The Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF) is a six month part-time course designed to provide high-level training for individuals working in, or intending to move into, derivatives, development, quantitative trading or risk management. Taught by an expert tutor faculty and led by Dr Paul Wilmott, it provides delegates with practical, cutting-edge skills and knowledge.

The CQF program runs twice yearly, commencing each January and June. It is presented live in a classroom and simultaneously over the internet to delegates all around the world. It is also recorded for delegates to watch (or re-watch) at their convenience.

Check out www.cqf.com for further information about the course, including informational videos, webcasts, demos of our online learning tools, and the latest news and events.

Who is the CQF for?

• Do you have a science background and want to leverage your skills in the financial world?

• Do you have a masters or doctorate in finance but find that you still lack practical skills and knowledge?

• Do you want to learn how to apply your mathematical skills to trading, quant research, quant development, and risk management?

• Are you too busy to take time out from work?

• A typical student profile is available.

Key course elements:

• Live via distance learning or in a classroom

• Perpetual access to recorded lectures

• Focuses on the practical side of financial engineering

• The program questions all quant assumptions and models

• A no-frills approach to gaining knowledge and skills

• Part-time course lasting six months

• Lectures from a highly acclaimed team of instructors combining leading academics and practitioners

• Classroom and live web-cast sessions allowing full tutor-delegate interaction

• Coherent learning objectives, from fundamental concepts through to the latest advances

• Innovative and relevant technical course content

• Computer workshops that allow delegates to put theory into practice

• Emphasis on the implementation of models and algorithms

• All sessions are recorded, so all delegates get access to the full program, regardless of schedule or time-zone

• Continual tutor support via email or phone

• Key course elements are explained in our overview video.

• Information on our course delivery and some sample webcasts are also available.

ALL of the below elements are included in the course:

• Six month examined program, including lectures and workshops

• Pre-CQF Mathematics Primer to get you back up to speed before starting the CQF

• A huge library of Extras, including an ever-expanding library of over 120 additional Lifelong Learning lectures

• Many one- or two-day exclusive Masterclasses (including: High Frequency Trading; Behavioral Finance; Advanced Exotics; Advanced Volatility Modelling; Advanced Credit Risk; Advanced Fixed Income; Variance Gamma Models)

• 70 hours of C++ lectures, from basics to implementation

• Java classes

• Sophisticated Trading Simulator with lessons

• Online access to all CQF material in perpetuity

• More information about the CQF’s Extras is available.

CQF Information Sessions
CQF Information Sessions are regularly held all over the world, which are a good way to meet Dr Wilmott, the CQF team and course alumni. Find out where and when our upcoming information sessions are being held.

More Information

www.cqf.com has plenty of additional information, including delegate testimonials, sample lectures and specific course fees and dates. If you have any questions about the program, simply send an e-mail to info@cqf.com.