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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
INR 2436yesCoursera

The Syllabus

Videos
  • Course Introduction
  • What is Quantitative Investing?
  • Description of the Stock Price Data
  • How to Analyze Asset Returns
  • What Do Determine Future Investment Returns?
  • Forecasting Investment Returns with Factors
Readings
  • Python Script for Lecture 2
  • [Optional] R Script for Lecture 2
  • DIS Data
  • Python Script for Lecture 3
  • [Optional] R Script for Lecture 3
  • Python Script for Lecture 4
  • [Optional] R Script for Lecture 4
  • SP500 Data
  • Python Script for Lecture 5
  • [Optional] R Script for Lecture
Practice exercises
  • Checking Your Basic R Knowledge
  • Practice Project Week 1

Videos
  • How to Evaluate Investment Strategies?
  • How to Assess the Risk?
  • Analyzing Market Risk Using CAPM
  • How to Create a 3 Factor Model with the Tidyverse Package
  • What is Risk Factor Analysis and Idiosyncratic Risk Analysis?
Readings
  • Python Script for Lecture 6
  • [Optional] R Script for Lecture 6
  • Python Script for Lecture 7
  • [Optional] R Script for Lecture 7
  • Python Script for Lecture 8
  • [Optional] R Script for Lecture 8
  • Python Script for Lecture 9-10
  • [Optional] R Script for Lecture 9
  • [Optional] R Script for Lecture 10
Practice exercises
  • Practice Project Week 2

Videos
  • How to Get Data to Make a Portfolio of Multiple Assets
  • How to preparing Data for Portfolio Optimization
  • How to Create an Optimized Portfolio using Historical Data
Readings
  • Python Script for Lecture 11
  • [Optional] R Script for Lecture 11
  • Python Script for Lecture 12
  • [Optional] R Script for Lecture 12
  • Python Script for Lecture 13
  • [Optional] R Script for Lecture 
Practice exercises
  • Practice Project Week 3

Videos
  • Drawing and Comparing Multiple Portfolios
  • How to Summarize the Result from Optimization
  • How to Add Constraints to Portfolio Optimization
  • Evaluate Asset Performance Using PerformanceAnalytics Package
  • How to Compare Constrained and Unconstrained Portfolios
Readings
  • [Optional] R Script for Lecture 14
  • SP500MonthlyExcel Data
  • Python Script for Lecture 15
  • [Optional] R Script for Lecture 15
  • Python Script for Lecture 16
  • [Optional] R Script for Lecture 16
  • Python Script for Lecture 17
  • [Optional] R Script for Lecture 17
  • Python Script for Lecture 18
  • [Optional] R Script for Lecture 18
Practice exercises
  • Final Project
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