Machine learning in finance
Summary
This course aims to give an introduction to the application of machine learning to finance. These techniques gained popularity due to the limitations of traditional financial econometrics methods tackling big data. We will review and compare traditional methods and machine learning algorithms.
Content
1- Introduction to machine learning in finance
- Goals of machine learning
- Applications of machine learning
- Timeline of machine learning
- Main types of algorithms
2- Supervised learning
- Regression
- Classification
- Applications to asset pricing and forecasting
3- Unsupervised learning
- Clustering
- Factor analysis
- Applications to asset pricing and factor modelling
4- Introduction to Natural Language Processing
- Text representation
- Sentiment analysis
- Topic modelling
- Application to index building
5- Neural Networks
- Feedforward networks
- Recurrent Neural Networks
- Transformers
Keywords
Machine Learning, Deep Learning, NLP
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
Econometrics
Recommended courses
Introduction to finance
Important concepts to start the course
Basic linear algebra.
Basic probabilistic and statistical concepts.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Elaborate a machine learning algorithm
- Assess / Evaluate the performance of different models
- Formulate hypotheses behind different models
- Propose optimal methods for problems seen
- Optimize techniques / algorithms used
- Construct a parsimonious model
- Implement machine learning algorithms
- Exploit information contained in data
Transversal skills
- Give feedback (critique) in an appropriate fashion.
- Demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking
- Use a work methodology appropriate to the task.
Teaching methods
Lectures and exercise sessions
Projects
Expected student activities
- Participate in lectures
- Participate in exercises sessions
- Solve the problem sets
- Work on a project and present outcomes
- Write a final exam
Assessment methods
(Project report+Project presentation+Exam)/3
Supervision
Assistants | Yes |
Resources
Bibliography
Dixon M. F, Halperin I. and Bilokon P. (2020): "Machine Learning in Finance", Springer
Ressources en bibliothèque
Moodle Link
Prerequisite for
- Courses using statistical dynamic models
In the programs
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: Written (summer session)
- Subject examined: Machine learning in finance
- Courses: 3 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: mandatory
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: Written (summer session)
- Subject examined: Machine learning in finance
- Courses: 3 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: mandatory
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: Written (summer session)
- Subject examined: Machine learning in finance
- Courses: 3 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
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