Investment Courses

Yale University

Financial Markets

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An overview of the ideas, methods, and institutions that permit human society to manage risks and foster enterprise. Emphasis on financially-savvy leadership skills. Description of practices today and analysis of prospects for the future. Introduction t…

• Coursera
• 33 hours worth of material, 7 weeks long
• 20th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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Stocks and Bonds

This course is an introduction to bonds and stocks and how they are valued using the principles of time value of money (TVM) covered in the two preceding courses in this specialization. You’ll learn how money is raised by business to support or expand th…

• Coursera
• 10 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 20th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Investments II: Lessons and Applications for Investors

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In this course, you will start by reviewing the fundamentals of investments, including the trading off of return and risk when forming a portfolio, asset pricing models such as the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and the 3-Factor Model, and the effici…

• Coursera
• 19 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 20th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Melbourne

Alternative Approaches to Valuation and Investment

In this course, participants will develop an understanding of the intuitive foundations of asset and investment valuation, and how alternative valuation techniques may be used in practice. This is part of a Specialization in corporate finance created in…

• Coursera
• 16 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 27th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Investment Strategy

Discover the basic concepts of needs analysis, investment policy, asset allocation, product selection, portfolio monitoring and re-balancing. We will look at the types of institutional investors - pension funds and insurance companies. You will learn the…

• Coursera
• 9 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 27th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)

Облигации и акции. Их оценка. Базовый курс

Основной целью курса является предоставление базовых знаний по основным инструментам рынка ценных бумаг, относящимся к денежному рынку и рынку капитала; знакомство с азами ценообразования и анализа, существующими рисками. Слушатели сравнят государственны…

• Coursera
• 6 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 20th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Interactive Brokers

U.S. Bond Investing Basics

In this fixed income course, you will learn to distinguish between different types of U.S. dollar-denominated corporate and municipal debt issuance, identify corporate and municipal bonds available to purchase and sell on an online trading platform, gras…

• Coursera
• 15 hours worth of material, 3 weeks long
• 20th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Advanced Understanding of Stocks and Bonds

This final course will cover more advanced aspects of bonds and stocks that will help you make smart personal decisions and develop a keen understanding of how governments and companies borrow from us. You will better understand stocks and bonds valuati…

• Coursera
• 13 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 13th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

California Institute of Technology

Pricing Options with Mathematical Models

Syllabus: 1 1 Welcome to my course - BEM1105x Course - Prof. Jakša Cvitanić. 1 2 Overview. 1 3 Stocks, bonds, forwards Part I. 1 4 Stocks, bonds, forwards Part II. 1 5 Swaps. 1 6 Call and Put Options Part I. 1 7 Call and Put Options Part II. 1 8 Call and…

• YouTube
• 17 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Investments I: Fundamentals of Performance Evaluation

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In this course, we will discuss fundamental principles of trading off risk and return, portfolio optimization, and security pricing. We will study and use risk-return models such as the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and multi-factor models to evalua…

• Coursera
• 26 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 15th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Innovations in Investment Technology: Artificial Intelligence

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Learn how artificial intelligence is transforming investment technology with this online course from the University of Michigan.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Paid Course

Microcredential

Foundational Finance for Strategic Decision Making

In this specialization, you’ll focus on the mechanics and intuition of the main building block of finance — the time value of money. You’ll learn the structure and basics through assignments and tests that are introductory in nature but…

• Coursera
• 4 hours a week, 17 weeks long
• Paid Course

Introduction to Investments

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Learn about equity markets and security valuation.

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Investment Strategies and Portfolio Analysis

In this course, you will learn about latest investment strategies and performance evaluation. You will start by learning portfolio performance measures and discuss best practices in portfolio performance evaluation. You will explore different evaluation…

• Coursera
• 14 hours worth of material, 3 weeks long
• 13th Sep, 2021
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Université catholique de Louvain

International Investment Law

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Learn the features and dynamics of an important field of international law that grants rights to foreign investors to foster States’ development.

• edX
• 6-8 hours a week, 10 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)