Computational investing courses can help you learn quantitative analysis, algorithmic trading strategies, financial modeling, and risk management techniques. You can build skills in data analysis, portfolio optimization, and backtesting investment strategies. Many courses introduce tools like Python, R, and various financial libraries, showing how these skills apply to real-time market data and investment decision-making.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: TypeScript, Scripting, Web Development Tools, Scripting Languages, Programming Principles, Computational Thinking, Computer Programming
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Python Programming, Scripting, Data Cleansing, Automation, Computational Thinking, Scripting Languages, Computer Programming, Application Programming Interface (API)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Geospatial Information and Technology, Geographic Information Systems, Apache Hadoop, Spatial Data Analysis, Geospatial Mapping, Spatial Analysis, Big Data, Matplotlib, Data Processing, Computational Thinking, Distributed Computing, Data Manipulation, Python Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Data Wrangling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, R Programming, Data Preprocessing, Statistical Programming, Text Mining
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Xi'an Jiaotong University
Skills you'll gain: Operating Systems, Microsoft Visual Studio, Computer Systems, C# (Programming Language), Computer Hardware, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Integrated Development Environments, Computer Architecture, Computer Programming, Program Development, Computational Logic, Debugging, Data Storage
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Computational Thinking, Life Sciences, Medical Science and Research, Microbiology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The University of Edinburgh
Skills you'll gain: Software Engineering, Programming Principles, Software Development, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Programming, Software Documentation, Software Testing, Computational Thinking, Game Design, Animation and Game Design
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Dartmouth College
Skills you'll gain: Computational Logic, Theoretical Computer Science, Logical Reasoning, Experimentation, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Thinking, Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling, Simulations, Psychology, Science and Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Physics, Physical Science, Materials science, Chemistry, Mechanics, Mathematical Modeling, Computational Thinking, Simulations, Applied Mathematics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Natural Language Processing, Text Mining, Clinical Informatics, Clinical Documentation, Clinical Data Management, R Programming, Google Cloud Platform, Health Informatics, Unstructured Data, Data Processing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Data Dictionary, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Data Manipulation, Data Access, Data Processing, Computational Logic, Scripting, File I/O, Debugging, Computational Thinking, Jupyter, Maintainability, Computer Programming Tools, Scripting Languages
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Data Dictionary, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Debugging, Computational Logic, Command-Line Interface, Data Cleansing, Software Design Patterns, Functional Design, Scripting, Operating Systems, Pseudocode, Development Environment, File Management, Computational Thinking
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months