Quantitative Finance 24 months Postgraduate Programme By KFUPM |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

24 monthsProgramme duration

Main Subject Area

MathematicsMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Mathematics

Degree

MSci

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The importance of the financial markets and their impact on the global economy has grown steadily for more than forty years. This phenomenon is closely linked to the deregulation that began in the early 1970s, notably through the emergence of floating exchange rates. This expansion could not have taken place without the parallel development of a financial risk industry; many insurance contracts come to the aid of industrialists, states and investors to protect their activity or their investments against contrary market movements. The most classic is the buy option which allows one to buy or sell on a given date at a guaranteed price.  The objective of the MX is to meet the demand for highly qualified executives in mathematical finance in the domains of  Investment and insurance, financial consulting, financial engineering, risk Management, fund managing. It covers the main mathematical tools to study financial products. These products include European and American options, interest rates, energy prices, weather derivatives, etc. Financial models are based on Probability theory and Ito's stochastic calculus, more precisely on stochastic differential equations, optimization methods, stochastic optimal stopping, stochastic optimal control, time series and various computational methods used in financial applications.


Programme overview

Main Subject

Mathematics

Degree

MSci

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The importance of the financial markets and their impact on the global economy has grown steadily for more than forty years. This phenomenon is closely linked to the deregulation that began in the early 1970s, notably through the emergence of floating exchange rates. This expansion could not have taken place without the parallel development of a financial risk industry; many insurance contracts come to the aid of industrialists, states and investors to protect their activity or their investments against contrary market movements. The most classic is the buy option which allows one to buy or sell on a given date at a guaranteed price.  The objective of the MX is to meet the demand for highly qualified executives in mathematical finance in the domains of  Investment and insurance, financial consulting, financial engineering, risk Management, fund managing. It covers the main mathematical tools to study financial products. These products include European and American options, interest rates, energy prices, weather derivatives, etc. Financial models are based on Probability theory and Ito's stochastic calculus, more precisely on stochastic differential equations, optimization methods, stochastic optimal stopping, stochastic optimal control, time series and various computational methods used in financial applications.


Admission Requirements

2 Years

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