DATE
August 18, 25 and 27, 2020
Python has been adopted by the financial industry at a tremendous rate, with some of the largest investment banks and hedge funds applying it to build core trading and risk management systems, enabling them to process large data volumes with greater speed and clarity for enhanced competitive advantage.
Bloomberg and ACI Singapore are proud to offer an exclusive three-part online introduction to using Python in the financial world. In the first session, you’ll discover Python as a programming language and get familiar with its applications. In the following two sessions, you’ll dive into actual programming to experience Python’s versatility and intuitive syntax, and learn how you can start applying it in your workflow.
Program Schedule
Session 1: Tuesday, August 18 | 5:00pm – 6:00pm SGT
A Python Primer
- What is Python?
- A quant’s workflow
- Python in finance
Session 2: Tuesday, August 25 | 5:15pm – 6:00pm SGT
Getting Started in Python 1
- Data types
- Function
- If, for, while loops
Session 3: Thursday, August 27 | 5:15pm – 6:00pm SGT
Getting Started in Python 2
- Pandas
- Numpy
- Visualizations
This bootcamp is exclusive for all registered and fully paid-up ACIS members. To register, please click here https://leadingwithdata.bbgevent.com/ and kindly register by Friday, 14th August 2020. A confirmation email will be sent upon successful registration.
For more information, please kindly email to ACIS Secretariat at enquiry@acisin.com.
This program is jointly organized by: