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Understand computational finance for quantitative analysis in finance. Learn to use mathematical models and algorithms for trading and risk management.

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    Coursera Project Network

    Discounted Cash Flow Modeling

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Forecasting, Business Valuation, Equities, Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Finance, Cash Flows, Investment Banking, Accounting, Capital Markets

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    780 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Advanced Valuation and Strategy - M&A, Private Equity, and Venture Capital

    Skills you'll gain: Strategic Decision-Making, Business Valuation, Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions, Game Theory, Strategic Thinking, Financial Analysis, Business Strategy, Return On Investment, Investment Banking, Cash Flows, Corporate Finance, Competitive Analysis

    Build toward a degree

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    1.3K reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera Project Network

    Creating a Budget with Microsoft Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Budgeting, Microsoft Excel, Budget Management, Operating Budget, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Financial Data, Microsoft Office

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    601 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    IBM

    Excel Basics for Data Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Data Cleansing, Data Analysis, Data Import/Export, Spreadsheet Software, Data Wrangling, Data Quality, Pivot Tables And Charts, Google Sheets, Data Manipulation, Data Science, Data Integrity, Information Privacy

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    10K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera Project Network

    How to Use Lookup Reference Math and Text Functions in Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Microsoft 365, Data Validation

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    492 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Michigan

    Python for Everybody

    Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Data Processing, Data Store, Relational Databases, Data Visualization, JSON, Database Design, SQL, Network Protocols, Databases, Web Services, Restful API, Data Modeling, Programming Principles, Application Programming Interface (API), Database Systems, Data Cleansing, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Python Programming

    Build toward a degree

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    279K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Business Analytics with Excel: Elementary to Advanced

    Skills you'll gain: Risk Modeling, Operations Research, Regression Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Business Analytics, Risk Analysis, Business Process Modeling, Business Modeling, Data Modeling, Resource Allocation, Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Process Optimization, Financial Analysis, Statistical Methods, Predictive Analytics, Transportation Operations, Complex Problem Solving, Linear Algebra

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    4K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Project Network

    Using Basic Formulas and Functions in Microsoft Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365, Data Analysis, Business Mathematics

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    2.4K reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    IBM

    Python for Data Science, AI & Development

    Skills you'll gain: Data Import/Export, Programming Principles, Web Scraping, Python Programming, Jupyter, Data Structures, Data Processing, Pandas (Python Package), Data Manipulation, JSON, Computer Programming, Restful API, NumPy, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Scripting, Application Programming Interface (API), Automation, Data Analysis

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    42K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Project Network

    Getting Started with Microsoft Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Office, Data Entry, Microsoft 365

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    13K reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Corporate Finance Institute

    Data Skills for Excel Professionals

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Microsoft Excel, Pivot Tables And Charts, Star Schema, Spreadsheet Software, Data Transformation, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Storytelling, Data Analysis, Excel Formulas, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Visualization Software, Data Presentation, Data Modeling, Business Intelligence, Competitive Analysis, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Data Integration, Data Import/Export

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    146 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Corporate Finance Institute

    Accounting Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Income Statement, Financial Statements, Accounting, Balance Sheet, Financial Reporting, Bookkeeping, Financial Modeling, Cash Flows, Financial Analysis

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    63 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular computational finance courses

  • Discounted Cash Flow Modeling: Coursera Project Network
  • Advanced Valuation and Strategy - M&A, Private Equity, and Venture Capital: Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Creating a Budget with Microsoft Excel: Coursera Project Network
  • Excel Basics for Data Analysis: IBM
  • How to Use Lookup Reference Math and Text Functions in Excel: Coursera Project Network
  • Python for Everybody: University of Michigan
  • Business Analytics with Excel: Elementary to Advanced: Johns Hopkins University
  • Using Basic Formulas and Functions in Microsoft Excel: Coursera Project Network
  • Python for Data Science, AI & Development: IBM
  • Getting Started with Microsoft Excel: Coursera Project Network

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