In the financial industry, decisions must be made in fractions of a second and this can result in large profits or significant losses. The collapse of Lehman Brothers demonstrated to me the vulnerability of all companies as size and level of profit do not matter as bad decisions can still create losses. Making financial decisions is intriguing to me as I would ultimately like to apply my math skills in a career in finance. The concept of investing is interesting to me as it involves calculated risks that depend on a series of mathematical equations to ensure that companies make well-informed decisions about how to invest their money. When I study mathematics and finance at university, I want to understand how to make viable financial decisions and calculate these risks in the context of different business models. I enjoy the challenge of studying mathematics as I am able to apply mathematical skills to solving real-life problems. An example of this is using trigonometric identities to model scenarios that enable informed predictions. Studying economics has it all...