Quant Guide 2021: Paris-Sorbonne University/Ecole Polytechnique
Paris, France
The Master’s in Probability in Finance, hosted jointly by Sorbonne University and Ecole Polytechnique, climbs two places in this year’s Quant Guide, to 16
th – the third-highest European programme featured.
The course lasts one academic year, across two semesters and an industry internship. The first semester includes classes in probability and optimisation, derivatives, econometrics, and European Union markets. The second semester involves more advanced material, with classes on stochastic algorithms, US options, parallel computing, high-frequency trading and machine learning.
A set of introductory ‘refresher’ classes are also available, prior to the beginning of the first semester, for students who want to revisit the fundamentals of quant finance.