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Computational Investing Courses

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.


Popular Computational Investing Courses and Certifications


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    Duke University

    Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Primitives

    Skills you'll gain: Loans, FinTech, Payment Systems, Key Management, Cryptography, Digital Assets, Market Liquidity, Financial Trading, Transaction Processing

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Fraud Detection on Financial Transactions with Machine Learning on Google Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Fraud detection, Feature Engineering, Big Data, Anomaly Detection, Google Cloud Platform, Unsupervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Decision Tree Learning, Supervised Learning, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning

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    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Duke University

    Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Deep Dive

    Skills you'll gain: Lending and Underwriting, Blockchain, Commercial Lending, Derivatives, FinTech, Market Liquidity, Financial Trading, Securities (Finance), Digital Assets, Market Data, Transaction Processing, Asset Management, Portfolio Management, Risk Management

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Raising Capital: Credit Tech, Coin Offerings, and Crowdfunding

    Skills you'll gain: FinTech, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Banking Services, Financial Inclusion, Fundraising, Capital Markets, Blockchain, Credit Risk, Financial Services, Loans, Lending and Underwriting, Securities (Finance)

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    309 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Columbia University

    Financial Engineering and Risk Management

    Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Derivatives, Financial Market, Securities (Finance), Investment Management, Financial Systems, Asset Management, Credit Risk, Mortgage Loans, Mathematical Modeling, Applied Mathematics, Financial Trading, Financial Modeling, Risk Modeling, Financial Services, Securities Trading, Regression Analysis, Market Liquidity, Capital Markets, Actuarial Science

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    AI Business School

    AI agents and creator tools for finance professionals

    Skills you'll gain: Agentic systems, No-Code Development, Generative AI Agents, Digital Transformation, Business Process Automation, Automation, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Finance, Application Design, Productivity Software, Application Development, Operational Efficiency

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Writing and Auditing VBA Macros in Finance

    Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Financial Modeling, Prompt Engineering, Financial Forecasting, Generative AI, Automation, Process Optimization, General Finance, Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Simulation and Simulation Software, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Financial Reporting, Auditing, Financial Planning, Debugging

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    The Complete DeFi—Decentralized Finance—Industry Labs

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Services, Application Deployment, Application Security

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Risk Managers: Advanced Risk Analysis Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Risk Modeling, Risk Analysis, Continuous Monitoring, Generative AI, Risk Management, Operational Risk, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Risk Management, Data Integration, Anomaly Detection, Threat Detection, Automation

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 9 of our most popular computational investing courses

  • Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Primitives: Duke University
  • Fraud Detection on Financial Transactions with Machine Learning on Google Cloud: Google Cloud
  • Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Deep Dive: Duke University
  • Raising Capital: Credit Tech, Coin Offerings, and Crowdfunding: University of Michigan
  • Financial Engineering and Risk Management: Columbia University
  • AI agents and creator tools for finance professionals: AI Business School
  • GenAI for Writing and Auditing VBA Macros in Finance: Coursera
  • The Complete DeFi—Decentralized Finance—Industry Labs: Packt
  • GenAI for Risk Managers: Advanced Risk Analysis Techniques: Coursera

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