Course Outline
Introduction
Establishing the Development Environment
- Local programming versus online environments: Anaconda and Jupyter
Core Python Programming Concepts
- Control structures, data types, functions, data structures, and operators
Expanding Python's Functionality
- Modules and Packages
Developing Your First Python Application
- Calculating start and end dates and times
Accessing External Data via Python
- Importing and exporting, as well as reading and writing CSV data
- Retrieving data from SQL databases
Structuring Data with Arrays and Vectors in Python
- Utilizing NumPy and vectorized functions
Data Visualization with Python
- Creating 2D and 3D plots with Matplotlib, pyplot, and SciPy
Data Analysis with Python
- Conducting data analysis using scipy.stats and pandas
- Importing and exporting financial data (including Excel and web-based data)
Simulating Asset Price Movements
- Monte Carlo simulation
Asset Allocation and Portfolio Optimization
- Executing capital allocation, asset allocation, and risk assessment
Risk Analysis and Investment Performance
- Formulating and resolving portfolio optimization challenges
Fixed-Income Analysis and Option Pricing
- Conducting fixed-income analysis and pricing options
Financial Time Series Analysis
- Analyzing time series data within financial markets
Deploying Your Python Application for Production
- Integrating your application with Excel and other web-based tools
Application Performance
- Enhancing application efficiency
- Parallel Computing and Multiprocessing
Debugging and Troubleshooting
Concluding Remarks
Requirements
- Familiarity with finance concepts (such as securities and 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.