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Applied Finance Lab

VSB’s Applied Finance Lab is a state-of-the art financial research and teaching center that creates a dynamic bridge between business theory and business practice. The lab integrates technology into the learning experience—including a simulated trading room.

The Lab is designed to offer students the same equipment and real-time resources available to Wall Street traders:

  • Reuters Trade Station – 13 workstations
  • Bloomberg – 2 Stations
  • Ex Trader – Baruch College Trading Simulation
  • Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)
    • CRSP-Compustat Merged
    • Compustat Global
    • DRI Global & Domestic
    • IRRC Takeover Defenses & Directors
    • Compustat Complete Back Data
    • NYSE TAQ
  • SDC Platinum Mergers and IPOs
  • Fincad
  • Classroom for presentation of teaching modules
  • Student center for interaction and group projects

Applied Finance Lab Hours

Monday–Thursday: 9 A.M.–9 P.M.
Friday: 9 A.M.–9 P.M.
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: 4 P.M.–9 P.M.

Applied Finance Lab Links

Applied Finance Lab Internship
Click here to learn more and apply for this opportunity.

Student Managed Funds
VSB students manage a portfolio of socially responsible, real-world investment funds. Click here to learn more.

Villanova Equity Society
Learn more about the Equity Society, Villanova's only student-run organization that actively manages a portfolio of equity securities.

Fixed Income Society
More information coming soon.

Finance Lab Plans


Video Clip: "Mock Trading Floor"
VSB's Applied Finance Lab is Featured on 6ABC's "Action News"
( Flash Video, 1.35 MB)
 

 
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