Hello to all,
I have three questions:
I'm a senior undergraduate in mathematics and haven't completely decided what career to persue because several interest me. These include finance, actuary, and math research in different areas as nonlinear dynamics/chaos and computational number theory. To keep my options open, I'm asking for advice from the more experienced.
Q 1) What electives from the following would you recommend as preparation for graduate work/career in quantatitive finance, and for graduate school (phd).
I can choose three from: graduate partial differential equations, statistics, financial math (based on Baxter's book), complex variables, actuary science, independent study in topology or numerical analysis, cryptology.
I'm familiar with complex varibles, statistics, and cryptology; if perhaps this should influence your recommendation.
It's especially hard for me to choose between electives since I like all flavors of maths; logic, algebra, adv calc, probabilty, and so on.
Q 2) High on my list of options is applying to Baruch's MFE program for 2009. There is a requirement to have taken at least one course in finance. I've never taken a course in finance, but have in accounting, economics, and management (all intruductory courses). Do these satisfy the finanicial course requirement? If not, the financial math course in my school happens to be cross-listed as a finance course. If acc/eco/mgt fail to satisfy this application requirement, will the math course based on "Introduction to Derivatives Pricing" satisfy it? (I think it should.)
Q 3) Concerning C++ requirements: I've taken five programming courses, but haven't taken any since last year. I stopped because the classes were slow paced, and thought it better to continue alone. Would you recommend taking one or two more during my senior year? If not, what text on C++ for finance do you recommend?
Thank you for your time and advice.
I have three questions:
I'm a senior undergraduate in mathematics and haven't completely decided what career to persue because several interest me. These include finance, actuary, and math research in different areas as nonlinear dynamics/chaos and computational number theory. To keep my options open, I'm asking for advice from the more experienced.
Q 1) What electives from the following would you recommend as preparation for graduate work/career in quantatitive finance, and for graduate school (phd).
I can choose three from: graduate partial differential equations, statistics, financial math (based on Baxter's book), complex variables, actuary science, independent study in topology or numerical analysis, cryptology.
I'm familiar with complex varibles, statistics, and cryptology; if perhaps this should influence your recommendation.
It's especially hard for me to choose between electives since I like all flavors of maths; logic, algebra, adv calc, probabilty, and so on.
Q 2) High on my list of options is applying to Baruch's MFE program for 2009. There is a requirement to have taken at least one course in finance. I've never taken a course in finance, but have in accounting, economics, and management (all intruductory courses). Do these satisfy the finanicial course requirement? If not, the financial math course in my school happens to be cross-listed as a finance course. If acc/eco/mgt fail to satisfy this application requirement, will the math course based on "Introduction to Derivatives Pricing" satisfy it? (I think it should.)
Q 3) Concerning C++ requirements: I've taken five programming courses, but haven't taken any since last year. I stopped because the classes were slow paced, and thought it better to continue alone. Would you recommend taking one or two more during my senior year? If not, what text on C++ for finance do you recommend?
Thank you for your time and advice.
