Although the blockchain is most commonly known as being the technology behind Bitcoin, blockchain’s reach and scope has much broader applications beyond just cryptocurrencies and speculative manias. Distributed ledger and blockchain based projects are quickly establishing themselves as preeminent forces in information technology. The ascent of the blockchain has the potential to be one of…
Collaborate, learn, and interact with an instructor that is teaching in a real-time, virtual environment. All participants will interact via video conference call. Course Goals and Overview: This hands-on data science course is a sequel to the Introduction to Data Science for Finance workshop. Advanced Data Science for Finance will provide an overview of modern…
The amount of data available to organizations and individuals is unprecedented. Financial services sectors, including securities & investment services and banking, have the most digital data stored per firm on average. Finance companies that want to maximize use of this available data require professionals who have a keen understanding of data science and know how…
This course focuses on the mergers and acquisitions process, the basics of deal structures, and covers the main tools and analyses that M&A investment bankers and acquirers utilize. Learn about common structural issues, crucial merger consequence analysis and structures and methodologies. Translate fundamentals into different modeling techniques, including the most basic and widely used back-of-the-envelope…
Course Goals: This course focuses on how to effectively and efficiently utilize Microsoft Excel for data analysis. A financial analyst will not only use Excel to build financial models, but also to crunch a large data dump. Learn how to minimize as much manual labor as possible, thereby saving time and performing more detailed analysis…
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