In this 1-hour long project-based course, you will learn how to compare the performance of different securities using financial statistics (normal distributions) and the Google Sheets toolkit to decide which one performed the best in terms of risk-to-return (risk-to-reward) metrics. This will teach you how basic risk management using quantitative analysis is done and is applied in calculating mean returns of the stock, variance, standard deviation, the Sharpe ratio, and Sortino Ratio.
Compare Stock Returns with Google Sheets
Instructor: Bekhruzbek Ochilov, MCSI, PAGRC
Sponsored by Louisiana Workforce Commission
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What you'll learn
Calculate stock returns using stock price historical data
Calculate the average return of a stock and its volatility
Use Sharpe and Sortino Ratios to calculate risk-adjusted stock performance
Use Sharpe and Sortino Ratios to compare performances of different stocks
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In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Preparing the data
Calculating mean returns and variance
Calculating Sharpe Ratio
Calculating Sortino Ratio
Visualizing the outcomes and drawing conclusions
Recommended experience
Familiarity with Google Sheets (basic formulas as SUM, IF, AVERAGE), Familiarity with normal distributions
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Follow along with pre-recorded videos from experts using a unique side-by-side interface.
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Reviewed on Aug 9, 2020
It was an wonderful experience and the only problem is with the desktop provided and I hope coursera will take care of it in future
Reviewed on Apr 29, 2020
This is great and thank you very much. I am so eager to learn more about comparing stock and returns, and portfolio & risk management.
Reviewed on Jul 25, 2020
This is my first time using the Rhyme software. I was a great experience.
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