Financial Engineering

What Does It Mean?
What Does Financial Engineering Mean?
The creation of new and improved financial products through innovative design or repackaging of existing financial instruments.
Investopedia Says
Investopedia explains Financial Engineering
Financial engineers use various mathematical tools in order to create new investment strategies. The new products created by financial engineers can serve as solutions to problems or as ways to maximize returns from potential investment opportunities.
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