This Finance specialization is intended for students who want to acquire the analytical and empirical tools needed to understand the functioning of financial markets. Students will learn how investors choose their portfolios and how their choices determine equilibrium asset prices. Students will analyze the role of liquidity in securities markets, and they will understand how security trading is organized and regulated and how it has been reshaped by algorithmic and high frequency trading, and how the trading process affects the formation of asset prices. The program will equip students with the tools and the skills necessary to pursue a career in the financial industry.
Finance Specialization
Finance Specialization
Launch your Career in Finance. Acquire the key analytical and empirical methods for understanding asset pricing and portfolio choices
Instructors: Lorenzo Pandolfi
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Intermediate level
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1 month at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Intermediate level
Recommended experience
1 month at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Theoretical foundations of asset pricing
How to model and analyze portfolio choices
The role of liquidity in securities markets
How security trading is organized and regulated
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57 practice exercises
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Specialization - 3 course series
What you'll learn
security market; trading; market liquidity and funding liquidity
Skills you'll gain
Market Liquidity, Market Dynamics, Order Processing, Securities Trading, Market Data, Algorithms, Financial Trading, Financial Market, Equities, Financial Regulation, and Technical Analysis
What you'll learn
Understand the principles underlying investors' portfolio choices and the criteria that determine the prices of financial instruments
Understand the main functions performed by the financial markets
Analyzing how the introduction of the financial markets influences the saving choices of households
Analyzing how the introduction of the financial markets influences the investment choices of businesses in an economy without uncertainty
Skills you'll gain
Portfolio Management, Risk Analysis, Finance, Probability Distribution, Financial Market, Investments, Decision Making, Equities, Capital Markets, Economics, and Risk Management
What you'll learn
Understand the principles connected to investors' portfolio choices and the criteria that determine the prices of financial instruments
Understand the main functions performed by the financial markets
Analyzing how their introduction influences the households' savings choices and companies' investment in an economy without uncertainty
Skills you'll gain
Risk Modeling, Securities (Finance), Fixed Asset, Portfolio Management, Estimation, Finance, Return On Investment, Statistical Methods, Equities, Regression Analysis, Financial Analysis, Derivatives, Capital Markets, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Investments, Risk Analysis, Financial Market, and Asset Management
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Frequently asked questions
Time to completion can vary based on your schedule and experience level, but most learners are able to complete the Specialization in about 4 months.
This is an intermediate level Specialization, you will be able to follow it better if you have prior knowledge of the following topics: mathematics (at undergraduate level); statistics (at undergraduate level); microeconomics (at undergraduate level).
We recommend taking the courses in the order presented.
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