Computer Science / Machine Learning

Guided Tour of Machine Learning in Finance

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Overview

This course aims at providing an introductory and broad overview of the field of ML with the focus on applications on Finance. Supervised Machine Learning methods are used in the capstone project to predict bank closures. Simultaneously, while this course can be taken as a separate course, it serves as a preview of topics that are covered in more details in subsequent modules of the specialization Machine Learning and Reinforcement Learning in Finance.
The goal of Guided Tour of Machine Learning in Finance is to get a sense of what Machine Learning is, what it is for and in how many different financial problems it can be applied to.

The course is designed for three categories of students:
Practitioners working at financial institutions such as banks, asset management firms or hedge funds
Individuals interested in applications of ML for personal day trading
Current full-time students pursuing a degree in Finance, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering or other related disciplines who want to learn about practical applications of ML in Finance

Experience with Python (including numpy, pandas, and IPython/Jupyter notebooks), linear algebra, basic probability theory and basic calculus is necessary to complete assignments in this course.

Syllabus

  • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
  • Mathematical Foundations of Machine Learning
  • Introduction to Supervised Learning
  • Supervised Learning in Finance

Taught by

Igor Halperin

Computer Science / Machine Learning
Guided Tour of Machine Learning in Finance
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Guided Tour of Machine Learning in Finance

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