- One On One Course On Reasoning For Bloomberg Aptitude Test (BAT)
Strategically built course to crack the Aptitude Part of BAT exam
- Note: Bloomberg Aptitude Test (BAT) was earlier known as Bloomberg Assessment Test
- Link to the course:
- http://www.wiziq.com/course/45620-one-on-one-course-on-reasoning-for-bloomberg-aptitude-test-bat
Contact: info@qcfinance.in/Shivgan@qcfinance.in/arpit@qcfinance.in
Course Highlights:
- Requires absolutely no prior knowledge of Aptitude.
- Examples with real data to enhance your financial IQ.
- Get Access to the courseware of our complete BAT course.
- New Interpretation, terminologies & basic IQ of the subject covered.
- Contains right blend of learning & practice (60:40).
Course Includes :
3 classes of 2 hours each, total 6 hours (along with 1 hour extra for revision). Course is expected to be completed in 1 month with life time access to recordings
Why should you enroll in this course ?
- Gain confidence to pass BAT Exam
- Gain knowledge about topics of BAT
- Improve your chances of passing exams, getting in Quant profiles
BAT Exam Structure:
Bloomberg Aptitude Test (BAT) consists of 8 sections with 100 questions to be answered in 2 hours.
Source: Bloomberg Institute
- News Analysis – Consists of 12 Questions designed to assess the capability to use information from news articles.
- Economics – Consists of 12 Questions designed to assess the application of Economic Concepts.
- Math Skills – Consists of 14 Questions designed to assess the broad-spectrum math skills, with an emphasis on finance related math.
- Analytical Reasoning – Consists of 12 Questions designed to assess the problem solving ability.
- Financial Statement Analysis – Consists of 12 Questions designed to assess the basic understanding of financial statements.
- Investment Banking – Consists of 12 Questions designed to assess how one applies the fundamental principles of financing & strategic advisory performed by an Investment Banking.
- Global Markets – Consists of 14 Questions designed to assess familiarity with a broad range of concepts, current events, and trends in the global financial markets that are presented in the media.
- Chart & Graph Analysis - Consists of 12 Questions designed to assess your ability to interpret & use information found in charts & graphs.
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Quant & Verbal:
- Logical Reasoning
- Quant
- Verbal
- Strategy for geometry, probability, reading comprehension, critical reasoning, table formation.
- 1 set of questions
About Bloomberg Terminal:
- B-terminal (ticker) data from Bloomberg
- Reuter RIC.
- Importing on excel.
- Shortcuts.
- Basic idea about terminals like Factset, capital IQ, etc.
News Analysis:
- News of Financial Markets.
- Chart of the day.
- Importance of Federal Reserve and market direction.
- Reading bloomberg.com & Reuter.com.
Advanced Equity Valuation:
- Sector to understand: Oil & Energy vs. Technology vs. Healthcare etc.
- Adjustments & apple-apple comparison of intra sector Companies.
- FCFE & FCFF for valuation.
- Making Projection: Element by Element.
- Intuitive understanding of formula EV/EBITDA.
- Computing CFO from various methods.
- Equity CFA L2.
Investment Banking:
- EV/EBITDA
- Transaction vs. Trading multiple
- Rating effect on spreads
- Share buy back
- Monte Carlo
- Effect of P/E on acquisition
- Synergy
- Google buying Motorola (specials on patents)
- IPO (Facebook)
- Corporate Finance CFA L 2
CFA Level 2:
- Equity (transaction vs trading multiples).
- Corporate Finance: corporate action.
- Financial Reporting Analysis: Consolidation.
- International economics.
- Cash flow calculations.
- Mistakes Improvement.
Areas of Focus:
- Sensitization on derivative, quant, fixed income, portfolio, VAR modeling.
- Introduction to all features of Bloomberg Terminal.
- Provide introduction about all profiles in Finance.
- Right mix of data analytical, ethics & finance concepts.
- Examples with real data to enhance your IQ (US Municipal Bonds).
- Under the applicability and use on Bloomberg or Reuters Websites (Introduction to tickers, RIC).
- Real life examples & real cases which are currently hot in the market.
- New Interpretation, terminologies & basic IQ for the subject covered.
- Along with financial aspects, increased focus on Aptitude section according to new BAT.
- Investment Banking questions (synergy, leverage buyout and IPO not covered with much details in CFA).
- News Interpretation of Bond Markets (names of US based bonds, in general credit risk is a famous area to understand yields and spreads).
- Practical questions on financial markets.
Important Points of the course:
- Highly flexible and tailored as per needs of individual.
- Sensitization on derivative, quant, fixed income, portfolio & VAR modeling.
- Gives introduction to all features of Bloomberg Terminal.
- Provide introduction about all profiles in Finance.
- Helpful for passing FRM, CFA & other Finance certification exams.
- Prepares for career advancement in financial analysis.
- Helpful for MBA finance aspirants.
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