Today we share another Coursera free course this time focusing on programming with MATLAB. For those unfamiliar, MATLAB is a high-performance language for technical computing. It integrates computation, visualization, and programming in an easy-to-use environment (high level) where problems and solutions are expressed in familiar mathematical notation. Typical uses include math and computation, modelling, scientific and engineering, data […]
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FREE COURSE: Mastering Data Analysis in Excel
This is a free course delivered by Coursera, which is an education platform that partners with top universities and organisations worldwide, offering online courses online for anyone interested. Risk Managers frequently need to work with Excel and some of its advanced tools. This free course will prepare you to design and implement realistic predictive models based on data. […]
INFOGRAPHIC: How Does the U.S. Stock Market Perform in Election Years?
Tomorrow is a big day for the American people. It is estimated that over 200m people will go to the ballots, in what is already being considered the most controversial elections in U.S. history. The outcome will be either a Republican victory, with Donald Trump heading, or a Conservative outcome meaning Hillary Clinton will win. One of […]
INFOGRAPHIC: What is a Stock Chart?
If you’re taking your first steps into the world of stock markets and possibly thinking of investing, you are probably spending quite some time surfing the web and googling for everything you can on the subject. Depending exactly on what you are looking for, the topic might be vast and complex. Moreover, some very bright […]
How Much Risk Should I Take?
If you read technical analysis reports or any kind of possible “predictive” analysis reports on markets performance – if they have a commercial angle – you will often read the statement “past performances do not guarantee future performances“. This is obviously an important disclaimer that whoever is selling must include in any literature going out […]