Masters in Quantitative Investment program

MQIM6605Quant Student Investment Fund 13 ch

This course presents experiential learning of actual quantitative portfolio management as it is conducted in the financial industry. Under the guidance of faculty advisors, students will manage a multi million-dollar portfolio within the investment policies and procedures of the fund. It requires detailed analysis of macroeconomic, industry, and company fundamentals, using industry standard quantitative techniques in forecasting both return and risk as well as constructing portfolios. At the conclusion of the first semester, the team will have developed a marketing pitch book for the strategy, and the major deliverable will be a group presentation discussing and marketing the strategy to hypothetical investors, including detailed backtesting information on the chosen strategy.

Prerequisites: students must be registered in the MQIM program.