<p>what the hecks the different between mba with concentration in finance and master of science in finance(msf)?</p>
<p>Whatever you make it to be.</p>
<p>Finance is a highly technical field. </p>
<p>The MS is geared toward financial products analysis and development. For this you will need a strong calculus background and maybe some programming in C# (or similar).</p>
<p>The MBA/Finance is more about corporate finance and management. For this you can have any background but finance requires and understanding of calculus and a strong algebra background. If you don’t do the math you may pass the course but you will be the crappiest Finance guy in the company. You will need a similar skill set for the MBA in general.</p>
<p>finance absolutely does not require a calculus background</p>
<p>of course it helps…</p>
<p>Mathematical finance comprises the branches of applied mathematics concerned with the financial markets.</p>
<p>The subject has a close relationship with the discipline of financial economics, which is concerned with much of the underlying theory. Generally, mathematical finance will derive, and extend, the mathematical or numerical models suggested by financial economics. Thus, for example, while a financial economist might study the structural reasons why a company may have a certain share price, a financial mathematician may take the share price as a given, and attempt to use stochastic calculus to obtain the fair value of derivatives of the stock (see: Valuation of options).</p>
<p>In terms of practice, mathematical finance also overlaps heavily with the field of computational finance (also known as financial engineering). Arguably, these are largely synonymous, although the latter focuses on application, while the former focuses on modeling and derivation (see: Quantitative analyst).</p>
<p>The fundamental theorem of arbitrage-free pricing is one of the key theorems in mathematical finance.</p>
<p>Many universities around the world now offer degree and research programs in mathematical finance; see Master of Quantitative Finance.</p>
<p>Go To:
[Mathematical</a> finance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_finance]Mathematical”>Mathematical finance - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>A basic understanding goes well beyond H.S. Algebra. Unless you just want to be a mortgage loan officer. In that case you just need a calculator and bankrate.com.</p>
<p>mathematical finance is just one section of finance</p>
<p>yes, some areas are highly technical, for example, you need high math to derive black scholes and generally to understand most financial papers written by academics.</p>
<p>That said, most finance people (this includes asset managers and bankers) will rarely if ever use anything beyond basic algebra</p>
<p>i am planning to do masters in financial engineering which exam should i take gre or gmat ???
can somebody suggest me universities that accepts gre scores ???</p>
<p>Hello, Curiousone 10. I believe that is depend on your future plan. As someone mentioned above: If you choose to be finance specialist (working as fund manager or financial engineer), you can prefer MSF. If you intend to work at some corporations or international companies, you should choose MBA concentrated on finance. In addition to finance, you should know something about marketing strategy, HR arrangement or accounting report when you working at these companies. MBA concentrated on finance may fit for you.</p>