i would do the analysis and real analysis course, the material covered in calculus 3 is pretty basic

Hotone, may i ask if you hold a DEA in Statistics and Mathematics Applied to Finance, why are u studying for the master's degree at Columbia?

Thanks for the replies. So a DEA is more like a MPhil?

Generally, The University of Melbourne is amongst the top 3 universities in Australia, and arguably has the best international reputation. However for the field of Finance i dont think the university is as strong as UNSW, Syd University or maybe even UQ.

<t>I know that this topic has been covered before, but I still remain confussed so please enlighten me. I am interested in pursuing postgradestudy in France (PhD equivalent) in an area like quantitative/mathematical finance or in the emerging discipline of 'complex systems' (I think they are related...

What skills does an individual need in this area? Is basic coding enough or is something more hardcore needed/desired?

Just a quick question. How important is knowledge of accounting( like financial statement anaylsis) for people interested in a career in quant Finance?nst

If you're not sure 'bout which school you want to go to, read this article http://www.fenews.com/fen26/education.htmlits a survey for all the financial engineering/mathematical finance programmes out there

Thanks for your reply MathFinance. I will check out the website. By the way nst stands for my name

<t>Hi MathFinance,Quoteout of their first class, all graduating students secured full-time employment at good places, and I believe everyone looking for an internship was placed (also in good places) - that was definitely not the case with the other comparable programs this past yearI'm just wonderi...