Define first
We establish vocabulary and mechanics before introducing models or opinions.
About Oakenshire
A quieter, more useful way to learn markets.
Oakenshire Markets Institute was formed by educators and practitioners who wanted financial education to spend less time on slogans and more time on definitions, evidence, and judgment.
Our story
The institute began around a small workshop for analysts who needed to explain market decisions to colleagues outside finance. That workshop became a curriculum built around the questions people actually face: what drives an asset, which assumptions matter, how risk travels, and how a conclusion should be reviewed.
Our mission
We make complex capital-markets ideas easier to examine without making them simplistic. Our courses support informed learning and professional development; they are not personal investment advice or a promise of financial results.
The Oakenshire method
Test assumptions
Learners compare scenarios and identify which inputs change an analysis.
Communicate clearly
Every pathway ends with a concise explanation of evidence, uncertainty, and next questions.
People behind the curriculum
Mara Ellison
Director of Curriculum
Designs learning sequences that connect market mechanics with practical professional communication.
Jonas Reed
Fixed Income Faculty
Teaches rates, credit, duration, and the role of scenario analysis in bond-market work.
Priya Nordin
Learning Experience Lead
Builds exercises that help learners turn technical analysis into clear decisions and discussion.