After drifting apart for 100 years, the two worlds of genetics — quantitative genetics and molecular genetics — are finally coming together in genome-wide association (GWA) research, which shows that ...

What are the differences between gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative information? Better yet, how can you develop these skills and use this knowledge in a real-world job? Quantitative ...

Institutional investors face complex decisions—where to allocate capital, which managers to trust, how to weather volatility. These choices can’t rely on instinct alone. They require data, structure, ...

Lisa Smith is a writer with a passion for financial journalism, contributing to popular media outlets like Investopedia and Bloomberg BNA. If there were awards for the most controversial economic ...

Welcome to the latest edition of Risk.net’s guide to the world’s leading quantitative finance master’s programmes, and ranking of the top 25 courses. New York universities make up four of the top 10 ...

Quantitative analysis is a branch of financial analysis that focuses on using data and mathematical techniques to inform investment decisions. Harry Markowitz pioneered modern quantitative analysis ...

Quantitative analysis uses historical data from a company’s financials to attempt to predict future patterns or trends. Quantitative analysis is a number and data-driven approach to investing that ...

The Federal Reserve will end its current round of quantitative tightening on December 1, signaling a potential shift toward quantitative easing. Since 2009, the Fed has managed monetary policy through ...

Quantitative business research focuses on quantifying behaviours, opinions, trends, and other variables by collecting and analysing measurable, numerical data. It answers questions related to “how ...

On Wednesday afternoon, the Federal Reserve announced an important change in its strategy for reducing the bonds it holds on its balance sheet—a process known as quantitative tightening. Here’s a look ...

Quantitative investing is an investment process in which securities are chosen based on defined rules. Conventional active management involves a team doing security-specific research: modeling company ...