For thousands of years, learning and sharing of knowledge has required a physical classroom

• Everyone had to be at the same place at the same time with the instructor

• The instructor had to provide the data, the analysis, and the conclusions of studies

Today’s technology has effectively eliminated this requirement

• Learning and sharing is now possible in a virtual classroom

• The free availability of data lets students analyze information and learn to form their own conclusions

FTS Generation III lets you create your own virtual classroom

• We provide a simple way to present information and discussion forums to share information

• Our web-modules collect data and help students analyze the data in ways you define

• Doing real world problems is now more convenient for students than end of chapter textbook problems 

• This page demonstrates how simple it all is

Try FTS Generation III Today

• Try out the working modules on this page below, to see how easy your students can learn to apply classroom theory to real world markets.

• Modules provide comprehensive coverage of fixed income, equity and derivative markets.

Step 1:  We provide you with a password-protected URL that lets users launch your Virtual Classroom homepage.   

Step 2:  Click on one of the modules, say the option calculator, select  "Run this program from its current location" and then click OK.  The module lets your students collect and analyze data, while your links to course materials, exercises, slides, videos, other web sites, virtually anything you want, appear on the left.  The course forum lets you run discussions and also serves as a convenient device for building a knowledge center throughout the course.

Creating Your Virtual Classroom

There are two main parts to the Virtual Classroom screen.  On the left is the web-module and on the right is your virtual classroom homepage.

Each module is web friendly and promotes an experiential learning approach to classroom material.  It lets student apply important concepts to current market data available on the Web.  Areas covered are fixed income, equities and derivatives. 

You create this virtual classroom in two easy steps.

Step 1:  Log into your Virtual Classroom Homepage as a moderator.  

Step 2:  With moderator access you have complete control over the text displayed and the set of links you provide to your students.  As a result, all your personal course material remains on your server, under your control.

Major Advantages of the FTS Modules and Homepage

The real world market place now becomes your living textbook.  

By using the web based modules students can learn to solve real world problems anywhere anytime.

Each module is web friendly and is designed to let students “learn by doing.” 

You can immediately host your own private course forum.  This lets you and the students share resources and knowledge throughout the course.

You are in control of the active learning exercises.  This is because you control the set of links available to your students on the homepage.