FinTech Stream of Education

Offered by the New York Institute of Finance

There is only one sure bet in today’s FinTech sector…change. With increasingly sophisticated technology companies entering and competing in every area of financial services, individuals within the finance industry constantly need to adapt their skills, tools, and methodologies to stay competitive.

At the New York Institute of Finance, we understand the demanding need for up-to-date desk-ready skills and techniques for you to perform at the highest standards. With that in mind, we have developed a FinTech stream of education from an introduction to graduate level, aimed at developing your career opportunities in Finance.

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Course Start Dates

August 20, Dec 10

Quantitative Methods for Finance Professional Certificate

This hands-on certificate program develops the fundamentals desk-ready skills essential for quantitative roles in finance, including trading, structuring, valuation, risk management, regulation, and financial engineering. Learn all the mathematical techniques, excel tools, VBA programming skills and numerical method that you need to succeed.

Course Start Dates

August 6

Data Analysis and Programming for Finance

This hands-on certificate program develops the fundamentals desk-ready skills essential for quantitative roles in finance, including trading, structuring, valuation, risk management, regulation, and financial engineering. Learn all the mathematical techniques, excel tools, VBA programming skills and numerical method that you need to succeed.

Learn how to build applications using Python, R, VBA and to conduct useful data analyses to gain decision making insights you didn’t know were possible.

Course Start Dates

October 22

Data Science for Finance Professional Certificate

Develop a sound understanding of data mining and data analysis with the latest machine learning tools. By the end of the course, you will have the tools needed to develop your own algorithmic trading strategy.

Course Start Dates

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Chartered Financial Risk Engineer™ (CFRE™)

This hands-on certificate program develops the fundamentals desk-ready skills essential for quantitative roles in finance, including trading, structuring, valuation, risk management, regulation, and financial engineering. Learn all the mathematical techniques, excel tools, VBA programming skills and numerical method that you need to succeed.

Successful completion of three FinTech Certificates secures you the offer of a place (and various levels of credit towards the Chartered Financial Risk Engineer™ qualification. This curriculum for becoming a Financial Engineer is on the cutting-edge of the practice and theory of financial risk management.

Don’t just keep up…be a top performer and an innovator.

Becoming a Chartered Financial Risk Engineer™ is one of the best career decision you can make. The appetite of the FinTech sector for highly educated and trained financial risk engineers continues to grow, despite the recent recession. Hiring managers covet team members who demonstrate the ability to learn continuously and adapt. Moreover, job candidates who can help drive breakthroughs in risk management challenges will gain a competitive advantage.

Chartered Financial Risk Engineers™ are immersed in a rigorous learning environment which emphasizes problem solving and mastery of desk-ready skills. The credential signifies quantitative and analytical aptitude, necessities for career advancement in financial risk management. Why? Banks and other emploers of the financial risk engineers rely on these talents to deliver profit.

Need To Brush Up On Your Financial Programming Skills?

  • VBA Programming Course

    This course will teach you the essential elements of Excel/VBA to build practically useful applications and conduct data analysis for finance.

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  • Python Programming Course

    This course will teach you the essential elements of Python to build practically useful applications and conduct data analysis for finance.

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  • R Programming Course

    This course will teach you the essential elements of R to build practically useful applications and conduct data analysis for finance.

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About NYIF

The New York Institute of Finance (NYIF) is a global leader in professional training for financial services and related industries. NYIF courses cover everything from investment banking, asset pricing, insurance and market structure to financial modeling, treasury operations, and accounting. The New York Institute of Finance has a faculty of industry leaders and offers a range of program delivery options, including self-study, online courses, and in-person classes. Founded by the New York Stock Exchange in 1922, NYIF has trained over 250,000 professionals online and in class, in over 120 countries.

“The course was stimulating and the professor was energetic, knowledgeable and passionate. As an operations risk management professional and non-financial person, I felt this course was rewarding and a great investment”

– Megan Telste / Risk Management Professional Certificate Course

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