About the programme
We are thrilled to share the launch of the AI Agents in Finance Certificate, a hands-on, 21-hour program designed for finance professionals and Python enthusiasts who want to champion the next wave of intelligent automation in our industry. Here’s why you won’t want to miss it:
🔍 What You’ll Learn
- Design, orchestrate and govern autonomous LLM agents for trading, risk management, fraud detection and personalized advisory.
- Integrate orchestration frameworks (OpenAI Responses SDK, AutoGen, CrewAI, LangChain) with RL-tool libraries (ARTIST, ReCall, verl).
- Build multi-agent “crews” that plan, code, self-correct and evaluate performance using AgentBench benchmarks and tail-risk metrics.
- Labs include: SEC-filing analysis committees, VaR repair-bots, streaming RAG pipelines, four-agent prop-desk crews and more!
This intensive, hands-on course explores cutting-edge Large-Language-Model (LLM) Agents-and their hybridisation with reinforcement learning-in the financial domain. Students design, orchestrate, interpret and govern agentic systems for algorithmic trading, fraud detection, risk management and personalised advisory. Every session features sub- stantial coding labs using production frameworks (OpenAI Responses SDK, AutoGen, CrewAI, LlamaIndex, LangChain) alongside emerging RL– tool-use libraries (ARTIST, ReCall, verl).
AI Agents in Finance Certificate is in partnership with The Artificial Intelligence Finance Institute’s (AIFI).
Course Logistics
- Course Duration 21 Hours (7 lectures & 7 Office Hours)
- Start Date Monday, 8th September 2025
- Course Fee Standard Price: 2,000 USD
- Discounts Super Early Bird: 20% discount (1,600 USD) – Available until 4th July 2025
- Early Bird: 10% discount (1,800 USD) – Available until 8th August 2025
Prerequisites
- Working knowledge of Python programming.
- Introductory understanding of financial markets and instruments.
- Basic familiarity with machine-learning concepts; prior RL is helpful but not required
Empowering Global Talent: Emerging Markets Subsidy
Finance is global. So is talent. That’s why the AI Agents in Finance Certificate also offers an Emerging Markets Subsidy to support applicants from developing and underrepresented regions. We believe that potential shouldn’t be limited by geography—and this initiative ensures broader access to high-quality financial education.
If you’re based in an emerging market and passionate about entering or advancing in the quant finance space, this tailored subsidy is designed for you, please submit an enquiry.
Duration:
📅 7 weeks: 21+ lecture hours
Format:
💻 Lecture Videos Available Online
Student Performance Evaluation:
📊 Assessment Methods
- Practical Labs (60%) – graded coding exercises.
- Final Project (30%) – finance-sector agent meeting safety & performance targets.
- Participation (10%) – engagement and peer reviews
Time Commitment:
📆 Up to 8 Hours Weekly. .
Faculty:
💡 Dedicated Faculty Support available every step of the way. Weekly seminars & student forum.
Regional & Group Discount:
🌐 Global regional & group discount fee structures.
Group Discount: If 2 or more people from your institution wish to take The QDC Certificate please contact us. If you have a wider interest, preferred supplier agreements offer best value.
Regional Offers: Get in contact for offers in your geographic region.
Self-paced Online:
🕛 Students will have the opportunity to apply what they learn in hands-on projects throughout the course.