Job Opportunities

Career Opportunities

Students who complete this master's degree will acquire skills that will enable them to work in financial institutions, specialist consultancies, fund management companies, insurance companies, regulatory bodies and any organisation where quantitative analysis and financial modelling are key to decision-making. They will be able to perform functions related to the valuation of financial instruments, risk management and measurement, portfolio optimisation and the design of quantitative strategies, as well as the application of advanced data analysis techniques in financial markets.

Specifically, graduates of the master's programme will be qualified to pursue careers in the following professional fields (among others):

• Quantitative analyst (Quant) in banks, asset management companies or insurance companies.
• Financial risk manager or financial modelling.
• Developer of algorithmic or quantitative trading strategies.
• Quantitative portfolio manager, focused on optimisation and asset allocation.
• Specialist in derivatives valuation and financial product pricing.
• Credit analyst in banking or rating agencies.
• Financial data analyst.
• Researcher or lecturer in the academic field of quantitative finance.

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