Kickstart your finance and coding journey by learning Python from scratch and applying it to real investment analysis, portfolio optimization, and risk modeling.
Key Features
- In-depth exploration of data cleaning, indexing, and transformation with pandas
- Applications of core finance concepts like returns, risk, and regression
- Detailed integration of Anaconda Assistant to enhance productivity and coding support
Book Description
Begin your journey with a structured introduction to programming through Python—one of the most versatile and beginner-friendly languages available. Early modules teach you to navigate Jupyter Notebooks, use Python 3, and work with variables, data types, and functions. You'll build a solid foundation with sequences, loops, conditionals, and key syntax that underpins all professional coding environments.
Once you're comfortable with the language, you'll delve into finance-specific applications. This includes calculating security and portfolio returns, analyzing financial risks, and measuring diversification effects using covariance and correlation. Regression models help deepen your insights, leading to the practical computation of alpha, beta, and other performance metrics. You'll also work with popular finance libraries and datasets to apply your knowledge in Python directly.
The final segments introduce quantitative tools such as Markowitz Portfolio Optimization, CAPM, and Monte Carlo simulations. Here, you'll build and visualize efficient frontiers, compute Sharpe ratios, and simulate asset price paths using real financial data. From predictive modeling to risk assessment, this course closes the gap between theoretical finance and hands-on data science, fully preparing you for roles that demand analytical and coding fluency.
What you will learn
- Write Python code for data analysis and financial modeling
- Clean, structure, and visualize financial data
- Calculate and interpret returns, volatility, and portfolio risk
- Perform and evaluate regression analyses on investment data
- Simulate asset prices using Monte Carlo methods
- Optimize portfolios using Markowitz theory and CAPM principles
Who this book is for
This course is designed for data scientists, programming beginners, people interested in finance and investments, programmers who want to specialize in finance, finance graduates, and professionals who need to know more about how to apply their knowledge in Python.
