Benefits

The MSc in Financial Mathematics and Computation is a prestigious qualification. The quantitative finance area is widely recognized as a rapidly expanding market for mathematical and scientific skills.

Who should do this degree?

• This course recruits graduates with first degrees in a range of associated disciplines, in particular from mathematics, statistics, physics, and engineering.

What will you gain as a student?

• You will acquire knowledge and understanding of financial mathematics and computational techniques for finance that will equip graduates to enter competitively the pool of potential employees of investment banks and other financial institutions;

• You will be able to formulate problems from finance in mathematical terms, select and develop an appropriate numerical method, write a computer program to numerically approximate the problem, and present and interpret these results for a potential client.

Why study with the University of Leicester?

The course is taught through collaboration between the Mathematics and Economics Departments, both very strong in research and teaching, with a valuable input from the Computer Science Department and School of Management. This means that as a student you will benefit from a vast range of high quality expertise across disciplines that are directly relevant to your future career in the financial services industry.

This degree will allow you to go into the following career areas: modelling and forecasting financial markets, derivative instruments and securities, hedging and financial risk management, asset allocation and investment management, quantitative trading and arbitrage, quantitative issues in corporate and public financial policy, computer and information technology in the financial services industry.

Study in collaboration with:

Department of Economics		School of Management		Department of Computer Science

Links with Industry

One of the strengths of this degree is its strong links with the industry. Throughout one year, there will be various events, such as career talks and workshops, presented by firms in the industry. Those events will help students deepen their understanding of the subject and its relation to the future career. View some recent events. Over the summer, some projects will be carried out as an internship in association with a bank, finance house, hedge fund, consultancy or systems provider in the industry. These internship opportunities will lead to a significant upgrading of your career prospects.

Course Content

Financial Mathematics is an application of mathematical methods to financial markets and risk management, using advanced computer technology to predict the behaviour of the markets and suggest strategies for investment. The MSc in Financial Mathematics and Computation is designed to provide a mature understanding of financial mathematics and computational methods. The focus of the course is on computational techniques for finance, on mathematical modelling and on mathematical and economical theories of finance.

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