Coursera

Advanced Trading Algorithms (Coursera)

Offered by Indian School of Business - ISB,
Advanced Trading Algorithms (Coursera)

This course will provide back test results for all the strategies in developed and emerging markets. The learner will also be taught scientific ways of back testing without succumbing to either look ahead (or) survival bias. You will learn various methods of building a robust back testing system for the strategies discussed in the previous course. You will be taught how to differentiate between mere data mining and results based on solid empirical or theoretical foundation. Next, you will learn the ways and means of back testing the results and subjecting the back test results to stress tests. After which, you will learn the various ways in which transaction costs and other frictions could be incorporated in the back testing algorithm.

Class Deals by MOOC List - Click here and see Coursera's Active Discounts, Deals, and Promo Codes.

Finally, you will learn techniques for measuring a strategies' performance and the concept of risk adjusted return. You will use some of the famous measures for risk adjusted returns such as Sharpe ratio, Treynor's Ratio and Jenson's Alpha. You will see how to pick an appropriate benchmark for a proposed fund.

Course 3 of 5 in the Trading Strategies in Emerging Markets Specialization.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Strategy - Accruals
After completing this module you will be able to understand the basics of accrual, build a trading strategy based on accruals and test the strategy that you have built.

WEEK 2
Strategy - Betting against Beta
After completing this module you will be able to understand the basics of beat, build a trading strategy based on beta and test the strategy that you have built.

WEEK 3
Strategy - Momentum & Momentum Crashes
After completing this module you will be able to understand the basics of momentum, build a trading strategy based on momentum & momentum crashes, and test the strategies that you have built.

WEEK 4
Strategy - G Score
After completing this module you will be able to understand the meaning of G Score, build a trading strategy based on G Score and test the strategy that you have built.

Go to Class
MOOC List is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Related Courses

Corporate Finance Essentials (Coursera) Coursera
IESE Business School

Corporate Finance Essentials (Coursera)

Economics & Finance Business

Corporate Finance Essentials will enable you to understand key financial issues related to companies, investors, and the interaction between them in the capital markets. By the end of this course you should be able to understand most of what you read in the financial press and use the essential financial vocabulary of companies and finance professionals.

Sep 7th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Finance Business Investment
Details
Estrategia Empresarial (Coursera) Coursera
Universidad Austral

Estrategia Empresarial (Coursera)

Management & Leadership Business

El curso te da las herramientas básicas para identificar los desafíos estratégicos de una organización, evaluar la importancia de estos desafíos, y armar el plan de prioridades de modo de hacer frente exitosamente a esos desafíos. Dentro de todas las empresas que existen, el curso se focaliza en aquellas cuyo producto o servicio tiene algún grado de diferenciación con respecto a los competidores de la industria en la que se desenvuelve.

Sep 14th 2026
4 Weeks
Strategy Business Strategy Competitive Strategy
Details
Estrategias de Emprendimiento (Coursera) Coursera
Tecnológico de Monterrey

Estrategias de Emprendimiento (Coursera)

Business

Este curso busca ayudar al emprendedor a ser capaz de desarrollar un plan de operación y expansión, basado en la generación de objetivos de estabilización y crecimiento para su negocio, a partir de sus fortalezas y oportunidades detectadas, así como de un análisis de su situación actual, aprovechando así las oportunidades del entorno y adecuando su Modelo de Negocio y sus estrategias financieras, mismas que plasmará en un Pitch para presentar su plan a todos los Stakeholders actuales y futuros.

Sep 14th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Strategy Business Strategy Financial Strategy
Details
Fundamentals of Machine Learning in Finance (Coursera) Coursera
New York University Tandon School of Engineering

Fundamentals of Machine Learning in Finance (Coursera)

Data Science

The course aims at helping students to be able to solve practical ML-amenable problems that they may encounter in real life that include: (1) understanding where the problem one faces lands on a general landscape of available ML methods, (2) understanding which particular ML approach(es) would be most appropriate for resolving the problem, and (3) ability to successfully implement a solution, and assess its performance.

Sep 14th 2026
4 Weeks
Finance Machine Learning Clustering
Details
Financial Regulation in Emerging Markets and the Rise of Fintech Companies (Coursera) Coursera
University of Cape Town

Financial Regulation in Emerging Markets and the Rise of Fintech Companies (Coursera)

Economics & Finance Business

This course gives an overview of the changing regulatory environment since the 1997 Asian and 2008 global financial crisis. Following these two major crises, governments around the globe enacted a set of far-reaching new financial regulations that are aimed towards safeguarding financial stability. However, banks find it increasingly difficult to be profitable in this new regulatory environment.

Sep 14th 2026
4 Weeks
Finance Financial Crisis Financial Regulation
Details
Business English: Finance and Economics (Coursera) Coursera
Arizona State University

Business English: Finance and Economics (Coursera)

Languages & Literature

Do you work in finance or interact with finance professionals? Is it necessary to speak, write or understand English in your career? Follow the authentic characters in this course as they work through common business situations in finance and economics. Learn from your successes and failure, and think critically about your own communication options.

Sep 14th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Finance Language English
Details
Customer-Centric IT Strategy (Coursera) Coursera
University of Virginia

Customer-Centric IT Strategy (Coursera)

Business

Now more than ever, corporations are investing heavily in IT. The quality of these investments affect the daily work of millions, yet it’s not uncommon to see industry surveys where the failure rates for IT projects is over 50%. It’s possible to do better and it’s possible to do so consistently. In this two-week course, we’ll step through major challenges within corporate IT and how to address them with the disciplined use of design thinking, Lean Startup, and agile as a team framework.

Sep 14th 2026
2 Weeks
Business Strategy Business Model Canvas
Details
Strategy and Sustainability (Coursera) Coursera
IESE Business School

Strategy and Sustainability (Coursera)

Management & Leadership

Business and environmental sustainability are not natural bedfellows. Business is about making money. Sustainability is about protecting the planet. Business is measured in months and quarters. Sustainability often requires significant short term costs to secure a sometimes uncertain long-term benefit. To some activists, all executives are exploitative, selfish one percenters. To some executives, all activists are irresponsible, unyielding extremists.

Sep 14th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Business Sustainability Strategy
Details
Introducción a la Estrategia (Coursera) Coursera
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Introducción a la Estrategia (Coursera)

Management & Leadership

En este curso, conocerás la importancia de la estrategia en cualquier tipo de organización; diferenciarás los modelos conductuales que se aplican en diferentes países, quiénes son sus principales actores y los intereses que tienen en una empresa. Partirás de la planeación estratégica para materializar tu idea de negocio, a través de la misión, visión, valores y objetivos. Identificarás la idea diferenciadora de tu empresa o idea de negocio, lo cual la hará única del resto. Leerás las señales internas y externas del entorno para poder reaccionar a tiempo ante los factores que afectan a tu empresa.

Sep 7th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Business Startup Strategy
Details