Trading Center

Freeman's Trading Center is a $3 million facility that serves as a hands-on laboratory for energy, analytics, modeling, portfolio management, trading, risk management and derivatives courses. The Center replicates a real-world trading experience featuring industry-leading technology including current simulation, trading and financial software and databases from Trading Technologies, Refinitiv Eikon Platform, MorningStar, MatLab, and Palisades Risk and DecisionTool Suite.

  • 50 Dell Precision workstations equipped with Intel Xeon processors and 16GB of RAM connected to dual 19" flat-screen monitors.
  • Real-time data feeds
  • Live ticker scroll panel provides continuous market updates.

Exceptional Courses

Unique, highly experiential courses offered in the Trading Center include:

  • Energy Risk Management
  • Energy Fundamentals and Trading
  • Advanced Energy Trading and Finance
  • Energy Trading: Wholesale Electric Markets

Corporate Partners and Sponsors

  • Entergy Corporation
  • Phillips 66
  • Quanta Services
  • Southern Gas Company
  • Upstream Exploration
  • Thomson Reuters
  • MorningStar
  • Trading Technologies
  • MathWorks
  • 1 Derrick

Alumni Spotlight

Freeman MBA alumna Kalsey Belle (MBA '24) discusses her decision to pursue an MBA with an Energy concentration at Freeman. She highlights the program's academics and supportive community, both of which played a crucial role in preparing her for a successful career in the energy sector.