This course provides an overview of the basic tools in machine learning, with emphases on applications in finance. Machine learning plays an important role in FinTech. Individual investors and financial institutions who are able to leverage these new tools and technology will have a significant advantage. This course discusses these new opportunities and challenges. It seeks to equip students with these highly coveted skills in the market.

In addition to machine learning, blockchain is a significant component of FinTech. It is the technology behind cryptocurrencies and allows to create, record, trade, and transfer any digital assets. The last three lectures (delivered by Professor Andreas Park) cover the main ideas that are essential for the functioning of a blockchain, and it then takes a deep dive into some of the most notable innovations in the nascent field of decentralized finance (DeFi).