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  • ‘Financial Mathematics and Market Analysis’

    • Full-time
    • 2 years
    • RU
    • 350 000 RUB
  • Entrance exams

    • Economic Theory
    • Foreign language (English, Chinese, German, French, Spanish)

Program description

The educational program is aimed at training specialists who are capable of devising strategies for managing a portfolio of financial assets, trading on the stock and derivatives market using modern mathematical models and methods of technical and fundamental analysis, risk assessment and management, designing new financial products using derivative financial instruments in banks, insurance, investment and management companies as well as pension funds. Faculty of the Department of Data Analysis, Decision Making and Financial Technologies actively participate in implementing the program, which provides the necessary mathematical training for our alumni, providing skills for solving specific applied problems using modern methods of mathematical modeling and computer technology.

Program managers

Mirkin Yakov Moiseevich

  • Doctor of Economics, Professor.
  • Honorary Economist of Russia, Head of the Capital Markets Department of IMEMO RAS. 
  • Prominent scientist in the field of financial markets, laureate of the Russian President's Award, member of the Council of the National Stock Association, member of the Council of the Association of Participants in the Bill Market, the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation on the financial market, expert committees established in the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to

  • Develop theoretical and new economic models of the studied processes, phenomena and objects related to the sphere of professional financial activity in the field of finance and credit;
  • Conduct research on the problems of financial stability of organizations, including financial and credit ones to develop effective methods for ensuring their functioning, taking into account the uncertainty factor;
  • Apply the theory of stochastic processes for analyzing and forecasting financial markets;
  • Manage the investment portfolio of individual and institutional investors based on fundamental and technical analysis, assessment of financial instruments and financial risks;
  • Offer effective solutions to the problems of the current activities of financial authorities, organizations, including financial and credit ones, based on the results of applied scientific research in the professional field;
  • Devise strategies for the development of various financial market institutions, justify the volumes and choose methods of financial support for their implementation.

Key disciplines of the concentration

Derivative Financial Instruments: Market Analysis, Hedging and Arbitrage

Students study financial and organizational mechanisms of the markets of derivative financial instruments, quantitative and structural characteristics of the derivatives market, and modern models of their pricing.

Financial Engineering

Students obtain knowledge and skills in designing complex financial products for risk management, liquidity and profitability, creating new financial instruments, and developing combined investment strategies.

Mathematics of Financial Instruments

Students master methods of using classical models and familiarize themselves with their modifications for the real market as well as study the mathematical apparatus necessary for understanding modern concepts of modeling financial markets.

Mathematical Methods of Financial Economics

Students study the exact methods used in the modern science of finance and the basic principles of modern financial economics.

Analysis of Financial Markets

The discipline aims to form a system of knowledge about applying fundamental and technical analysis in making investment decisions concerning capital management in financial markets.

Portfolio Management and Portfolio Risks

Students study a modern portfolio theory, which allows you to create an optimal investment portfolio, manage it, and identify and assess various risks.

Career

Our alumni work in investment companies, banks, real sector enterprises, state regulatory bodies (Bank of Russia, Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation) as analysts, portfolio managers, traders, risk managers, developers of company financing programs, corporate finance specialists (including mergers and acquisitions), specialists in developing new financial products.

Organizations where you can find a job

Unique advantages of the program

Faculty of the Department of Data Analysis, Decision Making and Financial Technologies take part in implementing the program, which provides the necessary mathematical training of the alumnus, who obtains skills for solving specific applied problems using modern methods of mathematical modeling and computer technology.

Practical experts are involved in conducting classes, allowing students to form applied skills, clearly define the problem area of research, and be aware of modern processes in the financial market.

The individually tailored trajectory of training is achieved through choosing specific applied disciplines and participating in research throughout the whole period of studies.

Our alumni work in investment companies, banks, real sector enterprises as analysts, portfolio managers, traders, risk managers, developers of company financing programs, corporate finance specialists (including mergers and acquisitions), specialists in the development of new financial products.

The partners of the program are VTB Bank, Alor Group.