Course Outline
Introduction
Establishing the Development Environment
- Local programming versus online platforms: Anaconda and Jupyter
Python Programming Essentials
- Control flow, data types, functions, data structures, and operators
Expanding Python's Capabilities
- Utilizing Modules and Packages
Building Your First Python Application
- Calculating start and end dates and times
Retrieving External Data with Python
- Importing and exporting data; reading and writing CSV files
- Accessing data stored in SQL databases
Structuring Data Using Arrays and Vectors in Python
- NumPy and vectorized operations
Data Visualization with Python
- Matplotlib for 2D and 3D plotting, pyplot, and SciPy
Data Analysis with Python
- Statistical analysis using 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 evaluation
Risk Analysis and Investment Performance
- Formulating and resolving portfolio optimization problems
Fixed-Income Analysis and Option Valuation
- Conducting fixed-income analysis and option pricing
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
Optimizing Application Performance
- Refining application efficiency
- Parallel Computing and Multiprocessing
Troubleshooting
Conclusion
Requirements
- Familiarity with finance concepts (such as securities and derivatives)
- A solid 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.