Ivory Consulting is pleased to invite you to attend one of our 2026 in-person SuperTRUMP user training with certification courses in either the Spring or the Fall:

  • March 3-4 in Dallas
  • September 22-23 in Chicago

Whether you are an experienced user of SuperTRUMP or new to pricing, our instructors will teach you the capabilities and handy shortcuts of SuperTRUMP using seventeen case studies.

Classroom training encourages dialogue with both our experienced instructors and other SuperTRUMP users. During this training you will:

  • Improve your understanding of IRR, MISF, and ROE calculations
  • Learn to structure transactions to win business and improve earnings—yes, it is possible to do both!
  • See how to price a syndication transaction without laborious manual effort

Class Schedule

Fundamentals of Equipment Finance for the Pricing Professional - Day 1

Learn the fundamentals of pricing equipment finance leases.

Advancing your Understanding of SuperTRUMP through Case Studies - Day 1 and 2

Students work through seventeen case studies with an instructor using their own computer. The focus is on understanding how to use SuperTRUMP. This course is designed to introduce SuperTRUMP to a new user as well as make the experienced user much more efficient and competent.

Who Should Attend?

  • Lease/Loan Salespeople
  • Syndicators
  • Corporate Pricing Analysts
  • Managers/Directors
  • Accountants
  • IT Specialists

Registration & Pricing

Registration is now open for both courses:

  • March 3-4 in Dallas, Texas
    • Hyatt House Dallas/Uptown
      2914 Harry Hines Blvd
      Dallas, TX 75201
      (214) 965-9990
  • September 22-23 in Chicago, Illinois
    • Hotel details coming soon

Please book your room directly with the hotel.

For telephonic registration or questions, please contact us at 925‑926‑1100 extension 100.

The cost for each two-day training course is $1,999 which includes breakfast and lunch both days in the classroom.

Training manuals and software are provided. Please bring a laptop computer to perform the class work. If you cannot bring a laptop, please advise us at least two weeks in advance and we will provide a loaner for you. We will supply the templates and the latest version of SuperTRUMP. There is no advance preparation needed for either class.

All cancellations will be honored with a full refund, less a $50 enrollment fee.

Detailed Curriculum

Fundamentals of Equipment Finance for the Pricing Professional

Learn the fundamentals of pricing equipment finance leases. Learn tax-based pricing and the financial elements of an equipment finance transaction in preparation for structuring and pricing transactions in SuperTRUMP.

Guided Case Studies

  1. Lessor Mode, Basic Tax Lease Using a tax lease template, learn how to fill in the SuperTRUMP quick screen and target for MISF, IRR, Spread over Index, and ROE (either pre-tax or after tax).
  2. Lender Mode, Loans Using a loan template, learn how to fill in the SuperTRUMP quick screen and target for MISF, IRR, Spread over Index, and ROE (either pre-tax or after tax).
  3. Conditional Sales Contract, Template Files, & Quotes Using a lease template, learn how to price a conditional sale, create a reusable template, and work with quotes.
  4. Fees, Simple & Multiple Learn how to work with multiple fees and income items as well as target a residual value.

Guided Case Studies

  1. Basic Asset Details & Delayed Funding Learn how to work with the asset screen and change some of the basic parameters (MACRS, AMT). Also, see the effect of delayed funding.
  2. Simple Structures Learn the effects of different payment structures like low-high, two payments in advance as well as date conventions regarding 30/31.
  3. Basic Rent Screens Learn how to price unusual payment structures such as skips, one-time contract payments, and residual realization timing.
  4. Interims, Loans & Leases Learn how to work with loan and lease interims and understand their effects on pricing.
  5. Security Deposit Price a lease with a security deposit and understand the effect on yield and termination values.
  6. TRAC & Split-TRAC Leases Learn how to price a TRAC/split-TRAC lease and understand the effects on lease classification.
  7. Simple Subsidy Learn how to price with vendor and captive subsidies to win the business and enhance lessor yield.
  8. Multi-Asset Learn to enter more than one asset, each with different residual, delivery, and funding dates, and different depreciation, all tied to a single lease.
  9. Muni/Tax-Exempt Leases Learn to price a muni/tax-exempt lease and explore the settings necessary for the calculation.
  10. Termination Values Learn to produce a termination table to either protect or enhance your economic yield.
  11. Lease Syndication Learn to determine the price to pay, as of a funding date, for an existing tax lease to earn a desired yield and see the simplicity of the chop feature.
  12. SuperTRUMP Web Learn to price leases and loans using SuperTRUMP Web, using a web browser or tablet.
  13. ITC & Excel to SuperTRUMP Learn how to determine the MISF yield effect of green energy credits and import data from Microsoft Excel.