“Michael Martin first began developing and teaching courses for UCLA Extension’s Business, Management and Legal Programs Department in 2001, and he has been a pleasure to work with over the years. Our students have consistently given him very high marks. I consider Michael a highly competent instructor, and readily recommend him.”
—- Karim Cherif, Dean of Academic Affairs, UCLA Extension
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“Michael’s courses at UCLA and the NYSSA clearly standout: First, his materials and techniques are based on the practical application of public data in testing ideas. Second, his willingness to work behind the scenes on any questions I had maximized my learning curve. Overall, it is very rare to see a successful trader take the time to share their hard-earned experiences.”
—-Allen K.
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“I would like to thank you for the commodity course at UCLA. I appreciate your prompt and personable answers to my questions. I would recommend this class to anyone interested in commodity trading. I look forward to the next class.”
—-Terry H.
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“I love your website and your intro to commodities course.”
—-Bob D.
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“Mike’s commodities course offered the perfect balance of market overview and product detail. The lecture was structured to discuss the history of commodity markets to explain how and why they have developed, where these markets stand today in terms of regulation and differentiation, and how particular trades of commodities actually work from start to finish. Mike’s enthusiastic approach towards getting the class involved and having everyone participate demonstrates his passion to actually educate others, a quality that is not often found outside of academia and which is all the more valuable given the depth of his professional experience and expertise. Great course.”
—- Kevin S.
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“I attended a presentation given by Michael on Commodities at NYSSA . Michael captured the audience’s attention from his first words and kept everybody focused for the entire training. I was personally absorbing every word he said since an impressive amount of knowledge and information came the audience’s way continuously. His depth of knowledge on trading in general and commodities in particular made me think that this training was worth my money, if not more. Additionally, Michael made the presentation interactive with tenth of questions being asked, for which a sincere and to the point answer was received. I would highly recommend Michael as an instructor/speaker on topics related to trading, commodities and capital markets in general.”
—– Florin A., CFA
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“This was one of the best classes/courses I have attended since I finished business school. Michael has a deep knowledge of commodities/financial markets from a practitioner’s point of view and he also has a very engaging way of conveying the concepts in the class. I am looking forward for a follow up class in commodities by Michael, whenever it comes on schedule.”
—-Ankur T., CFA
