This is an advanced course in Finance dealing with topics related to time series and their applications, complexity, random networks and their properties. After completing this course you should be able to:
(i) Have a better understanding of the so-called random processes driving price changes on financial markets, and some of their applications
(ii) Understand how the behavior of a complex system is contingent on its internal network structure, even in the absence of external shocks
(iii) Gain a basic knowledge of algorithm trading and agent-based simulations in finance