MSc Computational Finance at King's College London

The Computational Finance MSc will introduce students to the computational methods that are widely used by practitioners and financial institutions in today’s markets. This course will provide students with a solid foundation not only in traditional quantitative methods and financial instruments, but also scientific computing, numerical methods, high-performance computing, distributed ledgers, big-data analytics and agent-based modelling. These techniques will be used to understand financial markets from a post-crisis perspective which incorporates findings from the study of financial markets at high-frequency timescales, modern approaches to understanding systematic risk and financial contagion, and disruptive technologies such as distributed ledgers and cryptocurrencies.

Faculty: Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences  |  Department: Department of Informatics  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our Computational Finance MSc gives you an in-depth understanding of modern financial technology (FinTech) and its application to financial markets. You will explore areas such as electronic trading and distributed-ledger technology, while learning how to apply advanced computational techniques to understand and analyse financial systems. You will also examine high-frequency trading, systemic risk and financial contagion, alongside disruptive technologies such as distributed ledgers and cryptocurrencies.

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