Course Outline
Introduction
Setting up the Development Environment
- Local programming versus online environments: Anaconda and Jupyter
Python Programming Fundamentals
- Control structures, data types, functions, data structures, and operators
Extending Python's Capabilities
- Utilizing modules and packages
Building Your First Python Application
- Calculating start and end dates and times
Accessing External Data with Python
- Importing, exporting, reading, and writing CSV data
- Retrieving data from SQL databases
Organizing Data Using Arrays and Vectors in Python
- NumPy and vectorized operations
Visualizing Data with Python
- Creating 2D and 3D plots with Matplotlib, pyplot, and SciPy
Analyzing Data with Python
- Performing data analysis using scipy.stats and pandas
- Importing and exporting financial data from Excel, websites, and other sources
Simulating Asset Price Trajectories
- Implementing Monte Carlo simulations
Asset Allocation and Portfolio Optimization
- Executing capital allocation, asset allocation, and risk assessment
Risk Analysis and Investment Performance
- Formulating and solving portfolio optimization problems
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 to Production
- Integrating your application with Excel and other web-based platforms
Application Performance
- Optimizing application efficiency
- Parallel computing and multiprocessing
Troubleshooting
Closing Remarks
Requirements
- Familiarity with financial concepts, including securities and derivatives
- A foundational understanding 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.