Unlock the World of Systematic Trading: The Algorithmic Trading Certificate (ATC) Offers Exceptional Value in 2025
In a financial landscape increasingly dominated by automation, data, and code, algorithmic trading has moved from the edges of finance to its very center. From hedge funds and prop shops to investment banks and even retail platforms, the demand for professionals who understand systematic trading strategies, market microstructure, and trading infrastructure has never been greater.
Enter the Algorithmic Trading Certificate (ATC)—a 16 module, intensive online programme designed to equip you with the skills and insight needed to build, test, and deploy algorithmic trading strategies. But beyond the cutting-edge content and expert instruction, what truly sets the ATC apart is its outstanding value for money.
“For anyone looking to translate rigorous quantitative ideas into deployable trading frameworks without needing a full-time coding boot camp, this certificate delivers an exceptionally well-structured, academically grounded path to practical alpha.”
About the programme
Throughout our unique programme, we provide a strong foundation in the tools and techniques used in algorithmic trading. Studying you’ll learn the basic programming concepts, moving through advanced trading strategies and discovering methods for research into new alpha sources. Applying everything in hands-on projects throughout the course. Unlike the other courses, the Algorithmic Trading: Practitioners Guide course takes a hands-on approach to building trading pipelines, from data to features to modelling to allocation to execution to performance measurement, guiding the student through common practice as well as areas of innovation.
Level up your career: Understanding advanced trading strategies, Impact of Machine Learning and methods for research into new alpha sources. The ATC is a career-enhancing professional certificate, that can be taken worldwide.
💎 World-Class Education at a Fraction of the Cost
The ATC isn’t a generic finance or coding course—it’s a specialised programme tailored specifically to algorithmic trading, covering topics like:
- Strategy design and backtesting
- Execution algorithms and market microstructure
- High-frequency trading considerations
- Risk management in systematic trading
- Python and relevant libraries used in live trading environments
Delivered over 16 modules, the programme offers deep, practical learning with a focus on real-world applications—without the high cost of a traditional degree or full-time bootcamp / certificate.
⏰ Save Big with the Super Early Bird Discount
One of the most compelling reasons to enrol now? The Super Early Bird Discount.
✅ Substantial savings
✅ Limited spots
✅ First-come, first-served
This discount rewards early commitment and makes the program even more accessible to motivated professionals around the world. If you’re serious about building a career in quant or systematic trading, this is the time to act.
🌍 Empowering Global Talent: Emerging Markets Subsidy
The ATC also offers an Emerging Markets Subsidy, making high-quality algorithmic trading education accessible to promising talent from developing and underrepresented regions. This initiative helps level the playing field, empowering professionals globally to break into a competitive and high-reward field.
Whether you’re a trader in Lagos, a finance graduate in Mumbai, or a self-taught programmer in Bogotá—the ATC is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and career-changing.
To find out if you’re eligible, please submit an enquiry.
📚Modules
- Primer – Fundamentals of Algorithmic Trading
- Module 1: Intro and Industry Overview
- Module 2: Data and Features
- Module 3: Statistics and Time Series
- Module 4: Machine Learning
- Module 5: Trend Following
- Module 6: Carry and Volatility Strategies
- Module 7: Mean Reversion
- Module 8: Forecasting Models and Factor Investing
- Module 9: Order Execution and Market Making
- Module 10: Portfolio Theory and Allocation
- Module 11: Backtesting and Performance
- Module 12: Risk Management
🌐 The Algorithmic Trading Certificate (ATC) offers global regional & group discount fee structures.
Regional & Group Discount:
Global regional & group discount fee structures.
Group Discount: If 2 or more people from your institution wish to take The Algorithmic Trading Certificate (ATC): A Practitioner’s Guide please contact us. If you have a wider interest, preferred supplier agreements offer best value.
Regional Offers: Get in contact for offers in your geographic region.
Duration:
📅 16 Modules: 32+ Lecture Hours
Faculty:
💡 Dedicated Faculty Support available every step of the way. Weekly seminar & student forum.
Two weekly Live webinars:
- ATC Early Office Hours – 12.00 UK Time
- ATC Late Office Hours – 19.00 UK Time
Evaluation:
✔ Real-World Final Project + Certificate
The ATC culminates in a comprehensive hands-on final project designed to consolidate and apply the practical skills developed throughout the course. This capstone project challenges candidates to design, implement, and backtest a fully functional algorithmic trading strategy using real-world market data and industry-standard tools. Participants demonstrate proficiency in coding, strategy development, performance evaluation, and risk management. The project not only showcases technical and analytical capabilities but also prepares candidates for real-world trading desk environments by emphasizing robustness, scalability, and regulatory awareness.
📆 8 – 10 Hours Weekly: Time Commitment
Weekly lectures accessible any time, from your educational portal.
🕛 Self-paced Online:
Students will have the opportunity to apply what they learn in hands-on projects throughout the course.
📊 Certificate:
“Students are awarded the prestigious ATC Certificate from WBS Training.”
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