Course Outline
Introduction
Configuring the Development Environment
- Local programming versus online environments: Anaconda and Jupyter
Python Programming Essentials
- Control structures, data types, functions, data structures, and operators
Enhancing Python's Functionality
- Modules and Packages
Developing Your First Python Application
- Calculating initial and final dates and times
Retrieving External Data via Python
- Importing and exporting, as well as reading and writing CSV data
- Connecting to and retrieving data from SQL databases
Structuring Data with Arrays and Vectors in Python
- NumPy and vectorized operations
Data Visualization with Python
- 2D and 3D plotting with Matplotlib, pyplot, and SciPy
Data Analysis using Python
- Analyzing data with scipy.stats and pandas
- Importing and exporting financial data (from Excel, websites, etc.)
Simulating Asset Price Movements
- Monte Carlo simulation
Asset Allocation and Portfolio Optimization
- Executing capital allocation, asset allocation, and risk assessment
Risk Assessment and Investment Performance
- Formulating and resolving portfolio optimization problems
Fixed-Income Analysis and Option Pricing
- Carrying out fixed-income analysis and pricing options
Financial Time Series Analysis
- Evaluating time series data within financial markets
Deploying Your Python Application for Production
- Connecting your application to Excel and other web-based tools
Application Performance
- Optimizing your application
- Parallel Computing and Multiprocessing
Troubleshooting
Conclusion
Requirements
- Familiarity with financial concepts (such as securities and derivatives)
- A basic grasp of probability and statistics
- Foundational 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.