{"id":1966,"date":"2022-01-14T14:23:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T14:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/?p=1966"},"modified":"2025-11-12T12:14:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:14:33","slug":"why-i-chose-to-study-computational-finance-msc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/2022\/01\/14\/why-i-chose-to-study-computational-finance-msc\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I chose to study Computational Finance MSc"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1963\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1963\" style=\"width: 178px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1963\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/files\/2022\/01\/mohit-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/files\/2022\/01\/mohit-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/files\/2022\/01\/mohit.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By Mohit, Computational Finance MSc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Let me begin with stating what Computational Finance is and my perspective about it. If I had to explain it in one sentence, I would say it&#8217;s an <strong>interdisciplinary course aimed at solving financial problems using computational and mathematical modelling.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I feel I have very specific reasons to go ahead with pursuing this course. Just after completing my bachelor\u2019s degree, I had started my career as a Software Developer in a Financial Derivatives Exchange, and it was here that I discovered by interest in the financial world and how everything works in it. In addition to that, I have always been driven by solving mathematical equations, problems, and writing programs to solve logical problems. During my work in the Exchange, I realized that mathematics is the backbone of the financial industry. As in all things in the world, one thing remains constant: mathematics correlates to everything and that includes finance, stats, charts, trends, analysis&#8230;the list goes on! When you blend this mathematical knowledge with its computational aspect, it becomes a superpower. <strong>I believe that the beauty of this course lies in its perfect blend of finance, mathematics, and programming.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I understand all of these might sound really daunting, but it&#8217;s not! <strong>You will get to work with some of the brightest minds in the world<\/strong> when you pursue a career like this, and the monetary rewards are no secret.<\/p>\n<p>Pursuing this master&#8217;s also aligned with my career goals as I wanted to transition to a career as a Quant (Quantitative Researcher\/Developer\/Analyst). <strong>I wanted to learn from the best and King\u2019s has some of the best professors<\/strong> who have been working in this field for years.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to end this blog by saying that Computational Finance is a niche field. It allows me to master the right combination of subjects to pave my path in the financial world as a Quant, and at the same time, it opens doors for a career in the rising Fintech industry.<\/p>\n<h3>Read more&#8230;<\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/2021\/04\/01\/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-masters-student-during-remote-learning\/\">A day in the life of a master&#8217;s student<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Let me begin with stating what Computational Finance is and my perspective about it. If I had to explain it in one sentence, I would <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/2022\/01\/14\/why-i-chose-to-study-computational-finance-msc\/\" title=\"Why I chose to study Computational Finance MSc\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1226,"featured_media":749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[105,13],"tags":[106,6,103,14],"class_list":["post-1966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-informatics-2","category-postgraduate","tag-computational-finance","tag-informatics","tag-masters","tag-postgraduate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1966"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2666,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1966\/revisions\/2666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}