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There are many names I have heard besides financial engineering, such as financial mathematics, mathematical finance and computational finance. What differences, if any, are there between these names?
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The 2002 Survey put forth the question 揥hat is the name you prefer for the field??with choices including financial engineering, financial mathematics and mathematical finance; 48% of students stated a preference for financial Engineering, while together financial mathematics and mathematical finance garnered 35% of the votes.
What is the benefit of pursuing a degree in financial mathematics?
There are a variety of masters programs in financial mathematics at pioneering instituti##被过滤## such as the University of Chicago, New York University, Columbia University and Carnegie Mellon. The programs teach the key mathematical, statistical and computational methods of financial engineering along with financial theory and practical courses about financial markets and financial instruments. These programs are relatively new, but have been successful in placing students in a variety of positi##被过滤## ?including trading, risk management, portfolio management and quantitative analyst positi##被过滤## ?at top tier financial instituti##被过滤## around the world.
A typical financial mathematics program will offer courses in pure and applied mathematics including areas from partial differential equati##被过滤##, probability theory including stochastic processes and stochastic differential equati##被过滤##, computational techniques including scientific computing and advanced computational methods for finance and a series of courses in financial theory and its applicati##被过滤## including derivatives pricing, capital asset pricing and risk management. Each program will differ in terms of how courses are taught, who teaches the courses and what topics are emphasized. Because financial mathematics programs are increasingly recognized as giving students a broad background in the types of skills necessary for doing financial engineering on the job, students from these programs are increasingly sought after