NYIF Partners with STA for Continuing Education

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6 October 2008

(New York: October 6, 2008) The Security Traders Association (STA), the leading advocacy and education organization for professional equity traders in the U.S., today announced that it has, through its education arm, the STA University, formed a strategic partnership with The New York Institute of Finance (NYIF). Under the agreement, NYIF will provide the Association’s 5,200 members access to the eLearning course catalog and Virtual Classes of the NYIF through the STAU. The courses are in areas that are critical to traders’ continuing professional development.

Initially, NYIF will offer its eLearning courses to STA members. Currently, more than 175 hours of online learning, covering over 25 financial area topics, are available via the web. These topics include back office operations, derivatives, equities, credit, risk management, corporate finance, and many others. All courses earn professional continuing education credits.

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About The STA

The STA is a worldwide professional trade organization that works to improve the ethics, business standards and working environment for our members. There are approximately 6,000 members, all engaged in the buying, selling, and trading of securities. Members participate in STA through 28 national and international affiliate organizations and represent the interests of the trading community and institutional investors. The STA provides a forum for our traders, representing institutions, broker-dealers, ECNs, and floor brokers to share their unique perspectives on issues facing the securities markets. They work together to promote their shared interest in efficient, liquid markets as well as in investor protection.