Certified Computational Finance Analyst (CCFA®) Program

Program Overview

The Certified Computational Finance Analyst (CCFA®) program allows students to study at the intersection of mathematics, statistics, finance, economics and Excel modelling.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand and use basic math, informatics and finance jargon.
  • Ability to categorize different problems and have an idea how to approach the solution.
  • Use MS Excel and solve complex math problems using MS Excel approaches.
  • Translate descriptions of business / financial situations into formal financial models, and investigate those models in an organized fashion

Program Outline

Module 1: Basic Aspects of Mathematics
  • Mathematical terminology
  • The order of mathematical operations
  • Proportions
  • Rounding
Module 2: Using Algebra in Equations
  • Introduction to algebra in
  • formulae and equations
  • Re-arranging equations
  • Simultaneous equations
Module 3: Probability and Data Summarization
  • Basic aspects of probability
  • Addition and multiplication rules
  • Mean and expected values
  • Standard deviations
  • Normal distributions
Module 4: Financial Mathematics
  • Compound growth
  • Present Valuing / Discounting