Financial Mathematics - MSc

University of Warwick

Master

In Coventry

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Coventry

  • Duration

    1 Year

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Join us to gain both a deep theoretical and conceptual knowledge of finance together with the requisite high level probability, statistics and mathematics to enable you to undertake advanced quantitative modelling. Lab work will give you hands-on experience of using software packages for simulations and time series analysis as well as learning C++ programming to enable you to price sophisticated derivative structures.

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Coventry (West Midlands)
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University Of Warwick, CV4 7AL

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About this course

Graduate Destinations:

The MSc in Financial Mathematics will prepare you for a career using sophisticated statistical and mathematical modelling tools within financial engineering, front and back office "quant" roles in investment banking, risk management, hedge funds, and insurance and actuarial positions.

Positions have included:

ABN AMRO Bank, Quantitative Analyst; Commerzbank, Interest Rate Derivative Structurer; Duff & Phelps, Analyst (Financial Engineering); HSBC, Derivative Market Risk Analyst; Library House, Analyst; Lloyds Banking Group, Director, Cash & Inflation Quantitative Research; Merrill Lynch, Quantitative Strategist; UBS, Equity Trader.

First Class Honours degree or 2:i undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a related subject

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Subjects

  • Statistics
  • Mathematics
  • Financial Mathematics
  • GCSE Mathematics
  • Financial Training
  • Numerical
  • Brownian Motion
  • Behavioural finance
  • Bayesian Forecasting
  • Asset pricing

Course programme

Six compulsory modules cover key material in finance, statistics and maths. Every year we offer many optional modules, available through various study routes: delivered here at WBS

Compulsory Modules:
  • Asset Pricing
  • Financial Derivatives
  • C++ for Quantitative Finance
  • Numerical Methods
  • Continuous Time Finance for Interest Rate Models
  • Probability & Stochastic Processes
Example optional Modules:
  • Behavioural Finance
  • Brownian Motion
  • Financial Risk Management
  • Financial Time Series
  • Fixed Income & Credit Risk
  • Bayesian Forecasting
  • Partial Differential Equations in Finance
Teaching:

You will study six compulsory modules to give you a broad overview of key business areas, choosing two elective modules to suit your own aspirations.
Assessment:

Assessment is a mix of exams and coursework with your 10,000 word dissertation bringing all your learning together at the end.

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