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Course overview
Demystify buying and investing in art with our Investing in Fine Art course and become well acquainted with artists and the galleries that represent them.
You’ll learn about the main players, how they operate, the fees involved and the principles of the market. You’ll also learn how to appraise artwork correctly and approach transactions with minimal costly mistakes.
Explore methods to find new talent and acquire the best works, and gain a clear understanding of how the reselling market works, effective strategies for getting the best price and skills for negotiating a good bargain.
What you'll learn
- Appreciate what constitutes Fine Art and the size of the industry
- Understand the difference between the Primary and Secondary Markets
- Recognise the many varied avenues through which to acquire artworks
- Identify the key players in the market
- Know how to get the best deal from galleries and auction houses
- Understand the causes of artist value change
- Ask the correct questions when buying an artwork
- Be aware of potential taxes and fees involved in transactions
- Be introduced to London dealers (if attending the optional gallery visit)
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
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Duration study load
- 2-hours plus an optional gallery visit
Entry requirements
General requirements
- A completed and signed application form
- A copy of your passport/proof of ID / Birth Certificate
- Entry requirements for all LAT programmes of two weeks or more:
- A scanned copy of a recent passport-sized colour photograph
- Proof of education qualifications
- Proof of English proficiency, if required
Note: All documents are to be provided in English. Where documents are not in English, you will also need to provide a certified translation of any such documents.
International students
- Scanned copies of your diplomas and certified translation
- Scanned copies of your certified transcripts
- Candidates who studied an undergraduate degree in the medium of English in a majority English–speaking country can provide a letter from their university confirming this as evidence of their English proficiency.
All other students:
- A minimum level 3 qualification or an interview with our Academic Dean, Paddy Osborn
- Fully completed LAT application form.
Course features
The LAT faculty is comprised of experienced traders and analysts from major financial institutions, including HSBC, Bank of America and Bloomberg. Our team of tutors and trade mentors are available 10 hours a day to provide 1-2-1 help and guidance on any aspect of our courses. We also host three webinars every day in which the experts analyse the markets, answer questions and stimulate discussions to enhance the learning process.
Flexible study options
We’ve kept our programmes flexible and accessible with online deliveries to ensure your learning doesn’t get interrupted. This means you can extract maximum benefits from whichever course you choose. Pause and restart your course at any time, and if you fancy an upgrade, all you need to do is pay the difference in course fees.
Our expert tutors
Studying with LAT means you’ll be taught by experienced traders and analysts from major financial institutions, including HSBC, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse and Bloomberg. You’ll get 1:1 access to our team of trading mentors ten hours a day to develop robust trading strategies and have all your questions answered. We also host three daily webinars where our experts analyse the markets and host discussions to enhance your learning and understanding.
Subjects
- Financial Benefits
- Social Benefits
- Buying from the artist’s studio
- Buying from galleries
- How galleries work
- Hierarchy of galleries
- Access to galleries
- Auctions
- Scondary market galleries
- Private dealers
- Authenticity
- Condition
- Value
- NFTs
- Fractional Ownership
About London Academy of Trading
The London Academy of Trading (LAT) is an award-winning, dual-accredited provider of financial trading education and was the first academy in the UK to offer accredited and regulated qualifications in trading. We pride ourselves on providing practical and vocational trading training courses, will allow you to step onto the trading floor with all the tools you need to make sound, data-driven decisions.
Since 2010, we have remained committed to our four pillars of knowledge: fundamental analysis, technical analysis, trading psychology and risk management. We are dedicated to guiding you through theoretical and practical applications of trading to help you succeed in this exciting environment.
