In this 1-hour long project-based course, you will learn how to compare the performance of different securities using financial statistics (normal distributions) and the Google Sheets toolkit to decide which one performed the best in terms of risk-to-return (risk-to-reward) metrics. This will teach you how basic risk management using quantitative analysis is done and is applied in calculating mean returns of the stock, variance, standard deviation, the Sharpe ratio, and Sortino Ratio.
Compare Stock Returns with Google Sheets
Compare Stock Returns with Google Sheets
Instructor: Bekhruzbek Ochilov, MCSI, PAGRC
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3 hours
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What you'll learn
Calculate stock returns using stock price historical data
Calculate the average return of a stock and its volatility
Use Sharpe and Sortino Ratios to calculate risk-adjusted stock performance
Use Sharpe and Sortino Ratios to compare performances of different stocks
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Learn step-by-step
In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Preparing the data
Calculating mean returns and variance
Calculating Sharpe Ratio
Calculating Sortino Ratio
Visualizing the outcomes and drawing conclusions
Recommended experience
Familiarity with Google Sheets (basic formulas as SUM, IF, AVERAGE), Familiarity with normal distributions
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R
5
Reviewed on Jul 7, 2020
A Good Course to learn how to calculate Sharpe and Sortino Ratio using Excel.
PM
5
Reviewed on Jan 6, 2023
Use of google sheets is well explained and the instructor gives clear concise details on how to perform calculations.
JH
5
Reviewed on Apr 5, 2025
Great way to start a finance project of your own using different tools that was taught.
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