Application Report for MSc Finance and Accounting at Imperial College

This report is an application essay for the MSc Finance and Accounting program at Imperial College Business School. The applicant highlights their academic background in Economics from SOAS University, emphasizing their interest in the MENA region and their coursework in finance and mathematics. They detail their work experience at Deutsche Börse Group, specifically in Derivatives Product Design, showcasing their understanding of derivatives, regulatory requirements, and their role in launching financial products. The applicant explains their motivation for choosing Imperial College, citing the quality of instruction, facilities, and the college's location in London's financial center. They articulate their career goals in investment banking, mentioning their interest in the program's core and elective modules, including those on derivatives. The essay also reflects on their personal journey, including immigrating from a war-torn country, and their desire to contribute to society.

Entry requirements
 All-rounder and ambitious
 Excellent and quantitative background
 Good communications
 Record of excellence outside the classroom and well researched career plan
Dear Sir/Madam,
This is to inform you that in comparison to my associates and fellow mates, I am highly thankful for graduating from one of
the top most university. Not only this, the internship at blue chip organization also gave a grand exposure to inculcate new
possibilities. As I have shifted from a war torn country when I was young, this fact instils hope and the motivation to
achieve the excellence which will help me in delivering the best to the society. Hence, I have decided to give my 100%,
nonetheless my experiences were not smooth enough. The idea to study at Imperial College Business School and opting for
MSc Finance and Accounting course is not only a challenging step, but it will also help in enhancing my skills and
opportunities. My dream to become an investment banker could be fulfilled and what could be the better chance than
selecting the subject from this particular college.
Current studies
My choice to peruse Economics at undergrad was driven by my fixation to investigate its essential job in the MENA area for
which I decide to go to SOAS which is driving college in formative examinations. While I was capable support my
comprehension of the different boundaries and monetary advancement hypotheses, I likewise went to a few money
related and numerical modules. The defining moment which started my enthusiasm to seek after a profession in ventures
was while I was composing a paper on the degree to which the Efficient Market Hypotheses stands. I additionally went to a
few courses in R and Python which I used to further my potential benefit by winning a grant at Warwick Business School to
investigate Big Data just as utilizing it to break down information for my econometrics module.
Work experience?
Captivated by the mechanics of subsidiaries, I took a decision to be an intern at Deutsche Börse Group in Derivatives
Product Design which is centre to the organization's income stream. Through my yearlong entry level position, I had the
option to expand my insight into the numerous instruments in the subordinates’ universe as I pivoted on various work
areas including the Dividend, Volatility and Total Return Futures. I likewise expanded my Launching subordinates is a
perplexing procedure as it settle to a great extent around the utilization of proprietorial programming and thorough
administrative necessities.
Through the unpredictable procedure of launch of derivatives I had the option to manufacture my cooperation aptitudes as
I needed to work with a few difference as I was additionally ready to use and expand on my coding aptitudes as I dealt with
figuring the reasonable incentive for when compared to the internal and the external derivatives as the treatment is quite
different, as it spins to a great extent around the utilization of proprietorial framework and thorough administrative
prerequisite set by ESMA and Business administration and Finance.
One of the greatest achievements for me was when I got a lead role in Single Stock Equity Division which is majorly
derivative contracts for the forces of the market. In particular I have also held my responsibilities and also delegated some
of the work to multiple departments with extreme deadlines. Having encountered the dispatch of I had the took on
different obligations, for example, assuming the lead job in the Single Stock Equity Division which is answerable for
propelling subsidiary agreements for showcase members. Through propelling more than 80 items which have and I built up
a few aptitudes.
Why Imperial?
My enthusiasm for applying to Imperial is driven by the sensational degree of instructing and the exceptional offices
accessible for understudies to use. Since the college majorly focuses on the practical implication and addition all aspects,
the MSc Finance and Accounting program stands apart as the educational program. I welcome the significance of this
particularly as having encountered direct how powerful and quick paced the monetary business is. Besides, graduating in
the core of London, the world's driving monetary centre which is encompassed by global establishments that have a
distinct fascination for the ability at Imperial, gives an incredible chance to form the networks and correlations. Likewise,
Imperial pulls in a various pool of understudy who are both inquisitive and insightful and to be a piece of such a
multicultural partner, that offer comparative worth and inspiration would be stunning chance.

Why masters?
I have picked the accounting and financing degree specifically as I built up a distinct fascination for pursuing a profession in
investment banking. Venture banking attracts me the most and I am generally intrigued by the wide determination of
centre and elective modules which contact each edge of finances right from derivatives that could provide the view on the
overall basis.