I. Employment prospects
At present, the employment of financial engineering in China is mainly concentrated in the following areas:
1. fund companies: fund companies are in great need of talents who can do fund performance evaluation, risk control and asset allocation.
2. Securities companies: Securities companies are in a difficult period and are also seeking survival opportunities through the design of collective wealth management products.
3. Banks: The most traditional banks are also undergoing subtle changes. The head offices of major banks have begun to establish internal risk management models, and talents in this field are urgently needed. However, due to the rigid employment system of banks, truly qualified people may not be able to do this.
Another important department within the bank, the Treasury Department, also needs financial engineering talents. On the one hand, they operate in the inter-bank bond market, and they are the main force of fixed-income securities in the future, and also the main force of designing financial engineering products such as corporate bond market and mortgage-backed bonds with huge development space in the future.
Second, the employment direction.
Mainly engaged in finance, financial management, teaching and scientific research in multinational corporations, financial institutions and institutions of higher learning.
Third, professional introduction
Financial engineering is an undergraduate major in colleges and universities, which belongs to financial major. Students in this major learn the basic knowledge of financial engineering, emphasize the combination of practical content and theoretical content, pay attention to the practice of basic skills and comprehensive application ability, and highlight the technicality, comprehensiveness and exploration of practical content.