Python for Finance: Investment Fundamentals & Data Analytics
Completed by Miriam Duke
January 12, 2026
12 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Master the Python programming language and its application to financial data analysis.
Learn to calculate rates of return and measure investment risks using Python.
Apply Markowitz Portfolio Theory and the Capital Asset Pricing Model in portfolio optimization.
Understand and implement Monte Carlo simulations for financial forecasting and decision-making.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Portfolio Risk
- Category: Return On Investment
- Category: General Finance
- Category: Financial Data
- Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
- Category: Correlation Analysis
- Category: Simulation and Simulation Software
- Category: Risk Analysis
- Category: Jupyter
- Category: Regression Analysis
- Category: Financial Forecasting
- Category: Risk Modeling
