Course Outline
Introduction
Establishing the Development Environment
- Local vs. online programming: Anaconda and Jupyter
Core Python Programming Concepts
- Control flow, data types, functions, data structures, and operators
Enhancing Python's Functionality
- Working with Modules and Packages
Creating Your First Python Application
- Calculating start and end dates and times
Interacting with 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 using Matplotlib, pyplot, and SciPy
Data Analysis with Python
- Statistical analysis using scipy.stats and pandas
- Importing and exporting financial data (Excel, web sources, etc.)
Simulating Asset Price Movements
- Monte Carlo simulation techniques
Asset Allocation and Portfolio Optimization
- Executing capital allocation, asset distribution, and risk evaluation
Risk Assessment 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
- Evaluating time series data in financial contexts
Deploying Your Python Application to Production
- Integrating your application with Excel and other web-based tools
Application Performance
- Optimizing application efficiency
- Parallel computing and multiprocessing
Debugging and Troubleshooting
Conclusion
Requirements
- Foundational knowledge of finance (e.g., securities, derivatives)
- General comprehension 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.