C++ Programming for Financial Engineering

The C++ course equipped me with proper programming background to be success in quantitative finance applications.

Avi Palley is my TA, he is really a responsible teacher. For each level, he can always give me a lot of good and pertinent suggestions. Once you follow these suggestions, you will get improved and be on the right track.

This was an interesting and challenging course. I found the structure of the program to be very straightforward and there was a natural progression through the different features of C++. The video lectures and notes were useful and they explained the topics in a good manner. My TA was always very helpful when I was stuck on a problem. I also found the forums to be of great assistance when solving the exercises. I would recommend this course to anyone interested in improving their programming abilities and learning about how to use C++ in financial applications.

The hierarchy of the course is really nice structured, leveling up is neither so hard nor accessible without any endeavor! The time duration is stretched up to more than 3 months which is reasonable yet not giving you so much dillydallying..
I like how serious this course is, the studying ambience on the #Quantnet forum is benign: not so intimidating nor frigid.
There surely a lot of homework which sometimes could make you a little anxious(but no xanax needed, if you have to ask); good thing is TA is easily reached and responds almost instantly, my TA was Avi who may seem nonchalant but actually very nice, helpful and responsible; plus when you ask questions on the forum, Dr. Daniel Duffy and Andy Nguyen would occasionally jump in to help you out, which makes you feel not totally not-interacting with the professor in the video.
The contents are exactly like in the syllabus, it goes from C,C++,Generic Programming/STL,Boost library,last but not the least, financial applications. IMHO It's suited for people who don't have so much programming background or have left programming for a while but want to pick it up.
In a nut shell, this is a very worthy course if you are serious about what you are doing and what you are about to do, school, work, career, future etc.. Good luck and have fun!

This course is really great! It helped me to master C++ in the shortest time. It is very helpful for interviews. Thank you very much for TA. I would suggest this course to everyone who are interested in being a quant.

The course is great! I really comfortable with C++ programming now. Thanks for this course, I don't afraid of programming any more. This is really the course for computational finance!

In the beginning I found the course difficult because I didn't know anything about C++ or computer programming . As I'm planning to apply to MFE programs, I needed to fill this gap. So I had to choose between local courses and entering into the new experience of this on-line program. The first lessons were very hard and I had to spend many hours on them, but it was really worth it. I learned basic and some advanced programming techniques. Moreover, it was a pleasure to work with the support of the TAs and other students. I have built myself a hub of programming and financial engineering knowledge, and have become a fan of quantnet.com. More importantly, this course has woken up my interest to keep on learning more programming.

Special mention to Avi Palley (my TA) and Trev who answered all my question and more, in a timely fashion.

The contents of the course really help you understand the C++ language. The forums and the feedback from the TA have been very helpful in order to complete the course in a limited period of time for me that I work full time.

This course is absolutely phenomenal. Mr.Duffy's presentation is professional, easy-understanding and lively. The course offers everyone a chance to learn C++ from the very beginning to having the ability to solve some computation finance problems. Avi, the TA, is always there to help and quite knowledgable. Really recommend it to all who wish to have a future career path in financial engineering.

It's a relatively difficult course/seminar for people who has no experience in programming - but it's still worth it.

I like this course overall. The homework is intense but really helpful. I really want to thank Andy for his quick response to any issues, my TA Avi for his guidance and comments on my homework, and super active member Avi for his help.

The course is an excellent way for a beginner to learn a lot about C++. I came out with much more knowledge I ever expected.

This is the most illustrious and puissant C++ online course with the most famous professor. Also TA is very stringent and responsible that gave us excellent help and support. The whole procedure, the pressure, the inspiration, and the challenge striving through the course are exactly as sitting in a fabulous master level class. All endeavor deserved and thank you so much.

The course started out with the basics so people with no programming experience like myself could understand it. By the end of the course, we were able to understand computational finance programs such as option pricing and monte carlo method so a great amount were learned throughout the course.

The course was challenging but at the same time, the interactive forum makes it interesting. I would recommend this course to anyone who is interested in computational finance.

To the point, no beating around the bush, focused and rigorous seminar. I will recommend this course to anyone in my deep sleep. I have spent my last 14 years doing programming for living.

Complacency is your biggest enemy if you are already doing good amount of non-C++ coding (I got badly hit by that early on). Do not take things for granted.

The quality of the course was great in that it covers from C/C++ basics to STL and finance applications, provides good examples from each level. Even though I did not have many experiences with programming languages, with quality curriculum of the course and the support from dedicated TA, I believe that I have developed my programming literacy greatly satisfying the prerequisite requirement.

The quality of the course was excellent, beginning with the very basics of C to actual applications for option pricing. Not only have I learned about C++ programming, but I know have an idea about what I would be doing if I pursue financial engineering as a profession. The TA and support was amazing too. All questions were answered almost immediately and I the discussion threads were very helpful as well. Overall it was a challenging but amazing experience.

It provides sufficient but not superfluous knowledge on C++ programming for finance. Well designed curriculum links a freshman to a practitioner in financial programming.

I really like this course. All the topics are crucial and up-to-date. It starts from simple and leads to financial applications with middle level C++ skills. The contents are great even for people who do not have any programming background. It is a good place to start to learn C++ and basic programming logic. The homework at each level help to understand the content and extend the knowledge. And my TA (Avi) is very responsible and helpful, so you won't feel you are studying along but with a great teaching assistant can you help.

I found the class to be exactly what I was looking for. A quick review on the basics of C, then moving into C++, with a big focus on templates, vectors, and in general STL, and Boost. The actual use of Boost and numeric methods to solve options equations was great. I would recommend this course to anyone going into Financial Engineering or who wants to get a job in Quantitative Finance.

The TA was very responsive, and quickly graded my work, and gave great suggestions on ways to improve my skills.