Course Outline
Introduction
Configuring the Development Environment
- Local versus online programming setups: Anaconda and Jupyter
Core Python Concepts
- Exploring control structures, data types, functions, data structures, and operators
Extending Python's Functionality
- Understanding modules and third-party packages
Building Your First Python Application
- Calculating and estimating start and end dates and times
Retrieving External Data with Python
- Handling data import and export, including reading and writing CSV files
- Interacting with data stored in SQL databases
Structuring Data with Arrays and Vectors
- Utilizing NumPy and vectorized operations for efficiency
Data Visualization with Python
- Creating 2D and 3D plots using Matplotlib, pyplot, and SciPy
Data Analysis with Python
- Performing statistical analysis with scipy.stats and managing data with pandas
- Importing and exporting financial data from sources like Excel and web platforms
Simulating Asset Price Behaviors
- Implementing Monte Carlo simulations
Asset Allocation and Portfolio Strategy
- Executing capital allocation, asset distribution, and risk evaluation
Risk Assessment and Performance Measurement
- Formulating and resolving portfolio optimization challenges
Fixed-Income Analysis and Derivative Valuation
- Conducting fixed-income calculations and option pricing
Financial Time Series Examination
- Interpreting time-series data within financial market contexts
Deploying Python Applications to Production
- Integrating applications with Excel and other web-based services
Enhancing Application Performance
- Tuning and optimizing application speed
- Leveraging parallel computing and multiprocessing
Debugging and Troubleshooting
Conclusion
Requirements
- A solid grasp of financial instruments, including securities and derivatives
- A foundational understanding of probability and statistical principles
- 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.
