ICMA Centre Summer Schools 
Venice, July 1st-12th, 2024

Selected ICMA Centre Msc students and faculty visited Venice from July 1st, 2024 to July 12th, 2024 for a ten-day exchange programme in Venice.

The class have been composed of both ICMA students and Ca’ Foscari students.

The hosting institutions are been the Department of Economics (in collaboration with VERA Centre) and the Venice School of Management - Department of Management of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, long-time partners of Henley Business School and the University of Reading.

The 2024 edition includes two modulesAlgorithmic and High Frequency Trading and Sustainability in the Business World. Ca’ Foscari students had the opportunity to apply for both modules or just one according to the procedures outlined below.

Algorithmic and High Frequency Trading

Jointly organized by the ICMA Centre, the Department of Economics and the Venice School of Management – Department of Management, this 10-credit module aims at equipping the students with a basic knowledge of algorithmic and high frequency trading strategies.

Module description

Industry participants estimate that 70-80% of equity trades are executed through computers. Market-makers in fixed income and currency markets use algorithms to automatically adjust their quotes.

This module reviews the current state of the trading industry and identifies aims, features, regulations, and limitations of three main groups of algorithmic trading strategies: market making, trade execution and statistical arbitrage. Practical seminars are used to demonstrate how to apply trading algorithms to high-frequency data.

The Lecturer

Alfonso Dufour

Associate Professor of Finance
ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading

Programme Co-Director of MSc Finance and Financial Technology (FinTech)

Sustainability in the Business World

Jointly organized by the ICMA Centre and the Department of Economics, this 10-credit modules aims at giving students a thorough understanding of how sustainability goals are shaping the corporate world and how this transformative process is involving a wide range of stakeholders.

Module description

Sustainability is becoming a priority not only in government policy but also in business strategy.

The role of the private sector in achieving sustainable production and consumption models is key to preserve fast depleting natural resources, improve social justice and reduce inequalities, address climate change and loss of biodiversity. This module explores how sustainability can be incorporated in business practices and balanced with corporate growth objectives.

The Lecturer

Researcher of Economics Policy
Department of Economics, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Academic Coordinator of the Summer Schools with the ICMA Centre

Last update: 20/11/2024