Finance & Investing at Barnard College, Columbia University
Learn about the stock market, how price setting works, options, and margin trading
Summer finance program for teens in New York City
Program Highlights
Residential Tuition :
$5,898
Commuter Tuition:
$3,298
Session 1:
July 6, 2025
July 18, 2025
Session 2:
July 20, 2025
August 1, 2025
Barnard College, Columbia University
New York, New York
Course Overview
In this course, students will gain invaluable insights and build a diverse portfolio of stocks, bonds, and options. Experience the thrill of a dynamic, team-based trading competition with your classmates, where collaboration and real-time decision-making are key to success.
Participants will engage in hands-on activities, with faculty providing guidance and support. As they compete, students will explore essential investment concepts, including the characteristics of different asset classes, the distinctions between public and private equity, the inner workings of the stock market, company financial analysis, valuation techniques, and effective portfolio design.
Excursions in New York – Last summer, our students embarked on an insider tour of Wall Street, where they got a behind-the-scenes look at the nation’s financial heart. They visited an in-house trading room with 15 Bloomberg terminals and heard directly from financial advisors. This course is designed to inspire and give students a taste of a career in finance!
Meet your instructor
Dr. Artem Joukov
Finance & Investing USC
Dr. Artem M. Joukov, a professor of Finance at Wenzhou-Kean University in China, initially pursued a legal career in the United States before transitioning to academia.
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Hands-On Learning
This hands-on finance and investing course provides teens with initial insight into private investments: equity vs debt, security, minority rights, and more. Students will dive deep into Warren Buffet’s time-tested investment principles and learn about different stock asset classes and their key characteristics. WIth a deeper knowledge on both the stock market and private investments, students will then have a greater understanding of how investors value a company and select deals to invest in.
Career Exploration
From investment banking to risk management, there are many career options and opportunities to learn about business models and financial markets while also building new skills. Students will visit an investment company, and hear firsthand details on their investment successes, failures and learnings. Also, an accomplished investment professional will share their personal career path and the wide range of career opportunities in the investment space—from being in the limelight to working behind the scenes.
