Basic Finance with Python

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Sean McOwen

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00 - Introduction

001 Introduction.html

01 - Compound Interest Part 1

001 Compound Interest Introduction.mp4

06:00

002 Comparing Compound Interest Curves.mp4

04:04

02 - Compound Interest Part 2

001 Changing Rates.mp4

02:06

002 Cumprod Function.mp4

03:40

003 Withdrawal Effects.mp4

02:34

004 Timing Rates for Withdrawals.mp4

02:15

005 Annualizing Rates.mp4

05:34

006 Solving for Other Variables.mp4

02:49

03 - Present Value

001 Introduction.mp4

02:23

002 Discounting a Cash Flow.mp4

03:16

003 Judging Investment Opportunities.mp4

02:56

004 Present Value Outside Endpoints.mp4

02:45

005 Future Value.mp4

04:01

04 - Annuities

001 Annuity Introduction.mp4

02:20

002 Annuity and Annuity Factor Equation.mp4

02:44

003 Annuity Factor Details.mp4

03:19

004 Annuity Due.mp4

02:17

005 Semi-annual Payments.mp4

03:10

006 Difference Between Annualized and Nominal Rate.mp4

03:28

007 Converting to an Annualized Rate.mp4

02:58

008 Extending to Four Payments.mp4

02:18

05 - Perpetuities

001 Payment Values.mp4

02:50

002 Tracking Cumulative Value.mp4

02:18

003 Perpetuity Equation.mp4

01:21

06 - Bonds

001 Bond Intro Part 1.mp4

02:39

002 Bond Intro Part 2.mp4

02:21

003 Bond Equation & Par Bonds.mp4

02:04

004 DiscountPremium Bonds & Pull to Par.mp4

03:53

005 Solving for the Coupon Rate.mp4

02:17

006 Solving for r.mp4

02:57

07 - Dividend Discount Model

001 Introduction.mp4

01:13

002 The Impact of Growth.mp4

01:32

003 Dividend Discount Model with Growth.mp4

03:00

004 Dividend Yield.mp4

00:37

08 - Risk

001 Risk Intro & Holding Period Return.mp4

02:24

002 Arithmetic and Geometric Mean.mp4

01:53

003 Variance and Standard Deviation.mp4

03:23

004 Annualizing Returns.mp4

02:07

005 Annualizing Variance and Standard Deviation.mp4

01:00

006 Covariance Introduction.mp4

01:14

007 Covariance Equation.mp4

02:44

008 Correlation.mp4

01:49

009 Beta.mp4

01:24

010 Systematic and Idiosyncratic Risk.mp4

01:44

011 Simulating 100 Stocks.mp4

01:56

012 Diversification.mp4

04:56

09 - Capital Asset Pricing Model

001 CAPM Introduction.mp4

03:10

002 Comparing CAPM.mp4

02:57

003 Stocks in CAPM.mp4

00:48

004 Portfolio Beta.mp4

02:48

005 Shorting a Stock.mp4

03:00

006 Shorting Example.mp4

02:38

007 Extended CAPM Graph.mp4

01:00

008 Alpha.mp4

01:23

009 Profit with Alpha.mp4

02:13

Description

Learn the basics of finance with python through a learning by doing model

What You'll Learn?

Practice the fundamentals of basic finance through real examples
Learn how to use python to further enrich finance models
Analyze the mathematical equations underpinning basic finance and how python allows for quick computations of the equations
Create graphics to visualize the impacts of different parameters on financial models

Who is this for?

Beginner python programmers hoping to learn basic finance through coding in python

What You Need to Know?

Basic Python Programming

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Description
Have you ever wondered what the different financial metrics and models mean?Â This course will give you an introduction to the very exciting world of finance through the lens of programming in python. You can expect to both increase your python skills while also building your financial acumen.

Some of the course deals with how cash flows compound and how they are discounted for present value. Other lectures focus on the models that are used for evaluating fixed income investments and equity investments. All lectures are done through jupyter notebooks with python code to replicate different equations, visualize the evolution of financial models and explain with examples how the different pieces of financial theory fit together.

The structure of the course is:

Compound Interest: Lectures on how compound interest works
Present Value: Lectures on how to compute the present value of different streams of cash flows
Annuities: Lectures on how to value annuity type payment streams
Perpetuities: Lectures on what a perpetuity and how one might value infinite streams of cash flows
Bonds:Â Lectures on how to value bond cash flows
Dividend Discount Model:Â Lectures on the dividend discount model which is used in valuing stocks
Risk:Â Lectures on how risk is measured and how diversification can reduce risk
Capital Asset Pricing Model:Â Lectures on the very famous Capital Asset Pricing Model and how it is used for finding the expected returns of stocks.
Who this course is for:
Beginner python programmers hoping to learn basic finance through coding in python

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Sean McOwen is the founder of FinanceAndPython, a website where he releases free lessons for learning about the intersection of python with finance, economics and mathematics. Professionally he works as a quantitative analyst focused on equities and also holds a bachelor's in finance/economics from Boston College, a master's in analytics from Georgia Tech, and is working towards a master's in Applied Mathematics from Columbia University.

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