Omid Ebrat

Course Date:
June 2004
Previous Qualifications:
BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Iran
MSc in Mechanical Engineering from George Washington University, USA
PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, USA
Current Position:
Independent Proprietary Trading

“Taking the CQF program was one of the best decisions I have ever made in my professional life. I already had a graduate degree in engineering and was working fulltime in the automotive industry when I decided to pursue a career in finance. Despite tremendous enthusiasm, I had limited time during evenings and weekends to prepare myself to compete for a quant position on Wall Street. A short trip to London and a meeting with the CQF Course Directors finalized my decision to take the program.

The CQF, in my opinion, offers an exceptional blend of the most important topics in quantitative finance with an elegant balance of its fundamental, analytical, and numerical aspects. The subject of quantitative finance can be quite tedious and full of unnecessary jargon which makes it more confusing than interesting. The CQF program is carefully designed to walk the delegates through the toughest fundamental concepts and make them easier to digest and remember. I also found the hands-on implementation of pricing model simulations very useful. Believe it or not, I've enhanced a couple of them and put them to use at work in a trading environment.

Since I've made the transition to the finance industry, I’ve come to realize the calibre of my education as a result of the CQF program. I continue to recommend the course to friends and quantitative finance enthusiasts."