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Financial Markets Courses

Financial markets courses can help you learn investment strategies, risk management, trading principles, and the functioning of various financial instruments. You can build skills in analyzing market trends, evaluating asset performance, and understanding economic indicators. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial modeling, Bloomberg terminals for real-time data analysis, and statistical software for quantitative research, providing practical experience in applying these skills to real market scenarios.


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Popular Financial Markets Courses and Certifications


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    Duke University

    Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Deep Dive

    Skills you'll gain: Loans, Lending and Underwriting, Blockchain, Commercial Lending, General Lending, Derivatives, FinTech, Market Liquidity, Financial Trading, Securities (Finance), Digital Assets, Liquidation, Market Data, Transaction Processing, Asset Management, Arbitration, Portfolio Management, Risk Management

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    Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Introduction to Economic Theories

    Skills you'll gain: Consumer Behaviour, Market Dynamics, Financial Market, Economics, Market Analysis, Tax, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Public Policies, Environmental Issue, Socioeconomics, Sustainable Development, Supply And Demand, Behavioral Economics, Decision Making

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Università di Napoli Federico II

    Financial Intermediation

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Regulation, FinTech, Financial Systems, Banking, Financial Services, Commercial Banking, Financial Statements, Balance Sheet, Financial Market, Econometrics, Financial Analysis, Credit Risk, International Finance, Economics, Market Dynamics

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Global Challenges in Business

    Skills you'll gain: Global Marketing, Sustainable Business, Virtual Teams, Business Ethics, Diversity Marketing, Corporate Sustainability, Cultural Sensitivity, Cultural Diversity, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Workplace inclusivity, Intercultural Competence, Consumer Behaviour, Product Development, Market Analysis, Diversity Awareness, Cultural Responsiveness, Sustainable Development, Marketing Planning, Culture, Brand Strategy

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    McMaster University

    Finance for Everyone

    Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Finance, Financial Market, Financial Analysis, Cash Flows, Financial Modeling, Capital Markets, Investments, Derivatives, Business Valuation, Financial Policy, Financial Data, Equities, Project Design, Market Dynamics, Risk Management, Business Mathematics, Market Trend, Credit Risk, Project Documentation

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    LearnQuest

    Build AI Apps with No-Code Tools

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Predictive Modeling, No-Code Development, Model Deployment, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Responsible AI, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Advanced Analytics, Business Intelligence, Business Analytics, Data Cleansing, Business Reporting, Global Marketing, LLM Application, AI Enablement, User Feedback, Data Preprocessing, Predictive Analytics, Data Architecture

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    The State University of New York

    Digital Assets

    Skills you'll gain: Digital Assets, Blockchain, FinTech, Payment Systems, Financial Regulation, Asset Management, Cryptography, Technical Standard, Governance

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnQuest

    Growth Strategies and Career Readiness in Tech Sales

    Skills you'll gain: Selling Techniques, Upselling, Technical Sales, Sales, Cross Selling, LinkedIn, Business Ethics, Sales Strategy, digital literacy, Professional Networking, Automation, Goal Setting, Compliance Management, Customer Retention

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Fundamentals of Accounting

    Skills you'll gain: Balance Sheet, Financial Statements, Income Statement, Management Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Performance Measurement, Organizational Strategy, Capacity Management, Cost Accounting, Cost Control, Financial Reporting, Performance Metric, Asset Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Analysis, Budgeting, Budget Management, Accounting, Business Metrics, Small Business Accounting

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    LearnQuest

    Foundations of Sales Psychology and Buyer Behavior

    Skills you'll gain: Consultative Selling, Communication, Consumer Behaviour, Trustworthiness, Marketing Psychology, Solution Selling, Sales Presentation, Persuasive Communication, Sales, Sales Strategy, Needs Assessment, Customer Relationship Building, Rapport Building, Influencing, Customer Insights, Storytelling, Empathy, Target Audience, Cultural Sensitivity

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Understanding Financial Statements: Company Position

    Skills you'll gain: Balance Sheet, Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Reporting, Financial Accounting, Accounting, Equities, Asset Management, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnQuest

    Consultative Selling and Buyer Engagement

    Skills you'll gain: B2B Sales, Consultative Selling, Stakeholder Engagement, Enterprise Sales, Performance Metric, Sales Presentations, Verbal Communication Skills, Oral Expression, Sales, Specialized Sales, Executive Presence, Sales Process, Sales Pipelines, Solution Sales Engineering, Sales Strategy, Technical Sales, Performance Analysis, Proposal Development, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Active Listening

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular financial markets courses

  • Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Deep Dive: Duke University
  • Introduction to Economic Theories: Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Financial Intermediation : Università di Napoli Federico II
  • Global Challenges in Business: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Finance for Everyone: McMaster University
  • Build AI Apps with No-Code Tools: LearnQuest
  • Digital Assets: The State University of New York
  • Growth Strategies and Career Readiness in Tech Sales: LearnQuest
  • Fundamentals of Accounting: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Foundations of Sales Psychology and Buyer Behavior: LearnQuest

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