The academic team

On March 17, the 79th academic lecture of the Jiao Hu Financial Forum series was successfully held in the East Academic Lecture Hall on the 2nd Floor of the School of Finance. With the theme From Quantitative Finance to FinTech, this lecture was delivered by Professor Dai Min, Chair Professor of Applied Statistics, Financial Mathematics at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. It was hosted by Du Jiangze, Vice Dean of the School of Finance, and attended by some teachers and master’s students of the school.

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Picture: Teachers and master’s students of the School of Finance listening attentively to the lecture

First, Dai Min introduced the origin and development history of quantitative finance to the participants. He pointed out that quantitative knowledge is most widely applied in three fields: investment, corporate finance, and option pricing. Next, he conducted in-depth explanation and elaboration on the two financing methods—stocks and bonds—adopted by companies. By citing a series of vivid examples, he transformed the originally obscure investment-related issues into interesting content. When explaining option pricing, he detailed Paul Samuelson’s option pricing theory and the snowball financial product. Finally, Dai Min gave detailed answers to the questions raised by students and teachers regarding postgraduate admission at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and academic topics.

Picture: Professor Dai Min giving the academic lecture

The successful holding of this lecture not only broadened the students’ academic thinking, but also further stimulated their enthusiasm for academic research and enriched their knowledge of financial theories.