{"id":5546,"date":"2009-11-16T10:38:37","date_gmt":"2009-11-16T14:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=5546"},"modified":"2009-11-16T10:38:37","modified_gmt":"2009-11-16T14:38:37","slug":"capital-markets-lab-launches-training-for-high-school-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2009\/11\/capital-markets-lab-launches-training-for-high-school-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Capital Markets Lab launches training for high school students."},"content":{"rendered":"

With its dual-screen monitors and advanced audio\/visual systems, the Capital Markets Lab (CML) in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) enables students to build the competencies they need to successfully compete in the financial field.<\/p>\n

Recently, the lab took on a greater role when it played host to a group of high school students from Christopher Columbus High School who are eager to learn about financial markets. Over the course of several Wednesday evenings, the group received instruction from intern Owen Lee<\/strong> on topics including financing sources and instruments.<\/p>\n

\"Owen<\/a>
Owen Lee provides instruction about financial markets to students from Christopher Columbus High School.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cMy approach was to start with the basics as they had little knowledge of how finance works,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n

CML Director Helen Simon<\/strong>, who developed the idea for the training, says it appears to be a \u201cbig hit\u201d with the students.<\/p>\n

Christopher Columbus student Kevin Casamayor<\/strong> agrees. He described the training as an \u201ceye-opening experience\u201d and an \u201cincredible opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Left to right: Rey Conejo and Franco Faranda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cMy classmates and I have learned so much already about the global markets,\u201d Casamayor said.<\/p>\n

Events validate CML\u2019s potential as a learning center.<\/em><\/p>\n

The training marks the first time CML has offered instruction to high school students, Lee said. Its success, he says, may lead to similar undertakings in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are already talking about the potential for having the students come back next semester,\u201d he said. \u201cIt definitely opens up ideas about other ways in which we might use the lab.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lee, who will graduate in December with a degree in finance, laments that he won\u2019t be around to see what becomes of the training. However, he expresses gratitude for the chance to help launch a potentially pioneering effort within CML.<\/p>\n

It has been really great working with the students,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are very motivated to learn and I am proud to be their teacher.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Front<\/a>
Front row, left to right: Franco Faranda, Rey Conejo, Owen Lee and Patrick Williams. Back row, left to right: Brandon Fernandez, Nick Sowers, Kevin Gregory and Chris Guzman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Left<\/a>
Left to right: Chris Guzman and Kevin Gregory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Left<\/a>
Left to right: Kevin Gregory and Patrick Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Left<\/a>
Left to right: Nick Sowers and Brandon Fernandez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With its dual-screen monitors and advanced audio\/visual systems, the Capital Markets Lab (CML) in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) enables students to build the competencies they need to successfully compete in the financial field. Recently, the lab took on a greater role when it played host to a group of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[413,619,945,1503,1506,2007,2077,2091,2232],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5546"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5546\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}