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Understand computational finance for quantitative analysis in finance. Learn to use mathematical models and algorithms for trading and risk management.

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Fundamentals of Finance

    Skills you'll gain: Capital Budgeting, Finance, Return On Investment, Equities, Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Financial Analysis, Business Valuation, Investments, Risk Analysis, Business Mathematics, Cash Flows

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

    Designing the Future of Finance

    Skills you'll gain: FinTech, Financial Inclusion, Financial Services, Mobile Banking, Banking Services, Data Sharing, Financial Regulation, Financial Systems, Application Programming Interface (API), Financial Data, Banking, Payment Systems, International Finance, API Design, Finance, Interoperability, Open Source Technology, Regulatory Requirements, Strategic Thinking, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Board Infinity

    Fundamentals of Cloud FinOps

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing, Cloud Services, Operating Cost, Cloud Platforms, Cost Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Budget Management, Multi-Cloud, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cross-Functional Collaboration, Expense Management, Billing, Amazon Web Services, Accountability, Resource Utilization

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    Rating, 3.1 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Infrastructure

    Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, FinTech, Interoperability, Payment Systems, Financial Inclusion, Financial Systems, Cryptography, Digital Assets, Financial Regulation, Banking, Encryption, Computer Security, Governance

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Computational and Graphical Models in Probability

    Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Bayesian Network, R (Software), R Programming, Social Network Analysis, Simulations, Graph Theory, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Markov Model, Probability Distribution, Data Visualization, Machine Learning, Statistical Hypothesis Testing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Opportunities and Risks

    Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Cyber Risk, FinTech, Operational Risk, Scalability, Regulatory Compliance, Legal Risk, Exploit development, Financial Regulations, Risk Analysis, Vulnerability Assessments, Secure Coding, Governance, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG)

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    The State University of New York

    Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Essentials & Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, FinTech, Cryptography, Digital Assets, Payment Systems, Distributed Computing, Key Management, Identity and Access Management, Web Applications, Transaction Processing, Emerging Technologies, Application Programming Interface (API), Scalability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Università di Napoli Federico II

    Derivatives

    Skills you'll gain: Derivatives, Financial Market, Securities (Finance), Financial Trading, Finance, Actuarial Science, Investments, Futures Exchange, Equities, Risk Modeling, Financial Modeling, Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Simulation and Simulation Software, Probability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    New York University

    Guided Tour of Machine Learning in Finance

    Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Statistical Methods, Artificial Neural Networks, Predictive Modeling, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Regression Analysis, Deep Learning, Financial Services, Finance, Tensorflow, Jupyter, Reinforcement Learning

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Cape Town

    Innovative Finance: Hacking finance to change the world

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Financial Inclusion, Risk Management, Business Modeling, Innovation, Performance Measurement, Resource Management, Strategic Partnership, Entrepreneurial Finance, Finance, Stakeholder Management, Due Diligence, Case Studies

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Project Network

    Construct Stock Market Indices

    Skills you'll gain: Market Data, Google Sheets, Data Import/Export, Equities, Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Financial Market

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    Duke University

    Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Deep Dive

    Skills you'll gain: Lending and Underwriting, Blockchain, Commercial Lending, Derivatives, FinTech, Market Liquidity, Financial Trading, Securities (Finance), Digital Assets, Market Data, Transaction Processing, Asset Management, Portfolio Management, Risk Management

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular computational finance courses

  • Fundamentals of Finance: University of Pennsylvania
  • Designing the Future of Finance: Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
  • Fundamentals of Cloud FinOps: Board Infinity
  • Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Infrastructure: Duke University
  • Computational and Graphical Models in Probability: Johns Hopkins University
  • Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Opportunities and Risks: Duke University
  • Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Essentials & Foundations: The State University of New York
  • Derivatives: Università di Napoli Federico II
  • Guided Tour of Machine Learning in Finance: New York University
  • Innovative Finance: Hacking finance to change the world : University of Cape Town

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