Financial Engineering

From breakthrough products and inspiring leadership to marketing disasters and strategic own goals, a panel of business leaders choose the winners and losers from the last 12 months in business. Evan Davis hosts The Bottom Line's unofficial annual awards, where the only prizes ar ...  Show more

The Bottom Line has been on BBC Radio 4 for twenty years. The programme was first broadcast in 2006. Back then smartphones weren't on sale, Facebook had only just gone public and people still went to Blockbuster to rent videos and DVDs. Tony Blair was prime minister, a litre of f ...  Show more

Traders and finance: Daniel Beunza - Associate Professor in the Cass Business School at City, University of London, talks to Laurie Taylor about his study of a Wall Street derivatives-trading room. In particular, he explores how the extensive use of financial models and trading t ...  Show more

Does the finance industry add value, or just chaos? From crashing economies to turning homes into gambling chips, it’s made billions while leaving us questioning its worth. We unpack its core role—connecting capital to land, labor, and ideas—and how it fueled the Industrial Revol ...  Show more

Dive deep into the mechanics of quantitative finance and explore how a blend of skills ranging from data analysis to software development fuels this dynamic field. 

If you've ever pondered the pathways to entering and excelling in quant finance, or if you seek t ...

We dive into market volatility, alternative currencies, and inflation hedges, and examine the differences between market speculation and economic reality—and what it all means for investors like you. Custom music by Davis Jones.