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Quantitative Financial Analyst

Banking & Finance

  • Average Salary

    RM3600 - RM 5200

  • Career Trends

  • Compability

What is Quantitative Financial Analyst?

A Quantitative Financial Analyst develops quantitative financial products that are used to inform individuals or financial institutions involved in saving, borrowing, investing, borrowing, or managing risks. They also investigated financial analysis methods to create mathematical models used to develop analytical tools or financial investment instruments.

Minimum education level

 

PT3

SPM

STPM

Diploma

Degree

Average Salary

RM3600 - RM 5200

Example of a Job Position

Financial Analyst

Task

? Apply mathematical or statistical techniques to practical problems in finance, such as derivative valuations, stock trading, risk management, or financial market regulation ? Assess potential impacts of climate change on business financial issues, such as repair of damage, insurance costs, or potential disruptions to daily activities ? Collaborate on the development or testing of new analytical software , to ensure compliance with user needs, specifications and reach ? Collaborate with product development teams to research, model, validate, or implement quantitative structured solutions for new markets or expansion markets

Knowledge

Mathematics

Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Administration and Management

Knowledge of business and management principles including strategic planning, resource allocation, human resource modeling, leadership techniques, production methods, and coordination between people and resources.

English

Knowledge of the structure and content of English, including the meaning and spelling of each word, composition rules, and grammar.

Economics and Accounting

Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, financial markets, banking, and financial data analysis and reports.

Skills

Active Learning

Understand the implications of new information for basic decision making and problem solving now and in the future.

Complex Problem Solving

Identify complex problems and review related information in order to develop and evaluate options and solutions that can be applied.

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to the problems handled

Mathematics

Use mathematics to solve problems

Capability

  • 1

    Information Arrangement - The ability to arrange various things and actions in a certain sequence or pattern according to the rules specified (for example: number patterns, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

  • 2

    Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to certain problems in order to produce reasonable answers.

  • 3

    Written Understanding - Ability to read and understand information and ideas conveyed through writing

  • 4

    Depth of Perception - The ability to judge which of several objects closer or farther than you, or to assess the distance between you and the object.

  • 5

    Mathematical Reasoning - The ability to choose the right mathematical methods and formulas to solve problems.

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