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Baruch MFE excels - Prestigious grad program shines
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The rise and success of quantitative driven hedge fund
trading can be largely credited to math wizards and quants, not people
labeled as financial engineers.
Over the past 10 years, investment banks, finance departments, insurance,
accounting and consulting firms have continued to demand these greatly
quantitative financial minds. In response, over 60 universities across the
country started new Masters in Financial Engineering programs. From a single
program in 1994 to about 60 programs this year, the impact of all these
financial engineers on Wall Street has been significant.
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Financial engineers thrive despite the subprime mess
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As the first anniversary of the August 2007 subprime
mortgage meltdown approaches, and world markets still reel, you would think
that the people who have received much of the blame - the math wizards,
computer geeks and other quantitative analysts collectively known as
financial engineers - would be in disgrace.
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JP Morgan designated Baruch up as target school for
Sales & Trading, Investment Banking |
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Thursday Nov. 8 marked a monumental day for Baruch
students. It was the first time that a major investment bank has designated
Baruch College as target school for recruitment in investment banking and
sales and trading. JP Morgan came to the Baruch campus to give a thrilling
presentation about the internship opportunities within their Investment
Banking and Sales and Trading divisions. Baruch students were excited for
the chance to impress JP Morgan recruiters and eagerly awaited the event.
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Baruch Student Wins $25,000 in 2006 Trading
Olympiad |
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Bharath Govindarajan, a first-year student in Baruch’s
Master of Science in Financial Engineering program, earned second place in
the Interactive Brokers Collegiate Trading Olympiad. The ten-week Olympiad,
which ran from January to March 2006, required participants to develop
algorithmic computer trading models to buy and sell U.S. stocks, options,
futures, currencies, and bonds, starting with a hypothetical investment of
$100,000.
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Baruch prepares graduate students for careers in
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Compared to other programs in the nation, Baruch's MS in
Financial Engineering (MFE)* is actually a more competitive and more intense
program. The program was started in 2002 and for the past two years, Baruch
has accepted only 25 percent of applicants, compared to UC Berkeley which
accepted 38 percent. In November of 2003, before the program had graduated
any students, Baruch was ranked 24th out of 38 programs in the U.S. and
Canada.
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Baruch's MS in Financial Engineering: small investment, big
rewards
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Everyone from derivatives traders to hedge fund managers
want to predict financial market outcomes. Who wouldn't bet on a sure thing?
The reality is that no one can really guarantee where the stock market is
headed. But don't think people aren't trying.
Financial engineers are the folks that just might figure it out. They design
sophisticated financial models used for both forecasting and valuing the
growing variety and complexity of investment instruments, like derivative
options and futures. Companies are shelling out six-digit salaries and hefty
signing bonuses to master's students with the quantitative aptitude and
computer programming acumen necessary to succeed in this niche job market.
The Master in Science in Financial Engineering program at Baruch not only
maintains an up-to-date interdisciplinary curriculum, but also provides
students with a one of a kind support network. Professors, fellow
classmates, and even alumni invest in the students' success. "We're like a
family, we even have parties," says program director Dr. Dan Stefanica.
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Baruch Financial Engineering Student wins $50,000 in 2007
Broker' Trading Olympiad |
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Konstantinos Tsahas is not exactly typical of the students
enrolled in Baruch College’s elite Masters program in Financial Engineering.
For one thing, Konstantinos, known as "Gus", is not looking to land a high
paying position in finance with Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, or
Citigroup.
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