IvyLine CapitalReviews of ivylinecapital.com

Lukas Hoertdoerfer, Chief Executive Officer @ Maverick SMF

This program was amazing. I come from a background of self studied finance and computer science after not studying either in college. The program took me from a very low level understanding of finance related coding problems/scenarios, into higher level problems very quickly. You still have to practice each module multiple times, and take notes, and pause the videos to understand what is going on and truly internalize the information, but if you do those things, review what you have completed, and keep a steady course, this course will take you literally from 0, to someone who is able to pull stock information from the web, clean, sort, visualize, and use that information to support a claim. I 100% recommend this program for anyone looking to get into coding from a finance perspective. Regardless of whether you envision yourself being a technical person, the world is rapidly evolving, everyone needs at least some level of technical competance.

If you're interested in finance and want a community of people all over the world who are driven to understand the market and portfolio management, then this is the perfect place for you. I joined this program at the end of my senior year of high school after I started to invest through Robinhood and lost money. I was searching for a systematic way I could understand how to invest. That search led me to Ivyline Capital's Investment and Derivative program. Through this program, I was able to learn the very basic: security analysis and financial statements to the more complex: derivatives and portfolio optimization. If you qualify and want to continue your learning, Ivyline Capital also offers a student management fund where you're able to apply your skills as an analyst, trader, or PM. Unlike other programs, you also get to work with Isaac, who is a great mentor who will help you navigate the tough road that includes getting internships and attaining jobs from the top banks. In addition to the program itself, the student management fund, and Isaac, there is a great culture of helping each other through a group on LinkedIn and Slack. If you want to break into banking, sales and trading, and finance in general this is the program for you.

I was one of the volunteers to test the "Quant&Python Intensive, Level 1" for professionals. I covered the first two sections that were about working with data. The content is clear and consistent. Since the program is an advanced intensive course, it is better to have at least some basic knowledge in both coding and finance. For example, last sections are about portfolio optimization and derivative pricing which you better know at least the basics on portfolios and derivatives. The most important thing about the course is its practicality. After studying the course, you will have the necessary skills to do the tasks by yourself. Overall, I highly recommend this program to everyone who is trying to build a career in finance

I had joined this course as a beta tester and gone through the sections to seenif it makes sense to me. The course is divided into two parts, intuition and code practice, which is very helpful. The videos are also quite descriptive.

[Disclaimer] I was a beta-tester of the first 2 sections of the course. A little of my background would help others understand where my opinion is comming from. I'm an electronic engineer pursing a masters in aerospace. So, no prior finance knowledge (it's not neede at all). **PROS:** 1) Well put together content. The added value is that you have everything in one place. So, It's easy to hit the ground running. The alternative is to surf the internet and spend much more time to learn the topics. 2) Very empirical approach. You have a short theoretical introduction to every topic (nothing too mathematical... For the most part, is just to build intuition). And then you start a video lecture on how to use the algorithms. The use jupiter notes and demonstrate how to code and implement a solution to a simple problem. This allows you to have a "template" that you can use later on at your own project. 3) Short, concise videos where every little detail of the code presented is explained. **CONS:** 1) You have to pay for something that (if you have the time and discipline) can find on the internet. Some times YouTube video lectures are just fantastic. 2) Examples are not introduced as in a real-world type scenario. Instead, short simple examples are give at every lecture (DON'T GET ME WRONG: this is great to grasp the concept and not overwhelm). But I would've liked more real-world type projects (maybe at the end of each section) for one to practice their skills and get a better understanding. Overall, I would take this course if I'd the money to spare and wanted to get up to speed in the machine learning for finance world as fast as possible. I wouldn't take it if what I'm looking for is a deep dive into the nitty gritty details of each an every algorithm (look at YouTube video lectures offered by some universities, priceless).

Comprehensive program! The Quant & Python Intensive (Q&PI) program focus on first-hand Quant experiences that a non-coder can have. I was one of the beta test volunteers, and I highly recommend everyone that one to have first experience in the field.

Great experience and happy to have helped out. The meeting structure was clear, efficient, and consistently interesting.