The Duquesne University Investment
Center introduces students to a wide variety
of technologies that are used by investment professionals
around the world. Having real-time access
to worldwide stock, bond, commodity, futures,
currency and options data, students and faculty
conduct a variety of analytical projects and
research. Coursework assignments leverage
the investment center extensively, and many courses
meet in the center for on-site, personal instruction.
Students are first introduced to the Investment
Center in their freshman year, and are encouraged
to use the resources of the Center through a
variety of courses. Among the resources
in the center are Bloomberg®, Reuters®,
Morningstar®, Ibbotson®, Compustat®,
CSI® and KLD® databases. Beyond
the broad exposure offered through coursework
assignments, student-members of the Duquesne
Asset Management Group (DAMG) and Red & Blue
Advisors, LLC use Investment Center resources
in investment decision-making. Students
may also, via independent study, earn Bloomberg
Equity and Fixed Income Certification.
The Investment Center is conveniently located in
Rockwell Hall and operates on extended hours to
provide students generous access to this resource. Using
the Investment Center, students save time on the
data collection process and are able to re-invest
that time in more productive analytical work. All
of the databases in the Investment Center interface
with Excel® to support quick downloading and
efficient spreadsheet development. Staff,
including a professional manager of the Center,
is always available to assist students and extensive
documentation is available for reference. |
