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The objective of the Financial Engineering Program (MSFE) is to provide students with exposure to the latest in theory and techniques in the financial markets and apply their knowledge even before graduation with real world projects.
MSFE Practitioner Series Presents Gan Wang & Lucy Luo
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MSFE Practitioner Series Presents Ishan Prasad
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- March 27, 2024
ranked #5
Financial Engineering at Illinois ranked #5 Best Financial Engineering Program
by the TFE Times in 2024
Why Choose Financial Engineering at ILLINOIS?
Financial Engineering at Illinois (MSFE) is a 3-semester STEM-designated Professional Master's Program.
- Financial Engineering is the application of quantitative methods to the analysis of financial markets and financial products.
- The quantitative techniques include: Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Data Analytics.
- Students apply Optimization, Data Science, Neural Networks, Machine Learning and the basic Mathematics in real time with these projects.
- The applications include the search for profitable opportunities as well as deriving solutions to financial problems.
- FE involves the measurement, management, mitigation and transfer of risk.
- The US capital markets are the most dynamic and exciting in the world.
- The derivatives market in Chicago are the most innovative in the world.
- Recent Practicums have been with CME Group, Morgan Stanley, Google, BMO (Harris), Axis Re, Market Axess, CTC, The University of Illinois' Treasury Office, Peak6 and Principal Financial.
Upcoming Events
May
11
8:30 AM
2024
- Upcoming Practitioner Seminar Series
- March 4, 2024 10am CST - Joe Gitz & Zishan Cai
- Recent and Upcoming Information Sessions
- November 29, 2023 8am CST
- December 6, 2023 4pm CST
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