Python Online Certificate Students' intro thread

[GToul]

Hello everybody and happy new year!

Objective: Prepare for MFE and enhance my coding abilities in Python

Programming Experience: Some Python, R and SQL

Work Experience: 5 years working in Risk Management

Intended Pace of Program: Finish the programme in time, while gaining the most from it

 

[Chacinluis]

Hello people.

Objective: Get a comprehensive python experience for MFE programs and trading competitions
Programming Experience: QuantNet C++ for FE, some R, some Mathematica, some Python
Work Experience: Research assistantship, current FInMath student
Intended Pace of Program: use all the 12 weeks

 

[SwahiIi]

Objective: Be able to create an semi-esoteric asset based lending product as part of my job.

Programming Experience: Very basic python experience. Really just enough to find some operational efficiencies in prior roles and create useful tools for underwriting in my current role.

Work Experience: ~2 years across a venture debt fund (Credit role) and some insurance underwriting experience.

Intended Pace of Program: effectively learn, as quick as I can. I do not want to just get through the materials for the sake of speed.

 

[Avsy]

Hi everyone! Really excited to be a part of this course.

Objective: To learn Python for economic research and data science.

Programming Experience: C++, basic python, R and Matlab

Work Experience: One year at a financial information company

Intended Pace of Program: Hope to finish as soon as I can.

 

[Jack Yen]

Hi everyone.

Objective: To learn/refresh Python coding; Learn basic modeling of ABS

Programming Experience: Some Python, R, VBA, Basic C++

Work Experience: 2 years working in actuarial function

Intended Pace of Program: Finish the course within 1 month.

 

[eliew]

Hi all,

Objective: to learn Python for MFE admission

Programming Experience: QuantNet C++ course, JavaScript and a bit of Excel VBA

Work Experience: previously at a fintech and before that I worked in M&A

Intended Pace of Program: before Thanksgiving or at least before Christmas

 

[hillmane]

Objective: To become proficient in Python for writing and back-testing trading algorithms

Programming Experience: VBA and some basic C++

Work Experience: 6 years in equity research on the sellside and 1.5 years on the buyside

Intended Pace of Program: Planning to dedicate significant time to the course and finish as soon as possible

 

[ipontik]

Objective: To become proficient in Python for general data analysis tasks, as well as backtesting of equity strategies inc. signal construction, portfolio construction & optimization

Programming Experience: a bit of Matlab & Python mainly around systematic equity strategies

Work Experience: 6 years in quantamental role at long/short equity hedge fund, 6 years sell-side equity research

Intended Pace of Program: Planning to dedicate 5 hours per week

 

[Aziz]

Hi All,

Objective: Become familiar with Python.
Programming Experience: Some basics with CSS, Java
Work Experience: no
Intended Pace of Program: My goal is to finish this course in 12 weeks

 

[Fede_C]

Objective: Learn using Python before joining a Master in Quantitative Finance in September.

Programming Experience: none

Work Experience: Market Risk internship

Intended Pace of Program: I would like to finish it before I start my master's degree in September.