Financial Trading

Financial Trading is the buying and selling of financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, commodities, derivatives, and currencies, often performed via online platforms. Coursera's Financial Trading catalogue teaches you about the strategies and mechanisms behind trading in the financial market. You'll learn everything from the basics of financial markets, trading strategies, portfolio management, risk management to the understanding of financial statements and economic indicators. Enhance your knowledge on how to analyze market trends, make informed trading decisions, and understand the impact of global events on markets. This skill is crucial for aspiring traders, financial analysts, investment managers, or anyone interested in understanding the dynamics of financial markets.
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    Interactive Brokers

    Skills you'll gain: Derivatives, Financial Trading, Financial Market, Securities Trading, Risk Management, Market Analysis, Capital Markets, Risk Analysis, Investments, Technical Analysis, Market Dynamics, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    254 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Indian School of Business

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Trading, Balance Sheet, Securities Trading, Financial Analysis, Market Liquidity, Financial Market, Market Data, Market Dynamics, Market Analysis, Investments, Cash Flows, Equities, Order Management, Risk Analysis

    4
    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
    1.8K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Università di Napoli Federico II

    Skills you'll gain: Market Liquidity, Securities Trading, Financial Trading, Financial Market, Market Dynamics, Equities, Market Data, Technical Analysis, Financial Regulation, Order Processing, Algorithms

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Statistical Methods, Pandas (Python Package), Probability & Statistics, Risk Analysis, Financial Trading, Financial Data, Data Manipulation, Statistical Analysis, Regression Analysis, Financial Analysis, Jupyter, Probability Distribution, Python Programming, Data Visualization

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    4.5K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Columbia University

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Market, Securities (Finance), Derivatives, Financial Systems, Actuarial Science, Mathematical Modeling, Applied Mathematics, Financial Trading, Capital Markets, Financial Services, Securities Trading, Futures Exchange, Equities, Finance, Financial Modeling, Market Liquidity, Risk Modeling, Probability, Risk Management, Portfolio Management

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    299 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Indian School of Business

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Portfolio Management, Income Statement, Financial Accounting, Investments, Balance Sheet, Financial Trading, Financial Modeling, Investment Management, Cash Flows, Entrepreneurial Finance, Financial Market, Risk Management, Market Dynamics

    3.6
    Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
    9 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Alfaisal University | KLD

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Market, Derivatives, Investments, Capital Markets, International Finance, Financial Trading, Securities Trading, Market Liquidity, Finance, Investment Management, Financial Services, Risk Analysis, Return On Investment, Equities

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    9 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Skills you'll gain: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Portfolio Management, Financial Forecasting, Financial Analysis, Analytics, Financial Trading, Financial Market, Performance Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Investment Management, Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Regression Analysis, Algorithms

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    222 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Packt

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Financial Trading, Performance Measurement, Technical Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Analysis, Financial Market, Portfolio Management, Benchmarking

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Duke University

    Skills you'll gain: Risk Modeling, Financial Market, Risk Management, Market Data, Risk Analysis, Financial Trading, Probability Distribution, R (Software), Financial Data, R Programming, Financial Modeling, Portfolio Management, Statistical Programming, Securities (Finance), Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Securities Trading, Estimation, Statistical Modeling

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    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    252 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Corporate Finance Institute

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Trading, Financial Market, Market Data, Economics, Capital Markets, Market Dynamics, Financial Policy, Market Trend, Banking, Investment Management, Forecasting

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    20 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Indian School of Business

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Trading, Securities Trading, Performance Measurement, Technical Analysis, Market Trend, Portfolio Management, Transaction Processing, Backlogs, Risk Analysis, Market Dynamics, Financial Analysis

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    530 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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