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UVhat is Financial Engineering? UC ~on

Financial engineering describes activities designed tosupport quantitative efforts in sales, trading, &investing in financial assets

Financial Engineers apply cutting-edge quantitativemodels & methods to decision making in areas such as:

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.Applied Finance Project report is due at the end of the fall term.

.Specl'at Topics in Financial Engineering may replace a speeific markketsclass in any given year. Special Topics can change from year to year.Past topics include Behav!olal Finance and Asset Backed Secul!t!es.

UCLAAndersonlass Profile - Class of 2011

Average GPA - undergrad

Average GPA - graduate 3 z 71 7

Average Quant GHAT 50/930/o

Average Quant GRE 790/92%

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Age Range 23 - 45

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Average Years Work Experience

skdmission Requirements

4 Year degree or equivalentQuantitative aptitude and analytical skills Degree in math, sciences, engineering or computerspreferredComputer programming (C++),math and statistical program knowledge (Matlab)GMAT or GRE accepted _TOEFL for international studentsWork experience preferredTwo letters of recommendationTwo EssaysInterview upon invitation

Employment Statistics

Summer Internships: 100%2009 Full-time Employment: 87%2010 Full-time Employment: 86%

AVAa~ ul s. ~9320000 - $100'000

Employers Include:

!Apollo Capital MacquarieArmored Wolf Morgan StanleyBank of China Int'l NomuraBardays Capital Pacific Life InsuranceCiti PanAgoraDeutsche Bank PIMCODorchester Capital Research AffiliatesDuff & Phelps Southern CaliforniaGoldman Sachs EdisonHarvest Fund TCWJP Morgan Union BankKPMG Wedbush

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a Strong Industry Ties. Fink Center for Finance & Investment Board

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UCLAAndersonFE Program Goals

Provide our students with:

.The knowledge & skills needed to integrate:.Financial theory. Sophisticated analytics. Practical know-how

- The ability to communicate the strength andlimitations of these quantitative approaches

- A world-class academic experience

Financial Institutions Seminars UCLAAndersonSdmol., ~

A series of presentations by practitioners on topicsrelated to the practice of financial engineering

T ered include:. Risk management implementation at investment banks. Quantitative asset management at equity & fixed-.income firmsw Current trends in the use of quantitative analysis at hedge funds

Plast :w Vineer Bhansali, Managing Director, PIMCOw Peter Carr, Managing Director, MorganStanleyw Harindra de Silva, President, Analytic Investorsw Dwight Grant, Managing Director, Duff & Phelpsw Dori Levanoni, Partner, Co-'director of Global Macro, I=irst Quadrantw Karyn Williams, Managing Director, Wilshire Associatesw Warren Xia, Head Quant, Bloomberg

:'rogram Structure UCLAAnderson~ lo, MuaSement

. One Year full-time program (52 units total)

. January - December

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Prof. Francis LongstaHFounding Faculty Diredor

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sLpplication & Fees UCLAAndersonSehool of Mana8ement

Program begins in January 2013 (Winter)

Application available online

Three Rounds/Deadlines - Apply Early!.March 31, 2012. May 31, 2012.July 31, 2012

2012 Tuition for the programis $51,500

Financial Aid available via studentloans. No scholarships are available. Deb Mincey, Director of Financial Aid

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