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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    Stanford University

    Skills you'll gain: FinTech, Payment Systems, Financial Services, Capital Markets, Financial Trading, Asset Management, Mobile Banking, Consumer Lending, Blockchain, Banking, Financial Regulation, Investment Management, Digital Assets, Risk Management, Innovation

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    164 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Interactive Brokers

    Skills you'll gain: Risk Analysis, Financial Trading, Securities Trading, Investments, Analysis, Financial Market, Tax, Financial Regulations, Risk Management, Capital Markets, Financial Analysis, Financial Industry Regulatory Authorities, Credit Risk, Market Dynamics, Due Diligence, Corporate Finance

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    70 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Fraud detection, Predictive Analytics, Financial Services, Personalized Service, Financial Modeling, Financial Trading, Financial Reporting, FinTech, Compliance Management, Artificial Intelligence, Risk Analysis, Emerging Technologies, Banking, Investment Management, Automation

    3.7
    Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
    51 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    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

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    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
    37 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    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

  • 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

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    IE Business School

    Skills you'll gain: International Finance, Economics, International Relations, Economic Development, Global Marketing, Financial Trading, Socioeconomics, World History, Supply And Demand, Political Sciences, Trend Analysis, Risk Analysis

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    299 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Skills you'll gain: Investments, Investment Management, Portfolio Management, Finance, Return On Investment, Behavioral Economics, Equities, Financial Market, Asset Management, Performance Analysis, Income Tax, Financial Trading, Tax Management, Decision Making, Benchmarking

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    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    879 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • 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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    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

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    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
    298 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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