So You Want to Be a Trader?: Practical Applications of OR in the Financial Industry
Dr. Andrew Lo
Tue Jan 25, 12-01:00pm, E40-106
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Recent breakthroughs in financial economics have led to a virtual explosion of quantitative research in academics and on Wall Street. What used to be considered esoteric mathematical minutiae is now part of the standard lexicon of traders, arbitrageurs, and portfolio managers. What is financial engineering? Can investors really beat the market using quantitative strategies? What were the “breakthroughs” in financial technology over the past thirty years? What are the current intellectual challenges and career opportunities in the financial sector most relevant to scientists and engineers? Professor Lo will address these issues, and provide an overview of current market conditions.
Contact: Katy Kaminski, Randal Hickman, Theo Weber, katykam@mit.edu, hickman@mit.edu, theo_w@mit.edu
Sponsor: Operations Research Center
Latest update: 01-Dec-2004
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