Brunel offers a range of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) modules to develop and enhance your skills and improve your career prospects. Our CPD courses are delivered by experienced professionals and academics enabling you to benefit from their support and expertise.

 

This course offers a taste of what a Financial Mathematics Master’s course involves, without having to make the full financial or time commitment.

 

It will introduce you to the mathematics of investing in stock markets and the basic theory which underlies the construction of high-performing stock portfolios. It will teach you how to perform calculations to obtain solutions to financial portfolio optimisation problems using different models and techniques. It will also introduce you to various types of securities traded in financial markets (such as futures and options), along with the associated market terminology and conventions. Regardless of your first degree, it will help you prepare for a potential career in the finance industry or further study in the subject area.