🚀 Accelerate Your Sales & Trading Career with a Fully Guided Bootcamp
Derivatives Academy launches its first online professional program in Derivatives and Structured Products!
Empowering 100% of our alumni to secure internships or full-time roles after completing the program.
What You’ll Get with Derivatives Academy Bootcamp
Intensive Program
🧑🎓 We teach you the skills to excel.
💼 We craft a winning career strategy.
🌐 We grow your professional network.
Powerful Career Accelerator
💯 We aim to secure 100% placement for our alumni.
🤝 We share with you our professional network.
🌟 We showcase your profile to support your career.
Industry-Recognized Certification
🎓 We set the benchmark for derivatives knowledge.
✅ We are recognized in Sales and Trading.
🦊 Prestigious Derivatives Academy Stamp.
BONUS
Lifetime Access to Our Platform
As a bonus, the program includes lifetime access to our collaborative learning platform and private alumni circle.
Stay connected, continue learning, ask questions, and grow within a global community of derivatives professionals even after certification.
Sales & Trading - Market Finance
What's Included in our
Program?
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Intensive Bootcamp
GOAL = SKILLS ACQUISITION
👉 15 Topics Selected topics covering all essential concepts.
👉 Online Next session: January 2026
And no one left on their own. We guide you at every stage.
2
Practice Makes The Master
GOALS = KNOWLEDGE CONSOLIDATION, NETWORK & CAREER PLAN
1️⃣ Knowledge Consolidation
Reinforce your expertise through consistent practice.
2️⃣ Expand your Network
Gain exclusive access to our professional network.
3️⃣ Shape your Career Path
Craft a tailored roadmap to achieve your career ambitions.
3
Evaluation, Feedback & Certification
GOAL = DERIVATIVES ACADEMY CERTIFICATION
👉 1-hour individual interview
👉 Detailed, personalized feedback
👉 Ongoing support and follow-up
A Powerful Career Accelerator
Empowering 100% of our alumni to secure internships or jobs after completing our training.
We train professionals within financial institutions.
Bringing industry-leading expertise to the professionals shaping the market.
We train YOU.
Providing the same high-quality education to help you develop the skills financial firms demand.
You get HIRED.
Our network of financial institutions recruits directly from our pool of trained talent.
Practical Information:
Next Session
January 2026 — Online session (Europe time zone)
February 2026 — Online session (Asian time zone)
Pricing
2500€ VAT included.
Who is it for?
Master Students with Market Finance background.
Finance professionals seeking to strengthen their expertise.
Requirements
Derivatives Fundamentals.
Our program aims to provide our alumni with the most advanced understanding of Derivatives and open them the door to a career in Sales and Trading. Clearly, it is not for everyone. It demands a strong level of commitment. It is designed for those ready to excel at the highest level. Rooted in our core value of meritocracy, our certification is set to become a premier benchmark in Sales and Trading.
Maxime de Bellefroid
Founder of Derivatives Academy
Frequently Asked Questions
Participants gain:
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> Advanced Skills : Deep understanding of derivatives and structured products.
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> Career Support : Assistance in crafting a personalized career strategy and access to a professional network.
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> Certification : An industry-recognized certification from Derivatives Academy.
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> Lifetime Access to our collaborative learning platform and a private alumni circle.
The Bootcamp is now delivered in a fully online format, ensuring maximum flexibility. The upcoming session will take place 100% online and can be joined from anywhere.
To enroll, click on any button of this page to book a meeting with us. We will then discuss together your profile and professional aspirations and how our program can help you achieve them. After this mutual introduction, we will both see if we want to proceed further.
We start a new Bootcamp on the first of every month, offering 12 intakes per year to provide maximum flexibility for participants.
Format: The Bootcamps are 100% online and operate across multiple time zones, allowing candidates to join the program from anywhere in the world.
This frequency enables us to maintain high-quality training and strong industry connections, ultimately maximizing career opportunities for our participants.
As a Derivatives Academy member, you benefit from a special advantage: the price of your Premium subscription is fully deducted from the cost of the bootcamp.
The Bootcamp is a flexible online program lasting between 3 and 9 months, allowing you to progress at your own pace.The training is designed to provide participants with a deep understanding of derivatives and structured products.
It is structured as follows:
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15 key topics, carefully selected to cover all essential concepts.
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Regular group sessions, dedicated to knowledge consolidation, career preparation, and professional network development.
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A final certification phase, including a one-hour individual interview, detailed feedback, and personalized follow-up.
The Bootcamp serves as a powerful career accelerator by :
- Sharing its professional network with participants.
- Showcasing participants' profiles to support their career progression.
- Aiming for 100% placement in internships or jobs upon program completion.
During the final phase, participants go through a certification process that includes:
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One individual interview, designed to assess their level of understanding and skills.
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Detailed feedback, along with personalized follow-up, to support their ongoing development.
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Participants who successfully complete the process receive the prestigious Derivatives Academy Certification, recognized within the industry.
Certification is exclusively available to candidates who have completed and validated all 15 program topics. This requirement ensures a high level of subject mastery and upholds the standards of excellence of Derivatives Academy.
Our certification aims to be the industry standard in derivatives and structured products, recognized in Sales & Trading. To uphold this reputation, we maintain a strict, merit-based evaluation process.
No worries! Each participant has three attempts to pass. While this doesn’t make the process easier, a first failure will help you gauge the expected level and refine your preparation.
Retake Fee: After the first failure, each additional 1-hour interview requires a €250 fee.
Yes.
To secure your spot for the bootcamp, a first deposit of €1000 is required. Such deposit will already grant you a lifetime access to our learning platform.
To participate to the first program, an upfront payment of €500 is required by the beginning of the bootcamp.
- By the end of the first month, a second payment of €500 will be due.
- By the end of the second month, a third payment of €500 will be due.
Please note that obtaining the certification is contingent upon meeting these financial obligations.