News & Announcements
July 2020: U-M QFRM Faculty Study Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown Measures
Quantitative Finance faculty, Professors Erhan Bayraktar and Asaf Cohen, applied their expertise in mathematical modeling to the realm of epidemiology in order to study one of the world's most pressing issues: how to minimize both loss of life and economic damages...
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November 2019: Youtuber Dimitri Bianco Reviews Michigan’s Quant Program
Quant risk manager, Youtuber, and University of Michigan alum Dimitri Bianco recently visited campus and reviewed the master's program in Quantitative Finance and Risk Management. After considering our curriculum, faculty, and career services, he rated the Quant...
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July 2019: University of Michigan Quant Program Students Win IAQF Student Competition
The International Association of Quantitative Finance (IAQF) announced last week that a team of University of Michigan Quant Program students is among the five winners of the Eighth Annual Academic Affiliate Membership Student Competition. The competition, which...
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February 2019: Quant Program Alumna Becomes ETF Portfolio Manager at 26
Quant Program alumna, Qiao Duan, wins acclaim for becoming one of the youngest female ETF portfolio managers in the industry.
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May 2016: Are the high-rolling quants of horse racing our friends or foes?
Quant Program Director, Erhan Bayraktar, and his student, Alex Munk, take a critical look at how computer-assisted betting has changed the classic game of horse race gambling.
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July 2017: Why crowds aren’t always wise: Lessons from mini-flash crashes on Wall Street
Our program’s faculty used “an army of simulated investors” to observe how a mini-flash crash forms and whether a wise group of traders might avoid it.
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