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The Simulator Lab

Working recreations of the systems used in real banking and capital markets environments. Every concept is taught on the actual screens — not slides, not diagrams, not theory.

What You Operate

The System Is the Classroom

The Simulator Lab is the practical core of both the CCLP™ and CODP™ programmes. It is a collection of working software recreations built to replicate the screens, workflows, and data structures of the systems used in real banking and capital markets environments.

Participants do not watch demonstrations. They log in, enter data, process transactions, trigger workflows, and review the outputs the system generates — the same sequence a real credit analyst or derivatives operations professional follows every day.

Every module in both programmes includes hands-on simulator time. The final assessment for each programme is conducted entirely within the simulator environment.

CBS — Loan Booking Simulator · ICCF Interest Accrual Engine
CBS — Loan Booking Simulator · ICCF Interest Accrual Engine
Simulators
Eight CBS + Thirteen TRM.3 Products

Two complete simulator environments — one for commercial lending, one for OTC derivatives — each covering the full lifecycle of its product set.

Commercial Lending Simulators
CBS · Core Banking System

Commercial Lending Simulators

Eight simulators covering the full range of US commercial lending products. Participants set up borrower records, structure facilities, process drawdowns, calculate interest, register collateral, and monitor covenants — all within CBS.

  • Line of Credit & Term Loan — CLTPARTY · CLTREDIT · OLDTRONL · ICCF
  • Commercial Real Estate — T-12 spreading, DSCR, RAROC, stress testing
  • Equipment Finance — EBITDA normalisation, UCC-1, asset WDV
  • Construction Loan — draw management, budget tracker, perm conversion
  • Floor Plan & Inventory Finance — trust receipts, BBC, curtailment
  • Invoice Factoring — AR aging, eligibility rules, drawdown
  • Syndicated Loans — tranche structure, lender registry, payment waterfall
  • Trade Finance LC — MT700, document check (UCP 600), MT754
OTC Derivatives Simulator
TRM.3 · Treasury & Risk Management

OTC Derivatives Simulator

One integrated TRM.3 simulator covering thirteen product types across rates, credit, FX, equity, commodity, and financing. Includes trade booking, a live blotter, margin and collateral screens, and settlement workflows.

  • IRS Cleared (IRS-C) and Vanilla (IRS-V) — SOFR, SONIA, €STR, TONA
  • Forward Rate Agreements (FRA)
  • Swaptions and Caps / Floors
  • Credit Default Swaps (CDS) — single-name and index
  • FX Swaps — near leg and far leg, real dealer counterparties
  • Variance Swaps and Inflation Swaps
  • Barrier Options (single & double) and Binary / Digital Options
  • Gold / Asian Commodity Options · Repo · Securities Lending (SLB)

See the Simulators in Context

View the full programme outline to see exactly how each simulator is used across the seven or eight modules.

CCLP™ Programme OutlineCODP™ Programme Outline