26/08/2015

CME Group Financial Innovation Laboratory Officially Opens

The new CME Group Financial Innovation Laboratory at the Ulster University has officially opened.

The laboratory, resulting from a partnership between the Ulster University Business School, CME Group Foundation and Invest Northern Ireland, will house the most technologically advanced software to provide students and visitors with hands-on experience of a dynamic trading environment, comparable to an investment bank.

The total cost of the project is £237,000. CME Group Foundation will donate US$175,000 over two years and Invest Northern Ireland has offered assistance of £30,000 to the project over a three year period.

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