Course Outline
Introduction
Setting up the Development Environment
- Programming locally vs online: Anaconda and Jupyter
Python Programming Fundamentals
- Control structures, data types, functions, data structures and operators
Extending Python's Capabilities
- Modules and Packages
Your first Python Application
- Estimating beginning and ending dates and times
Accessing External Data with Python
- Importing and exporting, reading and writing CSV data
- Accessing data in an SQL database
Organizing Data Using Arrays and Vectors in Python
- NumPy and vectorized functions
Visualizing Data with Python
- Matplotlib for 2D and 3D plotting, pyplot, and SciPy
Analyzing Data with Python
- Data analysis with scipy.stats and pandas
- Importing and exporting financial data (Excel, website data, etc.)
Simulating Asset Price Trajectories
- Monte Carlo simulation
Asset Allocation and Portfolio Optimization
- Performing capital allocation, asset allocation, and risk assessment
Risk Analysis and Investment Performance
- Defining and solving portfolio optimization problems
Fixed-Income Analysis and Option Pricing
- Performing fixed-income analysis and option pricing
Financial Time Series Analysis
- Analyzing time series data in financial markets
Taking Your Python Application into Production
- Integrating your application with Excel and other web applications
Application Performance
- Optimizing your application
- Parallel Computing and Multiprocessing
Troubleshooting
Closing Remarks
Requirements
- An understanding of finance (securities, derivatives, etc.)
- A general understanding of probability and statistics
- Elementary differential and integral calculus
Testimonials
real exemples of the trainer
Joana Gomes
Trainer, Richard was very good
Lisa Johansen
The trainer was very knowledgeable and well prepared. I think we was very well capable to prepare a training that was suitable for our needs.
Sophia van den Broek - Triple Jump
It was a one to one session so I was able to ask specific questions relating to my own company needs. The course covered the topic really well and gave me many ideas and actions to take away
Hazel Matthews
The whole day was just great and relaxed which really helped. All the printouts really helped.
Louise Mackrell
She was very personable and presented a fluid delivery of the course material.
Karli Buckle
Vajitha was engaging, very knowledgeable, clear and prepared
Cécile McNeil
activity after each topic
JOCELYN BARTOLOME - Innovative Investors & Financing Co., Inc.; Innovative Investors & Financing Co., Inc.
all the topics are all informative and related to our daily life and work . so its really very helpful and useful .
EMMA GABRIEL - Innovative Investors & Financing Co., Inc.; Innovative Investors & Financing Co., Inc.
I obtained a lot of information in my line of work most especially about leadership and how our system works
HERMAN TENORIO - Innovative Investors & Financing Co., Inc.; Innovative Investors & Financing Co., Inc.
personally i am blessed and thankful because i was given the opportunity to gain knowledge... (all topic & subj. matter)
Innovative Investors & Financing Co., Inc.; Innovative Investors & Financing Co., Inc.
The most like about the training is about the workshop so that we apply what i have learn about the topic
Janette Base - Innovative Investors & Financing Co., Inc.; Innovative Investors & Financing Co., Inc.
Doing the case study was particularly helpful.. The self awareness bit was an eye opener.. all in all a great training session.
Zandrea Cabal - Innovative Investors & Financing Co., Inc.; Innovative Investors & Financing Co., Inc.
the group activity
Innovative Investors & Financing Co., Inc.; Innovative Investors & Financing Co., Inc.
CAMPARI / TRUST FORMULA
VIRNA INTAL - Innovative Investors & Financing Co., Inc.
I like the application cases wherein every topic, she has exercises to apply what we have learned.
CRISTINA MEDINA - Innovative Investors & Financing Co., Inc.
The lecturer is very knowledgeable and can substantiate theories with his own personal experiences.