Columbia University
Financial Engineering and Risk Management Specialization
Columbia University

Financial Engineering and Risk Management Specialization

Advance Your Knowledge in Financial Engineering. Build the fundamentals and technical skills in financial engineering

Martin Haugh
Garud Iyengar
Ali Hirsa

Instructors: Martin Haugh

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.6

(361 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 months to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • 1. Valuing options, swaps, forwards, futures, and other complex financial derivatives using stochastic models

  • 2. Develop a systematic, data-driven approach to formulating modeled returns and risks for significant asset classes and optimal portfolios

  • 3. Back test and implement trading models and signals in an active, live trading environment

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Specialization - 5 course series

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Risk Management
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Credit Risk
Category: Financial Market
Category: Capital Markets
Category: Financial Modeling
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Futures Exchange
Category: Derivatives
Category: Mathematical Modeling
Category: Equities
Category: Probability Distribution
Category: Portfolio Management
Category: Market Dynamics

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Risk Management
Category: Applied Mathematics
Category: Financial Market
Category: Risk Modeling
Category: Probability
Category: Financial Systems
Category: Financial Services
Category: Market Liquidity
Category: Actuarial Science
Category: Capital Markets
Category: Financial Modeling
Category: Financial Trading
Category: Futures Exchange
Category: Derivatives
Category: Securities (Finance)
Category: Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling
Category: Securities Trading
Category: Equities
Category: Mathematical Modeling
Category: Finance

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Applied Mathematics
Category: Credit Risk
Category: Probability
Category: Risk Modeling
Category: Financial Market
Category: Investment Banking
Category: Analysis
Category: Financial Modeling
Category: Actuarial Science
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Derivatives
Category: Securities (Finance)
Category: Securities Trading
Category: Cash Flows
Category: Mathematical Modeling
Category: Mortgage Loans

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Risk Management
Category: Financial Market
Category: Asset Management
Category: Market Liquidity
Category: Financial Modeling
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Financial Trading
Category: Securities Trading
Category: Equities
Category: Investment Management
Category: Portfolio Management
Category: Market Dynamics
Category: Statistical Analysis
Category: Statistical Methods

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Derivatives
Category: Algorithms
Category: Financial Data
Category: Securities (Finance)
Category: Financial Market
Category: Regression Analysis
Category: Numerical Analysis
Category: Equities
Category: Probability Distribution
Category: Mathematical Modeling
Category: Financial Modeling
Category: Statistical Methods
Category: Python Programming

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Instructors

Martin Haugh
Columbia University
7 Courses448,623 learners
Garud Iyengar
Columbia University
7 Courses448,623 learners

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