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Coding for Risk Management: Excel VBA

Coding

Workshop Info

Excel VBA
Excel comes prepackaged with the VBA programming language. VBA is a straightforward programming language. A natural first step to learning VBA and coding in general is to rebuild models that are in Excel. VBA also used Macros to record code based on Excel work. It can teach you to code!

January 19 – April 19, 2024
Time for all workshops: 9:00 – 10:30 am ET

The Coding for Risk Management Seminar workshops get you started in Excel, VBA, R, Python, SQL, and GitHub. The first step in all of these languages is a big step; after taking it here, you will be able to take next steps on your own. These workshops are also a great opportunity to discover how much you like programming. The examples are all related to finance and risk management. In all of the languages we price stocks, bonds, and options.

Students who want to take the next step and follow through on this content can enroll in our Coding for Risk Management Class.

How To Join a Session

Click on the Join a Session button at 9:00 am ET on the day of your desired workshop. Each workshop ends at 10:30 am ET.