Coverage: This webinar on careers in financial engineering will cover broadly a set of topics to provide participants with a comprehensive overview of financial engineering, an understanding of the field, current trends and the opportunities it offers.
Topics:
Introduction to Financial Engineering: Define financial engineering and its role in the finance industry and discuss the interdisciplinary nature of financial engineering, combining finance, mathematics, statistics, and computer science.
Role of Financial Engineers: Discuss the roles of financial engineers in different sectors, such as investment banking, trading, asset management, hedge funds, insurance, and risk management.
Outline the essential skills and educational background needed for a career in financial engineering: Discuss the importance of programming languages (e.g., Python, R, C++) and proficiency in financial software, understanding of financial products that financial engineers work with, such as derivatives, structured products, options, and futures, and importance of professional certifications like FRM, CFA, PRM, CPQFRM, CPFE etc.
Career Paths and Opportunities: Provide a summary of insights into the different career paths available within financial engineering, from quantitative analyst to risk manager and portfolio manager.
Industry Trends and Innovations: Discuss current trends and innovations in financial engineering, such as algorithmic trading, automation and machine learning applications, and Climate risk management.
