Summer Springboard
Financial Markets, Trading & AI
IN BERKELEY
EXPLORE HOW DATA, TECHNOLOGY AND AI ARE CHANGING THE WAY FINANICAL MARKETS AND TRADING WORK.
THIS IS A TWO-WEEK PROGRAM WHERE YOU’LL FOCUS ON ONE COURSE FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION.
Financial Markets, Trading & AI in Berkeley
- Explore how financial markets work and the factors that influence market behavior and investment decisions.
- Learn how trading strategies are developed and how financial professionals evaluate their performance.
- Discover how data and quantitative methods are used to understand financial markets.
- Examine how algorithms and artificial intelligence are changing trading, market analysis and financial decision-making.
- Understand the role of risk, volatility and diversification in financial decisions.
- Explore career paths in finance, investment, trading, financial technology and related fields.
Summer Springboard
Financial Markets, Trading & AI
About This Course
A finance program for teens on a university campus in Berkeley.
Financial markets influence businesses, economies and financial decisions around the world. Today, professionals increasingly rely on data, quantitative methods, algorithms and artificial intelligence to understand market behavior, evaluate opportunities and manage risk.
This course introduces students to the intersection of finance, trading and technology. Students will explore how financial markets operate, how trading strategies are developed and evaluated and how risk factors into financial decisions. They will also examine the growing role of algorithms and AI in the financial industry and explore the range of careers connected to this rapidly evolving field.
TOPICS YOU'LL EXPLORE
Hands-on Learning
Explore financial concepts through an applied approach that connects what students are learning to the real-world decisions and challenges faced by professionals in financial markets.
Career Exploration
Discover career paths in finance, investment, trading, financial technology and related fields while gaining insight into the work of professionals across the financial industry.
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“It was really good to help learn more about the basics of business. A moment I really enjoyed was the Visa excursion as they helped me learn more about the process of internships and promotion.”
– C. Lang| Alumni Student
Summer Springboard
Financial Markets, Trading & AI
Meet Your Instructors
Instructor Information Coming Soon!
Courses are taught by accomplished and passionate faculty recruited from many area colleges, universities and professional forums. Each faculty member is selected for their subject area expertise and proven ability to both challenge and captivate students.
Summer Springboard
Financial Markets, Trading & AI
Dates & Tuition
| 2027 Dates |
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| Session 5: July 11 – July 23, 2027 |
Click here to enroll in this course using our online enrollment form.
| Tuition |
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| Residential Tuition: $6,298* |
| Commuter Tuition: $3,298* |
*Apply by November 30 to lock in the lowest prices of the year. Tuition increases on December 1.
Tuition Protection Plan: Allows for cancellation for any reason up until the day of the program.
| Location |
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| City: Berkeley |
| State: California |
| Campus: Berkeley |
Summer Springboard programs are not run by our campus partners (with the exception of Cal Poly, NYSID and UW Foster which are run in partnership with SSB). Universities and their affiliated departments and partners do not control and are not responsible or liable in any manner for any part of the Summer Springboard program.