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Quantitative Finance Courses

Quantitative finance courses can help you learn financial modeling, risk assessment, portfolio optimization, and algorithmic trading strategies. You can build skills in statistical analysis, time series forecasting, and financial data interpretation. Many courses introduce tools like Python, R, and MATLAB, that support implementing quantitative methods and analyzing large datasets effectively.


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    Columbia University

    Construction Finance

    Skills you'll gain: Project Finance, Construction Management, Real Estate, Cash Flows, Financial Modeling, Risk Management, Finance, Project Management, Lean Methodologies, Financial Analysis, Capital Budgeting, Commercial Real Estate, Business Mathematics, Strategic Partnership, Return On Investment

    4.8
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    Rice University

    Global Financial Markets and Instruments

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Market, Investments, Securities (Finance), Financial Systems, Investment Management, Securities Trading, Capital Markets, Equities, Finance, Financial Services, Market Liquidity, Asset Management, Portfolio Management, Derivatives, Fixed Asset, Cash Flows

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    Indian School of Business

    Financial Planning

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Planning, Tax Planning, Wealth Management, Income Tax, Insurance, General Finance, Financial Management, Investments, Financial Market, Loans, Budgeting, Risk Management, Goal Setting

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Introduction to Trading, Machine Learning & GCP

    Skills you'll gain: Machine Learning Methods, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning, Google Cloud Platform, Machine Learning Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Financial Trading, Deep Learning, Statistical Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Neural Networks, Securities Trading, Technical Analysis, Cloud Platforms, Model Deployment, Predictive Modeling, Financial Forecasting, Finance

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Principles of Sustainable Finance

    Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Business, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Development, Corporate Sustainability, Risk Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Mitigation, Sustainability Reporting, Finance, Asset Management, Banking

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

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    Università Bocconi

    Financing and Investing in Infrastructure

    Skills you'll gain: Project Finance, Risk Analysis, Capital Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Private Equity, Credit Risk, Risk Management, Investments, Finance, Contract Management, Banking

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Project Finance & Excel: Build Financial Models from Scratch

    Skills you'll gain: Timelines, Return On Investment, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Balance Sheet, Construction Management, Capital Expenditure, Operating Cost, Income Statement, Cash Flow Forecasting, Microsoft Excel, Scheduling, Cash Flows, Revenue Forecasting

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Investments I: Fundamentals of Performance Evaluation

    Skills you'll gain: Investment Management, Investments, Finance, Portfolio Management, Business Valuation, Financial Modeling, Financial Market, Equities, Return On Investment, Financial Analysis, Portfolio Risk, Asset Management, Microsoft Excel, Regression Analysis, Risk Analysis, Performance Analysis, Estimation, Cash Flows

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Decision-Making and Scenarios

    Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making, Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Financial Statements, Decision Making, Capital Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Return On Investment, Cash Flows, New Business Development, Risk Analysis, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Spreadsheet Software

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Financial Planning for Young Adults

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Planning, Investments, Budgeting, Risk Management, Goal Setting, Cash Management, Smart Goals, Finance, Insurance, Financial Management, Credit Risk

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    New York University

    Fundamentals of Machine Learning in Finance

    Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Unsupervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Decision Tree Learning, Machine Learning, Financial Trading, Reinforcement Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Financial Services, Regression Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Portfolio Management, Python Programming, Artificial Neural Networks

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    Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Geneva

    Securing Investment Returns in the Long Run

    Skills you'll gain: Investment Management, Performance Measurement, Portfolio Management, Asset Management, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Performance Analysis, FinTech, Return On Investment, Finance, Financial Market, Risk Management, Benchmarking, Equities, Corporate Sustainability

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

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

  • Construction Finance: Columbia University
  • Global Financial Markets and Instruments: Rice University
  • Financial Planning: Indian School of Business
  • Introduction to Trading, Machine Learning & GCP: Google Cloud
  • Principles of Sustainable Finance : Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Financing and Investing in Infrastructure: Università Bocconi
  • Project Finance & Excel: Build Financial Models from Scratch: Packt
  • Investments I: Fundamentals of Performance Evaluation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Decision-Making and Scenarios: University of Pennsylvania
  • Financial Planning for Young Adults: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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