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Reinforcement Learning in Finance

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Overview

This course aims at introducing the fundamental concepts of Reinforcement Learning (RL), and develop use cases for applications of RL for option valuation, trading, and asset management.

By the end of this course, students will be able to

- Use reinforcement learning to solve classical problems of Finance such as portfolio optimization, optimal trading, and option pricing and risk management.

- Practice on valuable examples such as famous Q-learning using financial problems.

- Apply their knowledge acquired in the course to a simple model for market dynamics that is obtained using reinforcement learning as the course project.

Prerequisites are the courses "Guided Tour of Machine Learning in Finance" and "Fundamentals of Machine Learning in Finance". Students are expected to know the lognormal process and how it can be simulated. Knowledge of option pricing is not assumed but desirable.

Syllabus 4

  1. MDP and Reinforcement Learning 4.5 hours
  2. MDP model for option pricing: Dynamic Programming Approach 4 hours
  3. MDP model for option pricing - Reinforcement Learning approach 4 hours
  4. RL and INVERSE RL for Portfolio Stock Trading 4.5 hours

Skills you'll practise

FinanceTensorflowReinforcement LearningHuman Learning

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • Structured courses with graded quizzes, assignments and deadlines you can reset.
  • A shareable certificate from the university or company when you pay.
  • Financial aid is often approved for students in India (apply 15 days before you need it).
  • From New York University, a well-regarded name.
  • Self-paced: start any time.
  • A clear syllabus (4 parts) you can see before you start.

Disadvantages

  • Paid after a 7-day free trial (Coursera Plus or per course).
  • Some courses can be audited for free, but graded work and certificates need payment.
  • Learners rate it 3.6 out of 5, lower than most.

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  • Financial aid: If you cannot afford the fee for a certificate, you can apply for financial aid through the link on the course home page by filling out an application about your background and goals.

Taught by

  • Igor Halperin

New York University is in Tier 2: excellent universities and the companies that build the technology of our institution ranking (86/100).

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