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CFA Society Vancouver Events

CFA Society Vancouver hosts a variety of webinars and in-person events to support its members' professional development and networking opportunities. Many events are open to the public and qualify for member pricing through the Global Passport Program.  

How to Interpret What the Options Market Thinks About Earnings

During earnings season, investors become justifiably concerned with analysts’ expectations for a company’s earnings and revenues. While analysts’ estimates provide an important framework for decision-making around an earnings release, did you know that the options markets offer a subtle view into the market’s expectations about potential moves? Join us to see how the options markets signal which way they expect the stock to move after the earnings release.

Python 2: Visualization and Analysis

This hands-on course is intended for anyone who uses Python and who is already comfortable with the skills that were taught in “Python 1: Core Data Analysis”. This course continues to build the skills needed to develop Python programs to solve typical finance problems, cutting through the noise of generic “Data Science” courses. Participants will be introduced to best practices programming in Python to analyze and visualize financial data. Prerequisites Participants require basic prior programming knowledge in Python and an understanding of the pandas package. Participants should also understand finance and statistical concepts, but in-depth analytical understanding is not necessary. It is recommended that participants take “Python 1: Core Data Analysis” before this course. You will be required to download and install Anaconda or an equivalent Python distribution – links provided in advance of the course.

Python 3: Web Scraping and Dashboarding

During this hands-on course, participants will work with Python and several popular packages to create programs that acquire, consolidate, analyze and present large data sets. Whether originated from websites or internal databases, this course will demonstrate core techniques to efficiently manage and explore business data through interactive dashboards. Prerequisites A general understanding of programming principles and Python is recommended for this course. The course material will build on the content of “Python 1: Core Data Analysis”. Although not required, participants will benefit from having taken “Python 2: Visualization and Analysis”. Participants should be familiar with Python packages and their installation. You will be required to download and install Anaconda or an equivalent Python distribution – links provided in advance of the course.