Financial Mathematics with A Year of Study Abroad

About this course

Financial mathematics applies the tools of advanced mathematics to the analysis of financial markets, instruments, and risk. It is a discipline that has grown enormously in importance since the development of quantitative finance in the latter decades of the twentieth century, and it underpins the pricing of derivatives, the management of investment portfolios, the modelling of credit and market risk, and the algorithmic systems that drive much of modern financial trading. The work draws on probability theory, stochastic calculus, differential equations, statistics, and numerical methods, and it requires both mathematical rigour and an understanding of the financial contexts in which the mathematics is applied. At Cardiff University, this four-year programme includes a year of study abroad, which the title reflects directly. The year abroad gives you the opportunity to study financial m

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