Message from the Programme Director

Do you have a passion to learn how to apply quantitative and computational skills to tackle practical problems in pricing, hedging, risk management, algorithmic trading, portfolio management, and other cutting edge financial applications? To succeed as a financial professional in today’s competitive market, you need to be well versed in financial knowledge, quantitative aptitude, and programming skill. The Master of Science in Quantitative Finance (MQF) programme offers a well-designed suite of courses to enhance your understanding in all these areas. At SMU, we pride ourselves on taking a practitioner-oriented teaching pedagogy. The MQF curriculum bridges theory and practice by helping you build up expertise and skillsets that you can immediately apply to solve real world problems. As an example, our programme is unique in Singapore in that we utilise a quantitative trading lab equipped with industry-grade trading software to facilitate learning of quantitative trading algorithms and market microstructure.

Join us now and discover the exciting career opportunities available to you with a Master of Science in Quantitative Finance from SMU!