Course Outline
Introduction
Setting Up the Development Environment
- Local vs. online programming: Exploring Anaconda and Jupyter
Python Programming Fundamentals
- Control structures, data types, functions, data structures, and operators
Extending Python's Capabilities
- Understanding and using Modules and Packages
Developing Your First Python Application
- Estimating beginning and ending dates and times
Accessing External Data with Python
- Importing and exporting, as well as reading and writing CSV data
- Interacting with data stored in SQL databases
Organizing Data Using Arrays and Vectors in Python
- Leveraging NumPy and vectorized functions
Visualizing Data with Python
- Creating 2D and 3D plots with Matplotlib, using pyplot, and integrating SciPy
Analyzing Data with Python
- Performing data analysis with scipy.stats and pandas
- Importing and exporting financial data from sources like Excel and websites
Simulating Asset Price Trajectories
- Implementing Monte Carlo simulations
Asset Allocation and Portfolio Optimization
- Executing capital allocation, asset allocation, and risk assessment strategies
Risk Analysis and Investment Performance
- Formulating and solving portfolio optimization problems
Fixed-Income Analysis and Option Pricing
- Conducting fixed-income analysis and calculating option prices
Financial Time Series Analysis
- Analyzing time series data within financial markets
Deploying Your Python Application to Production
- Integrating your application with Excel and other web-based tools
Application Performance
- Optimizing application performance
- Utilizing Parallel Computing and Multiprocessing
Troubleshooting Strategies
Closing Remarks
Requirements
- A solid understanding of finance concepts (e.g., securities, derivatives)
- A general grasp of probability and statistics
- Basic knowledge of differential and integral calculus
Testimonials (3)
How to manage business financials
surprise mtileni - Hatima Holdings (Pty) ltd
Course - Learning Xero
Good communication, open for discussion, kept it interesting and engaging
Ahmet Keyman - Keytrade AG
Course - Management Accounting and Finance for Non-Finance Professionals
Hands-on exercises related to content really helps to understand more about each topic. Also, style of start class with lecture and continue with hands-on exercise is good and helpful to relate with the lecture that presented earlier.