Part III. Financial Data Science
With the basics in place, the next step is to turn Python into a full financial data science environment. This part covers time-series analysis, input and output pipelines, performance tuning, mathematical and statistical tools, stochastic modeling, and modern machine and deep learning, including NLP and LLM foundations.
This part assembles the tools needed for serious quantitative research:
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Chapter 9 focuses on loading, cleaning, and inspecting financial time series so that downstream analysis starts from reliable data.
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Chapter 10 builds robust I/O workflows for files, databases, and columnar storage formats.
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Chapter 11 shows how to make Python fast enough for large-scale computations through vectorization and compilation techniques.
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Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 provide key mathematical and stochastic building blocks used throughout the book.
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Chapter 14 connects estimation, inference, and diagnostics to realistic financial datasets.
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Chapter 15 introduces
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Chapter 16 offers a compact foundation in NLP and LLM concepts so that text and GenAI workflows can be integrated into quantitative pipelines.
These chapters expand your toolbox from basic scripting to a full financial data science stack.
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