Financial Quantitative Analysts

Develop quantitative techniques to inform securities investing, equities investing, pricing, or valuation of financial instruments. Develop mathematical or statistical models for risk management, asset optimization, pricing, or relative value analysis.

What They Do

Financial quantitative analysts work at the intersection of mathematics, computer science, and finance, developing sophisticated models to guide investment decisions and manage financial risk. They spend their days analyzing vast datasets, writing computer code to test trading strategies, and building mathematical models that predict market behavior or price complex financial instruments like derivatives and options. Much of their work takes place in front of computer screens in the offices of investment banks, hedge funds, asset management firms, or financial technology companies.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Applied Mathematics(masters)Vanderbilt University, TN

Applied Mathematics(masters)Johns Hopkins University, MD

Applied Mathematics(bachelors)Harvard University, MA

Applied Mathematics(bachelors)Brown University, RI

Applied Mathematics(masters)University of Washington-Seattle Campus, WA

Applied Mathematics(bachelors)Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ

Applied Mathematics(bachelors)Northwestern University, IL

Applied Mathematics(bachelors)Columbia University in the City of New York, NY

Applied Mathematics(masters)Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ

Applied Mathematics(masters)University of Southern California, CA

Applied Mathematics(masters)Seattle University, WA

Applied Mathematics(masters)Stony Brook University, NY

Applied Mathematics(bachelors)Ohio State University-Main Campus, OH

Applied Mathematics(bachelors)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, VA

Applied Mathematics(masters)The University of Texas at Austin, TX

Applied Mathematics(bachelors)Wentworth Institute of Technology, MA

Applied Mathematics(masters)DePaul University, IL

Applied Mathematics(masters)University of North Texas, TX

Applied Mathematics(masters)University of Houston, TX

Applied Mathematics(masters)The University of Texas at San Antonio, TX

Applied Mathematics(masters)The University of Texas at Arlington, TX

Applied Mathematics(masters)Texas State University, TX

Applied Mathematics(masters)University of Dallas, TX

Applied Mathematics(masters)Southern Methodist University, TX

Applied Mathematics(masters)Dallas Baptist University, TX

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