth to Employers. You’ll be able to apply new skills on the job which increases your long-term value.
  4. Get A New Career. You’ll get a feel for the new field and learn how your experience fits the new position.
  5. Increase Your Earning Potential. You will not only immediately increase your marketability but also your future worth in the long run.

Certificates

Show your expertise with a NYSSA Certificate. Select one of the certificate programs below to get started.

Select Courses Available Online

Can’t make it to a scheduled class? Our online sessions make learning easier than ever. Online sessions are brought to you by NYSSA’s preferred partner, Wall St. Training. Look for the course titles that say "In-Person and Online."

Upcoming Professional Development Courses

Excel Fundamentals for the Finance Professional -- IN-PERSON and ONLINE

Thursday February 23 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM • NYSSA Conference Center

Before you can crunch data and build effective models, you need to master the basics of Excel. Focusing on the essential features in Excel will build the skills required to u...

Financial Modeling & Analysis Tools, Microsoft Excel Skills and Techniques, Professional Development

How to Analyze a 10-K -- IN-PERSON and ONLINE

Monday February 27 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM • NYSSA Conference Center

Don’t make the mistake of going directly to the numbers and not reading the details of a company’s 10-K filing. Build the knowledge base and practice the skills...

Improved Corporate Reporting, Professional Development

Securitization and Mortgage-Backed Securities

Monday March 5 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM • NYSSA Conference Center

Securitized assets comprise some of the largest and most important financial markets. Attain a solid foundation of the securitization process and the wide variety of accompany...

Portfolio & Risk Management, Professional Development

Value-at-Risk Modeling for Different Asset Classes -- Two-Day Course

Wednesday March 7 9:00 AM - Thursday March 8 5:00 PM • NYSSA Conference Center

Analyze and model various Value-at-Risk (VaR) approaches for a wide array of financial assets including stocks, bonds, forward contracts, futures contracts, swaps and options...

Financial Modeling & Analysis Tools, Professional Development

Credit Analysis and Credit Risk Management

Monday March 12 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM • NYSSA Conference Center

Measuring and managing credit risk are among the major challenges for any lender and credit analyst. Credit analysis and risk management draw heavily on the hard sciences of ...

Portfolio & Risk Management, Professional Development

Hedging Interest Rate Risk

Thursday March 22 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM • NYSSA Conference Center

The financial crisis underscored the pitfalls of leverage. Interest rate risk exists in some form in virtually every investor portfolio and in the financial structure of ever...

Portfolio & Risk Management, Professional Development

Credit Risk Modeling in Excel and VBA: Default Risk and Prepayment Modeling

Tuesday March 27 9:00 AM - Wednesday March 28 5:00 PM • NYSSA Conference Center

In this post-credit crisis tough regulatory environment, it is more essential than ever to understand and quantify the risk of your portfolio. Understand the role of defaul...

Financial Modeling & Analysis Tools, Microsoft Excel Skills and Techniques, Portfolio & Risk Management, Professional Development

Investing in Distressed and Defaulted Debt

Thursday April 12 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM • NYSSA Conference Center

Although corporate default rates are currently low, relaxed credit underwriting trends coupled with a potentially volatile economic outlook could change trends quickly. Th...

Portfolio & Risk Management, Professional Development

Oil and Gas Services: Industry Primer and Financial Modeling

Tuesday April 17 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM • NYSSA Conference Center

With the increased interest in oil and gas and alternatives, an understanding of the repercussions of the current natural resource constrained environment Is essential. Get an...

Financial Modeling & Analysis Tools, Professional Development

Credit Agreements and Covenants

Wednesday April 18 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM • NYSSA Conference Center

Analyze sections of debt agreements and legal and financial covenants and understand the legal aspects of bank-issued debt and corporate bonds. In this course, you ...

Portfolio & Risk Management, Professional Development

REIT Modeling -- NEW Two-Day Course

Thursday April 19 9:00 AM - Friday April 20 5:00 PM • NYSSA Conference Center

Build a fully integrated, scalable, REIT financial model including detailed build-up by internal growth, acquisitions, dispositions, and new development. Consolidate the vari...

Financial Modeling & Analysis Tools, Professional Development

Credit Risk Modeling in Excel and VBA: Default Risk and Prepayment Modeling -- Two-Day Course

Wednesday April 25 9:00 AM - Thursday April 26 5:00 PM • NYSSA Conference Center

In this post-credit crisis tough regulatory environment, it is more essential than ever to understand and quantify the risk of your portfolio. Understand the role of default ...

Financial Modeling & Analysis Tools, Microsoft Excel Skills and Techniques, Professional Development

Insurance Company Primer: Financial Statements and Modeling -- IN-PERSON and ONLINE

Tuesday May 8 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM • NYSSA Conference Center

Balance sheet–based companies, such as insurance companies, operate by different rules and methodologies according to the unique nature of their business. In thi...

Financial Modeling & Analysis Tools, Professional Development

Volatility/Correlation Modeling and Risk Management -- NEW Two-Day Course

Wednesday May 9 9:00 AM - Thursday May 10 5:00 PM • NYSSA Conference Center

Understand volatility and correlation modeling for hedging and trading strategies. Volatility derivatives and correlation products are explored in detail including plain vani...

Portfolio & Risk Management, Professional Development

Corporate Valuation Methodologies -- IN-PERSON and ONLINE

Tuesday May 15 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM • NYSSA Conference Center

Overvalued or undervalued? Take a practical, tangible and non-theoretical approach to examine how corporations are valued and the major analytical tools that are used. In th...

Financial Modeling & Analysis Tools, Professional Development

Advanced Excel for Data Analysis -- IN-PERSON and ONLINE

Tuesday May 22 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM • NYSSA Conference Center

Any skilled financial analyst on top of his or her game needs to be able to efficiently execute detailed data analysis. This course will teach you advanced Excel tools that wi...

Financial Modeling & Analysis Tools, Microsoft Excel Skills and Techniques, Professional Development

Marrying Strategic Analysis with Advanced Valuation Frameworks - NEW

Tuesday June 12 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM • NYSSA Conference Center

Survey some genuinely unique frameworks for real–time stock ideas and market forecasts. The program demonstrates a combination of non-traditional strategic fundamenta...

Portfolio & Risk Management, Professional Development

Financial Modeling with the Monte Carlo Simulation

Tuesday June 19 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM • NYSSA Conference Center

Most people use the Black-Scholes equation to get a price for an option but the Black-Scholes equation is used for European options, and is not valid for so-called exotic o...

Financial Modeling & Analysis Tools, Microsoft Excel Skills and Techniques, Professional Development

Interest Rate Derivatives Modeling and Term of Structure Rates -- NEW Two-Day Course

Wednesday June 27 9:00 AM - Thursday June 28 5:00 PM • NYSSA Conference Center

Analyze the term structure of interest rates and interest rate derivatives pricing models and compare their strengths and weakness. Explore different interest rate derivati...

Financial Modeling & Analysis Tools, Microsoft Excel Skills and Techniques, Professional Development

 

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