In GCom 7720, you will learn to design and implement financial strategies to manage an online portfolio of stocks and options. You will build a robotrader that hedges risk in real time, and use it to compete in the McIntire Hedge Tournament.
Along the way, you will see how IT enables modern finance and acquire hands-on skills: querying financial data using SQL, and developing sophisticated financial functions in Excel.
By the end of the course, you will be comfortable moving from strategy to implementation, a differentiator in today's competitive job markets.

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Learn powerful ideas and useful tools

The Hedge Tournament is the centerpiece of the course, and a memorable experience for all participants.

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List these hard skills on your CV

This course will expand and sharpen your skill set.

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Check the schedule of the assignments

The schedule lists the work to do and contains links to the lecture slides, readings, and videos.

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Contact your instructor

IT & Finance is taught by Stefano Grazioli. The class meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30-10:45am in RRH 410.

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Is this class for me?

GCom7720: Financial Trading Analytics - is designed for graduate Commerce students focusing on Finance. Other graduate students are welcome to take any remaining available seat.