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Certificate in Quantitative Finance 
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  • Private Institute
  • Estd. 2013

Certificate in Quantitative Finance
 at 
TimesPro 
Overview

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the tools and techniques used in quantitative finance, and get equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to apply these methods in practice

Duration

6 months

Start from

23rd Jan'25

Mode of learning

Online

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Credential

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Certificate in Quantitative Finance
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Highlights

  • Earn a certificate after completion of course by the CQF Institute
  • Two live online lectures every week
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Certificate in Quantitative Finance
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TimesPro 
Course details

Who should do this course?

Ambitious professionals from a spectrum of backgrounds, including finance, economics, business, IT, engineering, and the sciences

Anyone who wants an efficient and cost-effective way to develop practical mastery of Quantitative Finance and Machine Learning

Anyone who wants to earn a globally recognized qualification in Quantitative Finance 

What are the course deliverables?

Apply mathematical frameworks and econometric models to quantitative finance

Explore the contemporary techniques of applying equities and currencies using different kinds of mathematics

Understand the financial applications of the latest data science and machine learning concepts

Discover how interest rate models, credit, and credit risk models are used in quantitative finance

More about this course

The CQF is delivered online and part-time, meaning professionals can develop an advanced skillset without needing to pause their careers

The cutting-edge syllabus is updated quarterly, in consultation with senior alumni and faculty, to ensure it reflects current employers’ needs and covers a wide range of topics, including risk and return, equities, data science, machine learning, fixed income, credit, and more

The program focuses on teaching both the theory and the practical implementation of the latest techniques to ensure that all delegates can confidently apply their skills to real-world scenarios found at work

The faculty comprises world-renowned practitioners and academics in quant finance who utilize their first-hand experiences in the field to help delegates understand the assumptions, limitations, and use cases for the models and methods taught on the program

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Certificate in Quantitative Finance
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Curriculum

Module 1 - Building Blocks of Quantitative Finance

Random behavior of assets

Important mathematical tools and results

Taylor series

Partial differential equations

Transition density functions

Fokker-Planck and Kolmogorov

Stochastic calculus and Itô’s Lemma

Manipulating stochastic differential equations

Martingales

The binomial model for asset prices

 

Module 2 - Quantitative Risk and Return

Modern portfolio theory

Capital asset pricing model

Portfolio optimization for portfolio selection

Risk regulation and Basel III

Value at risk and expected shortfall

Collateral and margins

Liquidity asset liability management

Volatility filtering (GARCH Family)

Asset returns: key, empirical stylized facts

Volatility models: The ARCH Framework

 

Module 3 - Equities and Currencies

The Black-Scholes Model

Hedging and the Greeks

Options strategies

Early exercise and American options

Finite-difference and methods

Monte Carlo simulations

Exotic options

Volatility arbitrage strategies

Martingale theory for pricing

Girsanov’s theorem

Advanced Greeks

Derivatives market practice

Advanced volatility modeling in complete markets

Non-probabilistic volatility models

 

Module 4 - Data Science and Machine Learning I

What is mathematical modeling

Math toolbox for machine learning

Principal component analysis

Supervised learning techniques

Linear regression

Penalized regressions: lasso, ridge, and elastic net

Logistic, SoftMax regression

K-nearest neighbors

Naïve Bayes classifier

Support vector machines

Decision tress

Ensemble models – bagging and boosting

Python – scikit learn

 

Module 5 - Data Science and Machine Learning II

Unsupervised learning techniques

K-means clustering

Self-organizing maps

T-distributed Stochastic Neighbor Embedding

Uniform manifold approximation and projection

Autoencoders

Artificial neural networks

Neural network architectures

Natural language processing

Deep learning and NLP tools

Reinforcement learning

Practical machine learning case studies for finance

AI-based algo trading strategies

Quantum computing in finance

Python – TensorFlow

 

Module 6- Fixed Income and Credit

Fixed-income products and market practices

Yield, duration, and convexity

Stochastic interest rate models

Probabilistic methods for interest rates

Calibration and data analysis

Heath, Jarrow, and Morton

Libor market model

Structural models

Reduced-form model and the hazard rate

Credit risk and credit derivatives

X-valuation adjustment (CVA, DVA, FVA, MVA)

CDS pricing, market approach

Risk of default, structural and reduced form

Implementation of copula models

 

Advanced Electives

Advanced Machine Learning I

Advanced Machine Learning II

Advanced Portfolio Management

Advanced Risk Management

Advanced Volatility Modeling

Algorithmic Trading I

Algorithmic Trading II

Behavioural Finance for Quants

C++

Counterparty Credit Risk Modeling

FinTech

Numerical Methods

R for Data Science and Machine Learning

Risk Budgeting: Risk-Based Approaches to Asset Allocation

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Certificate in Quantitative Finance
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TimesPro 
Faculty details

Paul Wilmot
Paul is the CQF Founder and an internationally renowned quant finance expert, with more than 200 articles published in leading journals.
Riaz Ahmad
Riaz is an applied mathematician with interests in the mathematical and computational aspects of financial derivatives. He has lectured at University College London and Oxford University
Randeep gug
Randeep is the Managing Director of the CQF at Fitch Learning and the CQF Program Director. He spent five years working in the equiti es division at Salomon Smith Barney and later traded futures and options on the Indian National Stock Exchange (NSE)
Kannan Singaravelu
Kannan is a Quantitative Equity and Derivatives Researcher. He has experience spanning across asset classes, derivatives, research, and data analytics

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    Jan 23, 2025
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    Other: The lecturers in the course are highly qualified with proper field knowledge where they can leverage the experience into teaching. Questions if any are cleared on the go during the live broadcast. In case of additional doubts post-lecture, the lecturers are always available on email. The course curriculum is frequently updated to include the latest market requirements and the alumni are also eligible to learn through lifelong learning.
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    Other: The flexibility was perfect for me – attending classes from home, completing exams and a final project, and knowing that I could explore quite a lot and still finish the program in 6 to 18 months. I think the course is very detailed and intense. I found the primers very helpful, particularly the mathematics primer, where the lecturer explained mathematics beautifully.
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    Anuj Gupta
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    Other: The CQF not only teaches you the mathematics underpinning the different financial models, it also highlights their main assumptions and potential dangers. It has certainly helped me enhance my career aspirations while keeping abreast with cutting-edge modelling developments.
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    Other: There were many illuminating moments along the way. During the first exam, for example, one of the key questions was about portfolio management. As I started writing the answer, I found it very easy and thought I would finish it fairly quickly. However, once I began working through it, I actually got stuck and had to think more deeply about it for several hours. In the end, I came up with my own analysis, assumptions, and hypothesis and it changed my perception of the problem itself.
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