VBA FOR FINANCE

Année du cours : 1 année(s)

Etablissement : IÉSEG School of Management

Langue : English

Période : S1

– Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel
– Good knowledge of finance
– Good knowledge of financial data services and how to access information from Excel
– No prior programming knowledge is expected

At the end of the course the student should be able to :

– Read, understand and explain the VBA programming language
– Program basic applications using Excel VBA
– Draw a diagram of a program structure
– Communicate effectively in English
– Propose creative solutions within an organization
– Employ state of the art management techniques
– Demonstrate an expertise on key concepts, techniques and trends in their professional field

This course first introduces students to computer programming using the VBA language and introduces standard (variables, conditions, loops, etc.) concepts in programming. The course covers several financial programming applications (procedures and/or functions) in corporate finance and capital markets. All lectures take place in the Financial Markets Lab where students can interactively apply the course material and develop financial applications interacting with a financial data service.