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Financial Mathematics MSc

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Our Financial Mathematics MSc enables graduates and professionals with a strong mathematical background to research, develop and apply quantitative and computational techniques to investment and risk management. Based in the Department of Mathematics, this course has a superb reputation for research-led teaching and strong links to industry.

Key benefits

  • A rigorous approach to quantitative finance taught entirely by the Department of Mathematics.
  • Top 10 in the UK for Mathematics (QS World Rankings by subject 2024)
  • In-depth coverage of the skills needed for working in the financial, actuarial or related industry: probability theory, optimisation, statistics and computer implementation.
  • Unrivalled facilities close to the with City of London’s financial centre, and with access to live market data in our Bloomberg Data Laboratory.
  • Flexible study course offering the opportunity to study part-time.
  • King’s is a member of the London Graduate School in Mathematical Finance which provides advanced courses for students who wish to push beyond the MSc core syllabus.
  • Lecturers have extensive experience in working for financial institutions such as Bank of Finland, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, ION Trading, Standard Chartered Bank and Winton Capital Management.
  • The Department of Mathematics is a leading centre of research, with 100 percent of research classed as world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021).
Vansikha

King’s is a great platform to learn about Bloomberg and other trading or coding tools too. King’s also organises career fairs, so I always go along to learn about companies, network and apply for internships and jobs.

Vansikha, Financial Mathematics MSc

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Employability

Our graduates are highly sought after by investment banks, corporate risk management units, insurance companies, fund management institutions, financial regulatory bodies, brokerage firms, and trading companies.

Recent employers of our graduates include Capital Investment, Credit Suisse, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Fitch Ratings, HSBC and Morgan & Stanley.

Some graduates have chosen to pursue postgraduate research degrees (PhDs) in Financial Mathematics at world-renowned universities.

Destinations

Recent graduates have found employment within the following job roles and companies:

  • Manager, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
  • Investment Management, Great Eastern
  • Treasury & Liquidity Risk Models, Barclays
  • Financial Controller, Sodexo
  • Risk Analyst, Close Brothers Premium Finance
  • Quantitative Analyst, Scope
  • Analyst, JP Morgan

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Employability

Our graduates are highly sought after by investment banks, corporate risk management units, insurance companies, fund management institutions, financial regulatory bodies, brokerage firms, and trading companies.

Recent employers of our graduates include Capital Investment, Credit Suisse, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Fitch Ratings, HSBC and Morgan & Stanley.

Some graduates have chosen to pursue postgraduate research degrees (PhDs) in Financial Mathematics at world-renowned universities.

Destinations

Recent graduates have found employment within the following job roles and companies:

  • Manager, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
  • Investment Management, Great Eastern
  • Treasury & Liquidity Risk Models, Barclays
  • Financial Controller, Sodexo
  • Risk Analyst, Close Brothers Premium Finance
  • Quantitative Analyst, Scope
  • Analyst, JP Morgan

Application closing date guidance

We encourage you to apply as early as possible so that there is sufficient time for your application to be assessed. We may need to request further information from you during the application process.

King's College London is committed to the recruitment of students with the greatest academic ability and to maintain a diverse student population. In order to ensure a balanced international student population for our most competitive programmes, we have implemented the following deadlines:

For applicants who are currently residing in mainland China, the first application deadline is 10 January 2025 (23:59 UK time).

  • We highly encourage you to apply by this deadline due to high demand, but applications will continue to be reviewed thereafter until the final application deadline on 9 March 2025 (23:59 UK time).
  • If you reside in mainland China and apply for this programme after the above final deadline, your application may be automatically withdrawn and you will not be eligible for an application fee refund.

For all other applicants, our first application deadline is on 9 March 2025 (23:59 UK time). The final application deadlines for this programme are:

  • Overseas (international) fee status: 25 July 2025 (23:59 UK time)
  • Home fee status: 25 August 2025 (23:59 UK time)

After the first application deadline in March:

  • if the programme is not yet full, we will continue to accept applications until all available places are filled up to the final application deadlines above
  • if the programme becomes full before the final application deadlines stated above, we will close the programme to further applications

Please note, you will not be eligible for an application fee refund if you apply after the first application deadline, and we are unable to process further offers because places are filled and we close the course before the final application deadline.

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