When carrying out an algorithmic trading strategy it is tempting to consider the annualised return as the most useful performance metric. However, there are many… ( Read More )
Continuous Futures Contracts for Backtesting Purposes
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Research Backtesting Environments in Python with pandas
Backtesting is the research process of applying a trading strategy idea to historical data in order to ascertain past performance. In particular, a backtester makes… ( Read More )
How to make your own trading bot
Foreword I’m certainly not a great programmer, but writing this project taught me a lot (and kept me occupied). Most of my code were done… ( Read More )
Top 5 Essential Beginner Books for Algorithmic Trading
Algorithmic trading is usually perceived as a complex area for beginners to get to grips with. It covers a wide range of disciplines, with certain… ( Read More )
Can Algorithmic Traders Still Succeed at the Retail Level?
It is common, as a beginning algorithmic trader practising at retail level, to question whether it is still possible to compete with the large institutional quant funds.… ( Read More )
Steps to Becoming a Quant Trader
Lucrative salaries, hefty bonuses and creativity on the job have resulted in quantitative trading becoming an attractive career option. Quantitative traders, or quants for short,… ( Read More )
Automated Trading Systems: The Pros and Cons
Traders and investors can turn precise entry, exit and money management rules into automated trading systems that allow computers to execute and monitor the trades.… ( Read More )
Learn Algorithmic Trading: A Step By Step Guide
Originally From : https://www.quantinsti.com/blog/learn-algorithmic-trading With the boom in technological advancements in trading and financial market applications, algorithmic trading and high-frequency trading is being welcomed and… ( Read More )
Intro To Algo Trading
I discussed the different types of trading which includes algorithmic, discretionary, and hybrid trading. Let’s say you are intrigued by algorithmic trading. What is it… ( Read More )