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๐๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐: Our first finance course is ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐! Aspiring quants should use this link to enroll: socratica.com/courses/stock-options
๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐พ๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐ from Socratica
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๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ - Quantitative Finance
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง๐จ๐ ๐ก๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐๐จ:
๐ snu.socratica.com/quantitative-finance
Volatility is one of the core ideas in finance. Itโs how we measure uncertainty and risk. Here we move from noisy price charts to returns, histograms, and the normal distribution, then show how to calculate and annualize volatility from real data. We extend the idea to portfolios, where correlations matter as much as individual risks, and then look at the VIX indexโthe marketโs own benchmark for expected volatility. Along the way we point out the limits of these models and why extreme events canโt be ignored.
๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ - Quantitative Finance
๐ snu.socratica.com/quantitative-finance
๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐พ๐ is where math meets the market.
It is a supremely rational, logical approach to finance. It involves analyzing large datasets, generating mathematical models to make predictions about how markets will behave. Then, in application of these models, traders buy and sell securities based on those predictions.
In this course, you will learn the key tools used by "quants."
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐: snu.socratica.com/quantitative-finance
๐๐ ๐๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฟ
Paul Wilmott Introduces Quantitative Finance
๐ amzn.to/3Qe8zab
The Big Short (movie)
๐ฌ amzn.to/4jbl5DJ
๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐๐ our Instructor:
Michael Harrison earned his BS in Math from Caltech, and did his graduate work in Math at UC Berkeley and University of Washington, specializing in Number Theory. A self-taught programmer, Michael taught both Math and Computer Programming at the college level. He applied this knowledge as a financial analyst (quant) and as a programmer at Google.
๐๐๐ฝ๐๐พ๐๐๐ฝ๐ to Socratica:
๐ฆ bit.ly/SocraticaSubscribe
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ Socratica on Patreon:
๐ ฟ๏ธ patreon.com/socratica
We'd like to send a special thank you to our VIP Patrons at Patreon! Our patrons are the ones who make it possible for us to take the time to create new courses, doing the months of research, writing, and planning that give our courses that extra something.
Tracy Karin Prell
Umar Khan
Thomas Myers
NSS North Houston Space Society
Michael Shebanow
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M Andrews
KW
Kevin B
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Jim Woodworth
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#Quant #Finance #Volatility
๐๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐: Our first finance course is ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐! Aspiring quants should use this link to enroll: socratica.com/courses/stock-options
๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐พ๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐ from Socratica
socratica.com/pages/finance-courses
๐ ฟ๏ธ ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ช๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐
patreon.com/socratica
๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ - Quantitative Finance
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง๐จ๐ ๐ก๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐๐จ:
๐ snu.socratica.com/quantitative-finance
Volatility is one of the core ideas in finance. Itโs how we measure uncertainty and risk. Here we move from noisy price charts to returns, histograms, and the normal distribution, then show how to calculate and annualize volatility from real data. We extend the idea to portfolios, where correlations matter as much as individual risks, and then look at the VIX indexโthe marketโs own benchmark for expected volatility. Along the way we point out the limits of these models and why extreme events canโt be ignored.
๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ - Quantitative Finance
๐ snu.socratica.com/quantitative-finance
๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐พ๐ is where math meets the market.
It is a supremely rational, logical approach to finance. It involves analyzing large datasets, generating mathematical models to make predictions about how markets will behave. Then, in application of these models, traders buy and sell securities based on those predictions.
In this course, you will learn the key tools used by "quants."
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐: snu.socratica.com/quantitative-finance
๐๐ ๐๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฟ
Paul Wilmott Introduces Quantitative Finance
๐ amzn.to/3Qe8zab
The Big Short (movie)
๐ฌ amzn.to/4jbl5DJ
๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐๐ our Instructor:
Michael Harrison earned his BS in Math from Caltech, and did his graduate work in Math at UC Berkeley and University of Washington, specializing in Number Theory. A self-taught programmer, Michael taught both Math and Computer Programming at the college level. He applied this knowledge as a financial analyst (quant) and as a programmer at Google.
๐๐๐ฝ๐๐พ๐๐๐ฝ๐ to Socratica:
๐ฆ bit.ly/SocraticaSubscribe
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ Socratica on Patreon:
๐ ฟ๏ธ patreon.com/socratica
We'd like to send a special thank you to our VIP Patrons at Patreon! Our patrons are the ones who make it possible for us to take the time to create new courses, doing the months of research, writing, and planning that give our courses that extra something.
Tracy Karin Prell
Umar Khan
Thomas Myers
NSS North Houston Space Society
Michael Shebanow
Marcos Silveira
M Andrews
KW
Kevin B
John Krawiec
Jim Woodworth
Jeremy Shimanek
Eric Eccleston
and Christopher Kemsley
are our VIP Patrons!
๐ ๐๐๐ this channel to get access to small Youtube perks like an owl emoji when you leave comments, fancy!
youtube.com/channel/UCW6TXMZ5Pq6yL6_k5NZ2e0Q/join
Music Licensed from SoundStripe:
Code: MCI9RPSAOOWUHN9W
#Quant #Finance #Volatility
