Computational methods, including Monte Carlo, PDE, lattice and other numerical methods with applications to financial modeling
Economics, including micro and macro economics, international economics, theory of the firm, labor economics, and other economic topics outside of finance
Development of general quantitative methodologies with applications in finance
Mathematical and analytical methods of finance, including stochastic, probabilistic and functional analysis, algebraic, geometric and other methods
Security selection and optimization, capital allocation, investment strategies and performance measurement
Valuation and hedging of financial securities, their derivatives, and structured products
Measurement and management of financial risks in trading, banking, insurance, corporate and other applications
Statistical, econometric and econophysics analyses with applications to financial markets and economic data
Market microstructure, liquidity, exchange and auction design, automated trading, agent-based modeling and market-making