C++ Programming for Financial Engineering

This programming course has been the best I’ve ever taken. The class forum is well-established, and the instructors’ responses are both timely and patient, which is a refreshing change amid the current scarcity of educational resources. The materials, exercises, and exams are meticulously designed, making learning systematic and practical. It's also a pleasure to meet and discuss with so many outstanding classmates and fellows here.

I’m determined to keep enhancing my C++ skills, and I’m hopeful that this experience will open doors for my future career, not only in C++ but beyond. Also, I’m eager for the opportunity to contribute to this course in the future.

A friend recommend this course for me and I found the course is relevant to the financial engineering field, so I take it. In this course, the instructor talks about the functions and syntax of C++ very well, especially those diagrams which are helpful for me to understand the idea. I really recommend this course for those who want to learn C++ to fulfill the prerequisite course of MFE program.

This might be one of the best courses I have taken. Each level incrementally builds your knowledge base and before you know it, you've created an entire Options project in Level 9. I think the biggest asset of this course are the teaching assistants. I specially want to mention @APalley and @Paul Lopez, who helped me through the course and patiently answered all of my questions. You guys make the course worth it on your own. The homeworks are a perfect combination of familiarity and digging around to find information. Finally, thank you Dr @Daniel Duffy for creating this very well structured course that I will certainly be coming back to in the future.

For prospective students: If you're interested in financial engineering, taking this course is a no brainer. If you're not interested in the field, it's still a great option for you because levels 1-8 cover general C/C++ concepts. Only level 9 is the financial engineering specific level. It will be a significant time commitment regardless of your coding background, but that's what makes the course worth it.

Overall, this course has been one of the best value-for-money courses I have ever taken. It easily beats a majority of standard 3-credit courses that universities provide in programming. You get the balance of being introduced to concepts through lecture videos and reading material, support through a forum that covers any question that you might have, and a TA who responds very quickly and is always willing to help. Overall, after taking this I feel more confident in my C++ ability than any other programming language and my understanding of the language and programming has gone up dramatically.

The C++ course was a great experience for me. I learned a lot of valuable techniques and tools that I can continue to use to improve my skills. Avi was very helpful and quick to answer questions and the forum was also helpful for any lingering issues I faced throughout the course.

I had an interest in C/C++ and how it's used. I was self-teaching for a while and decided to expedite my knowledge and practice full-time.

It is probably one of the best C++ courses to take, even if you are not aiming to work in the financial engineering field. The TA was very helpful and responded promptly to all my questions. The assignments have a very nice structure where you keep building your knowledge level upon level, which really helps grasping the concepts. I will definitely apply many of the concepts learned here in my career.

I chose to take this course because I am preparing to apply for a Master's in Financial Engineering in the United States. I believe this course will significantly contribute to enhancing my technical skills. Before taking this course, my knowledge of C++ was very basic. However, during this course, I have learned a lot, including inheritance, polymorphism, and templates. I consider these concepts crucial for producing a well-structured project.

My experience in this course has been excellent. The TA always responds promptly to messages, helping me understand the issues in my assignments. I would highly recommend this course to others.

I have no previous C++ experience, and I need it for application purpose.

I heard the course from alumni in my school. I want to take the course because the C++ course in my school is too simple.

I have heard about the course from many seniors, and they told me it was a great course to equip myself with programming skills I need in future career. Also, as employers value C++ skills, I think it necessary to take the course. In the course, I learn not only the application of C++ but also the basic logic behind, which can help me understand other languages as well.

I had a great learning experience taking this course. Thank you, Prof. Daniel J Duffy, my TA Avi Palley, and Quantnet.

The course content was to the point and covered all the necessary topics required. Emphasis on writing code through the detailed Homework exercise is what makes this course more effective. Writing code after each level helped me understand the concepts better, it also helped me retain the concepts and syntax.

Finally, the active involvement of Professor Duffy, TAs, and past & current students in the course discussion forum is a very important and helpful resource. It helped me to get clarity on all my doubts regarding concepts, quizzes, and HW questions, without having to spend a lot of time looking for them on the internet, in books, etc.

I found this course from the Baruch MFE program site. I always wanted to learn C++ and took this course to work on C++ based projects at my workplace. It will also be a plus on my resume when I apply for MFE Programs.

Great experience, found the different exercises very insightful and the Level 9 problem set to be extremely comprehensive and full-circle. I took the course to just take it, currently an analyst at a bank and wanted to see if I enjoyed C++ coding. Avi was a pleasure to have as a TA, quick responses and great feedback.

I took this course to enhance my c++ programming skills. And I found this course really helpful in providing not only a professional and timely guidance throughout the entire process, but also a good opportunity to apply c++ to option pricing.

The course was recommended by one of my friends, and as a student major in finance, I'd like to grasp C++ so that I can be a quant finance practitioner later.

The course was challenging but very rewarding in terms of understanding C++. I do not regret signing up for it. Forums are also very helpful as they contain lots of information.

My overall experience with this course was positive. I found the exercises to be most helpful in learning. I found this course while browsing Quantnet and thought it was a good resource to boost my C++ skills.

Found the course when browsing through the quantnet site. Great course to get the foot in the door of C++ programing and get a glimpse in how C++ program can be used in practice. Would hope there are more practices like the ones in level 9 with the application beyond options (fixed income, rates, and etc.) as well as follow up calls post final exam to walk through areas to improve upon.

I really had a great time learning the course. It greatly strengthened my skills and experience in programming, which I believe will greatly benefit my application in financial engineering programmes. The TA's advice for my homework really led me to have a deeper understanding of the knowledge points, and I also learnt a lot from the discussions in the forum. Of course, the lecture videos were simply excellent.
I learnt about the course during the Baruch mfe summer camp alumni sharing session and I was strongly recommended by my senior alumni to take the course. I believe the course will lay solid programming foundations for me as a finance major undergraduate and benefit my mfe application. So I immediately enrolled in the course. It turned out that I made a very wise choice.

Great course!

This course is super enlightening and my favorite thing about it is the forum where I can share thoughts and ask questions.
The hws and final exam were challenging in good ways.
Thanks for TA’s assistance.