ORIE 5258

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ORIE 5258
Python for Finance

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Python is rapidly becoming a golden standard for quantitative finance. In this course students will be exposed to the powerful and fast open-source data science libraries and specific applications of analyzing financial data sets.


Prerequisites REF-FA25/Corequisites REF-FA25 ENGRD 2700 and familiarity with Python. Corequisites: None.

Enrollment Priority REF-FA25 Enrollment limited to: first semester ORIE FE MEng students.

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Outcomes REF-FA25

  • Students will enhance their knowledge of Python and Python libraries as they pertain to financial applications.
  • Students will apply their data analysis and statistical knowledge for financial modeling and will work with financial data sets.
  • Students will learn how to draw insights from data science algorithms with the help of Python packages.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1.5 Credits Graded

  • 10766 ORIE 5258   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Oct 15 - Dec 5, 2025

    • Aldridge, I

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous

    Enrollment limited to: first-year Master of Engineering (MEng) Financial Engineering students.

    Department Consent Required (Add)