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    Learn about derivatives for financial trading and risk management. Understand how to use options, futures, and swaps for hedging and speculation.

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      Duke University

      Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Primitives

      Skills you'll gain: Loans, FinTech, Payment Systems, Cryptographic Protocols, Market Liquidity, Financial Systems, Cryptography, Digital Assets, Transaction Processing, Financial Trading, Ledgers (Accounting), Key Management, Governance

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      429 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Applying Data Analytics in Finance

      Skills you'll gain: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Financial Analysis, R Programming, Performance Measurement, Portfolio Management, Analytics, Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Trend Analysis, Financial Trading, Risk Analysis, Investment Management, Algorithms

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      221 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDHEC Business School

      Global Financing Solutions (by EDHEC and Société Générale)

      Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Capital Markets, Financial Regulations, Project Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment Banking, Banking, Hedge Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Corporate Finance, Credit Risk, Asset Management, Derivatives, Sustainability Reporting

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      196 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      New York Institute of Finance

      Using Machine Learning in Trading and Finance

      Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Keras (Neural Network Library), Financial Trading, Securities Trading, Data Pipelines, Technical Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Financial Market, Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Quantitative Research, Market Data, Machine Learning, Python Programming

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      374 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Duke University

      Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Opportunities and Risks

      Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Payment Systems, Operational Risk, FinTech, Cyber Risk, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Regulation, Scalability, Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Transaction Processing, Contract Review, Vulnerability Assessments, Governance

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      322 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Imperial College London

      Mathematics for Machine Learning: PCA

      Skills you'll gain: Dimensionality Reduction, Probability & Statistics, NumPy, Statistics, Jupyter, Linear Algebra, Data Science, Python Programming, Machine Learning, Applied Mathematics

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      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      New York University

      Reinforcement Learning in Finance

      Skills you'll gain: Reinforcement Learning, Markov Model, Derivatives, Risk Modeling, Financial Modeling, Applied Machine Learning, Financial Analysis, Simulations, Probability Distribution

      3.6
      Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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      134 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Calculus through Data & Modelling: Integration Applications

      Skills you'll gain: Integral Calculus, Calculus, Mechanics, Applied Mathematics, Geometry, Mathematical Modeling, Physics, Algebra

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      23 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Fundamentals of Finance

      Skills you'll gain: Capital Budgeting, Finance, Corporate Finance, Financial Analysis, Return On Investment, Business Valuation, Financial Management, Investments, Cash Flows, Business Mathematics

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      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Calculus: Single Variable Part 4 - Applications

      Skills you'll gain: Integral Calculus, Calculus, Probability, Probability & Statistics, Geometry, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Torque (Physics), Mathematical Modeling, Advanced Mathematics, Mechanics, Physics

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      276 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Calculus through Data & Modelling: Techniques of Integration

      Skills you'll gain: Integral Calculus, Calculus, Numerical Analysis, Applied Mathematics, Data Analysis, Advanced Mathematics, Geometry, Graphing, Mathematical Modeling

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      53 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Calculus through Data & Modeling: Precalculus Review

      Skills you'll gain: Trigonometry, Algebra, Graphing, Calculus, Mathematical Modeling, Linear Algebra, Geometry, Physics

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      114 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular derivatives courses

    • Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Primitives: Duke University
    • Applying Data Analytics in Finance: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Global Financing Solutions (by EDHEC and Société Générale): EDHEC Business School
    • Using Machine Learning in Trading and Finance: New York Institute of Finance
    • Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Opportunities and Risks: Duke University
    • Mathematics for Machine Learning: PCA: Imperial College London
    • Reinforcement Learning in Finance: New York University
    • Calculus through Data & Modelling: Integration Applications: Johns Hopkins University
    • Fundamentals of Finance: University of Pennsylvania
    • Calculus: Single Variable Part 4 - Applications: University of Pennsylvania

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