What is included
Everything in one membership
Both programs, the modules and their certificates come with the Passport. New modules are added as they are released, at no extra cost.
The Sophron® Analyst Program
Join the online desk at any time, research a company, pitch it live with your team, and earn the Sophron® Certified Analyst credential. A role on a team or the committee comes through the selection pool; the Amsterdam desk is a free application, and you pay only if you are selected.
About the program →The Sophron® Quant Program
Build and test a systematic strategy with a small team over four online project calls, with our open-source Python toolkit, and earn the Sophron® Certified Analyst (Quantitative). Its own desk, by selection: free to apply, and the Passport covers it once you are selected.
Apply for the Quant Program →Macro Analysis, with Elias Laurin Griepentrog
Reading the economy: the business cycle, the indicators and the tracker, central banks and rates, and one call on the economy for the portfolio.
About the module →Reading a Business, with Irnest Kaplan, CFA
The checks an experienced analyst runs on every company before opening the accounts, and an equity proposal that applies them.
About the module →Portfolio Management, a Sophron® course
Running a book: sizing a position, the mandate and its limits, rebalancing and selling, measuring the result, and a portfolio memo to hand in.
About the module →Risk Management, a Sophron® course
Watching the risk of a book: volatility and drawdown, concentration, factor exposure, stress tests and limits, and a risk review to hand in.
About the module →Commodities, a Sophron® course
Reading a commodity market: the forces behind the price, who trades, the supply and demand balance sheet, and a final report to hand in.
About the module →Certificates and badges
Each module has its own Sophron® certificate, signed off by the Sophron® team, with a public verification link and a badge on your profile.
The certificates →The Options Course, with Sven Hubens
Options from inside a market making desk, sold on its own. With the Passport or AIC Premium you pay the member price.
Everything in one place
Your program, your modules and your certificates in one portal, with your progress kept, also if you take a break and come back.
Log in to the portal →Your pace
One module, or a whole desk
Take a module on its own
Open any module, from Macro Analysis to Commodities, whenever you like, without joining a desk. Finish the lessons, hand in the exercise, and the certificate and its badge are yours once the Sophron® team signs it off.
Join the Analyst Program
Join the online desk at any time for a cycle: sessions, a research report with your team, a live pitch and a vote on the book. A role on a sector desk or the committee comes through the selection pool, and the Amsterdam desk is a free application: you pay only if you are selected. The Portfolio Manager, Risk Manager and Macro Analyst seats and the Commodities desk each follow their own module.
Two ways in
The Passport, or AIC Premium
The same access, at two prices: the Passport for professionals, AIC Premium for students.
| Sophron® Passport€25 a year | AIC Premium€15 a year, for students | |
|---|---|---|
| The Sophron® Analyst Program | Included | Included |
| Every module, with its certificate and badge | Included | Included |
| The Options Course | €44.95 instead of €59.95 | €44.95 instead of €59.95 |
| Cancel any time | Yes | Yes |
Questions
Before you join
Can I buy one module on its own?
No. The modules come with the Passport and with AIC Premium, so one membership opens all of them, including the modules added later. The Options Course is the only course sold on its own.
I joined the Analyst Program before the Passport. What changes?
Nothing: your yearly plan runs on as it is, and the modules are open to you as well.
Do I have to join a sector desk?
No. You can take the modules on their own and join the online desk when it suits you, or never. A role on a team or the committee comes through the selection pool.
How do I cancel?
From your account page, at any time. Your access runs to the end of the year you paid for, and your progress and certificates stay on your profile.
Who signs off a certificate?
The Sophron® team reads what you hand in and signs it off, or tells you what to fix. A module made with an expert carries the expert's name in its title; every certificate carries a public verification link.