Trading room at AUT Business School
The AUT Business School Trading Room features industry leading software and databases, dedicated to research, development and teaching at the Business School.
The trading room opened in early 2020 and houses real-time databases and software, giving students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience using the same tools and techniques used by finance professionals all over the world. With the ability to access and manipulate real-time data, students can learn and understand economic events, and the factors that affect them, better.
Students and teaching: using the trading room to connect to the finance world
As a student, you’ll get a practical learning experience and hands-on experience with the technology that is used in the financial industry.
As an accounting or finance student, you’ll use the trading room in many of your courses. The primary database that you’ll use is EIKON, a product of Refinitiv. You’ll also have access to a virtual trading platform where you can buy and sell instruments using the stock market simulator that provides a real-time trading experience.
Experience with these platforms improves your employability and means you can hit the ground running once you graduate.
The trading room is used in the following majors:
In many of our postgraduate programmes, you’ll have access to the trading room and its software for your classes and research.
Financial databases and software
We use the same technology as global finance professionals including:
Student clubs and societies for AUT Business School students
Our student-led clubs, societies and activities give you the chance to apply your learning, make friends, network and improve your CV. These are just a few you can join when you're a student here:
- AUT Accounting Association
- AUT Investment Club
- The Breakfast Club