This specialization provides students with advanced analytical, quantitative, and computational skills essential for modern finance.
Students learn to model financial markets, value securities and derivatives, and measure and manage various forms of risk, including market, credit, and operational risk.
The curriculum emphasizes programming, data analytics, and financial modeling using tools such as Python and R.
Students also gain expertise in portfolio optimization, regulatory frameworks, and ethical decision-making.
Graduates are well-prepared for careers as quantitative analysts, risk managers, portfolio strategists, and financial engineers in investment firms, banks, fintech companies, and regulatory institutions.
Required Courses
- FINC 7241X Derivative Pricing and Risk Management
- FINC 7243X Structured Fixed Income Management
- FINC 7251X Financial Market Microstructure