Financial Analytics Course Roadmap (40

Hours)
Module 1: Introduction to Financial Analytics (3 Hours)

- Introduction to Financial Analytics (1 Hour)

- Definition and Importance
- Overview of Key Concepts and Techniques

- Descriptive Analytics in Finance (1 Hour)

- Financial Metrics and Ratios
- Data Visualization and Dashboards

- Lab Session (1 Hour)

- Introduction to Data Visualization Tools (Tableau/Power BI)
- Hands-on Exercise: Creating Basic Financial Dashboards

Module 2: Data Collection and Preparation (4 Hours)

- Data Sources in Finance (1 Hour)

- Market Data, Financial Statements, Economic Indicators

- Data Collection Methods (1 Hour)

- Web Scraping, APIs, Database Queries

- Data Cleaning and Preprocessing (2 Hours)

- Handling Missing Values, Outliers, Data Transformation

- Lab Session (1 Hour)

- Data Cleaning and Preparation using Python (pandas)

Module 3: Time Series Analysis (6 Hours)

- Stationarity in Time Series (2 Hours)

- Identifying Stationary and Non-Stationary Data
- Techniques to Make Non-Stationary Data Stationary

- Moving Average and Exponential Smoothing (2 Hours)

- Concepts and Applications
- Calculating and Interpreting Results

- Holt-Winters Method (2 Hours)

- Triple Exponential Smoothing
- Implementation and Case Studies

- Lab Session (2 Hours)

- Time Series Analysis and Forecasting using R

Module 4: Predictive Analytics in Finance (6 Hours)

- Introduction to Predictive Analytics (1 Hour)

- Statistical Models, Machine Learning Algorithms

- Predictive Modelling Techniques (3 Hours)

- Regression Analysis, Time Series Forecasting, Classification Models

- Model Evaluation and Validation (2 Hours)

- Accuracy, Precision, Recall, ROC Curve
- Lab Session (2 Hours)
- Building Predictive Models using Python (scikit-learn)

Module 5: Prescriptive Analytics and Optimization (5 Hours)

- Introduction to Prescriptive Analytics (1 Hour)

- Optimization Models, Decision Trees

- Portfolio Optimization and Modern Portfolio Theory (2 Hours)

- Risk and Returns, Balancing Risk and Return
- Evaluating Investment Portfolios

- Optimization Techniques in Finance (2 Hours)

- Linear Programming, Genetic Algorithms

- Lab Session (1 Hour)

- Portfolio Optimization using Python (pandas, SciPy)

Module 6: Performance Measures and Metrics (4 Hours)

- Performance Evaluation in Finance (2 Hours)

- Sharpe Ratio, Alpha, Beta, CAPM

- Financial Ratios and Metrics (2 Hours)

- Liquidity Ratios, Solvency Ratios, Profitability Ratios

- Lab Session (1 Hour)

- Calculating and Interpreting Performance Measures using Python
Module 7: Advanced Topics and Future Trends (4 Hours)

- Fraud Detection and Security (1 Hour)

- Anomaly Detection, Machine Learning for Fraud Prevention

- Customer Segmentation and Marketing Analytics (1 Hour)

- Customer Lifetime Value, Churn Prediction, Targeted Marketing

- Big Data and Technology in Financial Analytics (1 Hour)

- Hadoop, Spark, Cloud Computing, IoT

- Case Study Discussion (1 Hour)

- Real-world Applications and Best Practices

This roadmap provides a comprehensive 40-hour course covering essential topics in financial
analytics, including time series analysis, predictive modelling, performance measures, and
advanced topics. The course structure is designed to be interactive, practical, and aligned
with industry needs.