Financial Trading

Financial Trading is the buying and selling of financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, commodities, derivatives, and currencies, often performed via online platforms. Coursera's Financial Trading catalogue teaches you about the strategies and mechanisms behind trading in the financial market. You'll learn everything from the basics of financial markets, trading strategies, portfolio management, risk management to the understanding of financial statements and economic indicators. Enhance your knowledge on how to analyze market trends, make informed trading decisions, and understand the impact of global events on markets. This skill is crucial for aspiring traders, financial analysts, investment managers, or anyone interested in understanding the dynamics of financial markets.
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  • Status: Free Trial

    Indian School of Business

    Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Financial Trading, Investment Management, Performance Analysis, Text Mining, Technical Analysis, Market Analysis, Risk Management, Financial Regulation, Risk Analysis, Benchmarking, Compliance Reporting

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    320 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Alfaisal University | KLD

    Skills you'll gain: Securities (Finance), Accounting, Financial Market, Financial Trading, Investments, Equities, Technical Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    7 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial

    Duke University

    Skills you'll gain: Lending and Underwriting, Blockchain, Commercial Lending, Derivatives, FinTech, Market Liquidity, Financial Trading, Securities (Finance), Digital Assets, Market Data, Transaction Processing, Asset Management, Portfolio Management, Risk Management

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    299 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial

    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    Skills you'll gain: Capital Markets, Financial Systems, Financial Market, Financial Regulation, Financial Policy, Financial Trading, Market Data, Investments, Banking, Financial Services, Economics

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    14 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial

    Interactive Brokers

    Skills you'll gain: Market Trend, Technical Analysis, Risk Management, Market Data, Trend Analysis, Investment Management, Investments, Financial Trading, Portfolio Management, Equities

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    7 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview

    Universidad Austral

    Skills you'll gain: Futures Exchange, Derivatives, Financial Trading, Strategic Decision-Making, Financial Market, Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Market Trend, Market Dynamics, Business Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Market Analysis

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    117 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview

    University of Michigan

    Skills you'll gain: FinTech, Wealth Management, Financial Trading, Investment Management, Asset Management, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Neural Networks, Portfolio Management, Machine Learning, Financial Analysis, Predictive Analytics

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial

    Universidad de los Andes

    Skills you'll gain: Technical Analysis, Financial Trading, Financial Market, Capital Markets, Market Trend, Investments, Securities Trading, Applied Machine Learning, Performance Analysis, Return On Investment, Financial Analysis, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning, Trend Analysis, Analysis

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    38 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial

    INSEAD

    Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Digital Assets, FinTech, Financial Systems, Emerging Technologies, Transaction Processing, Empowerment, Financial Trading, Financial Services, Cryptography, Distributed Computing, Identity and Access Management, Information Privacy

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    22 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Coursera Project Network

    Skills you'll gain: Risk Management, Financial Trading, Financial Market, Business Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Investments, Risk Analysis

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    81 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Duke University

    Skills you'll gain: Loans, FinTech, Payment Systems, Key Management, Cryptography, Digital Assets, Market Liquidity, Financial Trading, Transaction Processing

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    445 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial

    Università di Napoli Federico II

    Skills you'll gain: Derivatives, Financial Market, Securities (Finance), Financial Trading, Finance, Actuarial Science, Investments, Futures Exchange, Equities, Risk Modeling, Financial Modeling, Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Simulation and Simulation Software, Probability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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