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FINA 680 - Programming for Finance

Introduces the basics of computer programming and demonstrates how the programming language can be applied to solving problems in finance. Discusses the basics of computer programming: syntax, data types, operators, conditional statements, functions, lists, tuples, dictionaries, loops, arrays and object-oriented programming. Applications include investment return calculation, portfolio optimization, regression model construction, and using Monte Carlo simulations.

Credits: 3