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Business Activities

Industry Engagement

Connecting Mathematical Finance With Industry

Engagement with the financial industry is an important component of mathematical finance. Connections between academic research and professional practice provide opportunities to apply mathematical, statistical, and computational methods to real-world financial problems.

Faculty associated with the Mathematical Finance Program have experience working with financial organizations and have participated in business and industry activities related to quantitative finance, investment management, and financial analytics.

Individual asset contributions to portfolio value-at-risk over time
Industry Experience

Faculty Connections to Finance

Program faculty have held leadership and advisory roles with organizations involved in financial analytics, investment management, and quantitative finance.

Dr. Svetlozar (Zari) Rachev

Financial Analytics

Dr. Rachev served as Chief Scientist at FinAnalytica Inc.

Dr. Frank J. Fabozzi

BlackRock

Dr. Fabozzi serves on the board of directors of the BlackRock complex of funds.

Corporate Collaboration

Industry Partnerships

The Mathematical Finance Program has collaborated with corporate partners on projects connecting quantitative research with applications in finance and analytics.

Jantz Analytics

Jantz Analytics has collaborated with the Mathematical Finance Program on financial analytics activities.

Supporting Grant

Commercial Real Estate Analytics

Mathematics in Financial Practice

Mathematical finance uses quantitative models to analyze markets, value financial instruments, evaluate potential returns, and measure and manage financial risk. Industry engagement helps connect these mathematical approaches with problems encountered in professional financial practice.

Contact

Questions About Business Activities?

For more information about the Mathematical Finance Program and its business and industry activities, contact program faculty.

Dr. Svetlozar (Zari) Rachev

zari.rachev@ttu.edu

Dr. Hongwei Mei

Hongwei.Mei@ttu.edu