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edX: Try It: Finance Fundamentals

If you’re looking to enter the fintech industry, consider this free introductory course. When you enroll, you’ll gain industry insights, learn key concepts and terminology, and put your newly acquired knowledge to the test with an engaging final challenge. No previous fintech experience required.

Try It: Finance Fundamentals
1 weeks
1–2 hours per week
Self-paced
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Free
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Starts Apr 23

About this course

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As the global economy continues to face a digital transformation, the fintech industry must keep up with consumer needs. How? By finding new and improved ways of automating the delivery and use of financial services. But before you jump into the technical side of this industry, you need to learn financial theory. This no-risk intro course is a great starting point for professionals with minimal finance knowledge.

As a participant in the course, you will learn how to find important values on the following three types of financial statements:

  • Income statement
  • Balance sheet
  • Cash flow statement

You will also learn how to compare and contrast company performance by studying these five key financial ratios:

  • Debt Ratio
  • Current Ratio
  • Return on Sales Ratio
  • Asset Turnover Ratio
  • Return on Equity Ratio

At a glance

  • Language: English
  • Video Transcript: English

What you'll learn

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  • How to define various finance concepts.
  • How financial statements are used in accounting.
  • How to read primary financial statements.
  • How to calculate and analyze ratios.

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