Quantitative Trading
eBook - ePub

Quantitative Trading

How to Build Your Own Algorithmic Trading Business

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Quantitative Trading

How to Build Your Own Algorithmic Trading Business

About this book

Master the lucrative discipline of quantitative trading with this insightful handbook from a master in the field

In the newly revised Second Edition of Quantitative Trading: How to Build Your Own Algorithmic Trading Business, quant trading expert Dr. Ernest P. Chan shows you how to apply both time-tested and novel quantitative trading strategies to develop or improve your own trading firm.

You'll discover new case studies and updated information on the application of cutting-edge machine learning investment techniques, as well as:

  • Updated back tests on a variety of trading strategies, with included Python and R code examples
  • A new technique on optimizing parameters with changing market regimes using machine learning.
  • A guide to selecting the best traders and advisors to manage your money

Perfect for independent retail traders seeking to start their own quantitative trading business, or investors looking to invest in such traders, this new edition of Quantitative Trading will also earn a place in the libraries of individual investors interested in exploring a career at a major financial institution.

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Information

Edition
2
Subtopic
Finance

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Preface to the 2nd Edition
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. CHAPTER 1: The Whats, Whos, and Whys of Quantitative Trading
  10. CHAPTER 2: Fishing for Ideas
  11. CHAPTER 3: Backtesting
  12. CHAPTER 4: Setting Up Your Business
  13. CHAPTER 5: Execution Systems
  14. CHAPTER 6: Money and Risk Management
  15. CHAPTER 7: Special Topics in Quantitative Trading
  16. CHAPTER 8: Conclusion
  17. APPENDIX: A Quick Survey of MATLAB
  18. Bibliography
  19. About the Author
  20. Index
  21. End User License Agreement