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Investing in Fine Art

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Provider London Academy of Trading
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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.

Job outcomes

  • Fine Art Buyer

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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 Online info icon
    Online delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
  • Blended Blended info icon
    Blended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
  • In-class In-class info icon
    In class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
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    Virtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online
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Duration study load

  • 2-hours plus an optional gallery visit

Delivery

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.

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.

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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.

Additional information

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

Core Units
Why invest in Art
  • Financial Benefits
  • Social Benefits
Primary Market
  • Buying from the artist’s studio
  • Buying from galleries
    • How galleries work
    • Hierarchy of galleries
    • Access to galleries
How to Discover New Artists
Secondary Market
  • Auctions
  • Scondary market galleries
  • Private dealers
Assessing Artworks
  • Authenticity
  • Condition
  • Value
New Trends
  • NFTs
  • Fractional Ownership
Taxes and fees (UK focus)

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Payment options

Course fees – From £179 (2hrs + Gallery visit = £229)

  • No government funding available for this course

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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.

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