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Machine Learning for Finance
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UChicago 
Overview

Perform advanced financial analysis with algorithms and statistical techniques

Duration

8 weeks

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Total fee

2.34 Lakh

Mode of learning

Online

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Course Level

UG Certificate

Machine Learning for Finance
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UChicago 
Highlights

  • Earn a certificate from the University of Chicago
  • Learn from industry experts
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Machine Learning for Finance
 at 
UChicago 
Course details

Who should do this course?
  • For individuals who want to enhance their knowledge & skills in the field
What are the course deliverables?
  • Apply basic concepts of statistics to finance, including the random walk model
  • Understand what Exploratory Data Analysis is and how to perform it with Python and Pandas
  • Engineer new functions using existing data
  • Review statistics and probability and apply basic concepts of statistics to finance
  • Understand what linear regression is, when to use it, and how to apply linear regression metrics to a model
  • Make models more rigorous by adding train/test split and cross-validation
  • Backtest a model and understand why backtesting is important
  • Use simulation to solve a portfolio allocation problem
  • Converse at a high level about several advanced topics in financial machine learning
More about this course
  • The University of Chicago eight-week Machine Learning for Finance course will teach you to collect, organize, and use data to perform advanced financial analysis with algorithms and statistical techniques and tools
  • Organizations are constantly trying to streamline processes, cut costs, and drive profitability
  • Data has become a key driver in producing better financial analytics, providing leaders with the insights they need to make strategic decisions

Machine Learning for Finance
 at 
UChicago 
Curriculum

Week 1: Statistics Review and Introduction to Python

Week 2: Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) and Linear Regression

Week 3: Advanced Linear Regression and Model Building

Week 4: Time Series Modeling

Week 5: Advanced Time Series: Seasonality, GARCH Models, and Backtesting

Week 6: Model Building: Classification, Clustering, and Ensemble Methods

Week 7: Risk and Portfolio Selection

Week 8: Survey of Advanced Topics

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Machine Learning for Finance
 at 
UChicago 
Faculty details

Lara Kattan
Lara Kattan is a data science educator and curriculum writer. She is currently developing curriculum for institutions such as the University of Chicago and data science learning start-ups.

Machine Learning for Finance
 at 
UChicago 
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