Computational Finance MSc
King's College LondonLondon, United Kingdom
- Tuition Fee £ 31,350
- Country Rank#7
- Duration12 Months
- Score IELTS: 6.5
Program Overview
The Computational Finance MSc will introduce students to the computational methods that are widely used by practitioners and financial institutions in today’s markets. This course will provide students with a solid foundation not only in traditional quantitative methods and financial instruments, but also scientific computing, numerical methods, high-performance computing, distributed ledgers, big-data analytics and agent-based modelling. These techniques will be used to understand financial markets from a post-crisis perspective which incorporates findings from the study of financial markets at high-frequency time scales, modern approaches to understanding systematic risk and financial contagion, and disruptive technologies such as distributed-ledgers and crypto- currencies.
Key benefits
- Located in central London, giving access to major libraries and leading scientific societies, including the Chartered Institute for IT (BCS) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
- The Department of Informatics has a reputation for delivering research-led teaching and project supervision from leading experts in their field.
- 92 per cent of research outputs ranked as world leading or internationally excellent in the most recent assessment of excellence in UK universities – confirming the department’s position as a world-class institution for research in Computer Science.
- Friendly and supportive learning environment, with students from across the globe.
Cost Of Studying At King's College London
Interest rates as low as 8.9% *
250K+
Students Assisted
800Cr+
Loan Amount Disbursed
5000+
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