Machine Learning for Trading Specialization (Google Cloud and New York Institute of Finance)
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What you'll learn
You build trading models in Python on Google Cloud, from supervised learning and time series forecasting to recurrent neural networks and reinforcement learning strategies, using Keras and TensorFlow.
- Introduction to trading, machine learning and GCP
- Using machine learning in trading and finance
- Reinforcement learning for trading strategies
- Time series analysis and forecasting
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Advanced Experienced professionals ready for a senior credential.
- What you get
- A certificate from a name employers know, ready to add to LinkedIn and your résumé the day you finish.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced, about 22 hrs.
- How to use it
- Add it to LinkedIn under Licenses and certifications, post it with one thing you learned, and name the exact skills on your résumé. Then bring it up in interviews and show how you use AI to get more done.
- Why it's worth it
- Fast, practical proof that you are ahead on AI. It shows initiative, gives you skills you can use the same day, and hands you something concrete to talk about with every hiring manager.
What you will payPrice not publishedThe provider does not publish a price. Ask before you commit.
- Time
- About 22 hours across three courses.
- Before you start
- Python with Pandas, Scikit Learn and StatsModels; statistics including regression; basic knowledge of financial markets; SQL recommended.
- How you are tested
- Online, self paced, on Coursera, using Google Cloud, Keras and TensorFlow.
- Renewal
- None stated.
- Full cost details
- Not published on the page; the certificate requires paying the Coursera enrollment fee. Financial aid may be available.
- Where it applies
- Online and open globally.
Checked at the source Oct 23, 2026
Sources and what we verified
Coursera specialization page: courses, hours, prerequisites, certificate ↗NYIF announcement of the specialization with Google Cloud ↗What we verified: Course list and prerequisites are on the official page; the page is inconsistent on basic versus advanced Python. No price shown.
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