Dr. Alvaro Cartea

Professor

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Biography

Alvaro Cartea is a Professor at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, where he serves as the Director of the Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance. His research interests lie in the fields of High-Frequency Algorithmic Trading, Mathematical Finance, and Financial Economics, with a focus on Asset Pricing and Energy Markets. Cartea has made significant contributions to the understanding of stochastic control and the dynamics of mutually exciting processes in financial markets. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of Applied Mathematical Finance and has published several notable books and papers in the realm of algorithmic trading.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
  • Three academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
  • Two academic essays (2,000 words each)
Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.