Quantitative Investment Management

About

Regulatory reforms across the world are gradually being introduced to reduce trade impediments between nations and usher in free market based pricing. Cross border investments through direct/portfolio routes are also being enticed as a medium for funding of growth and developmental activities. In addition, the governments of developing nations continue to pursue their strategy of partial privatization of the frontier sectors in an attempt to raise revenues for the exchequer as well as reduce operational losses with increased efficiency. Under these stimuli, scientific investment management by the investor fraternity becomes of cardinal necessity for generating competitive returns and surviving in the marketplace. Financial instruments have proven to be immensely useful as versatile investment avenues. Their vitality can be gauged from the exponential growth in trading volumes as well as the advent of new structured products literally on a day to day basis.

Intended audience: The audience would comprise of those desirous of get acquainted with the quantitative techniques of financial securities valuation and their strategical application in investment management of structured portfolios. The learners would be able to appreciate the nuances that have led to the origin and extensive development of this field of knowledge.

Prerequisites: Senior School Mathematics