Design your own trading strategy – Culminating Project
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Approx. 21 hours to complete
Course Summary
Learn how to design a trading strategy in the culminating project of this course. Get hands-on experience using real-world data and backtesting your strategy.Key Learning Points
- Understand the principles of designing a successful trading strategy
- Learn how to use real-world data to develop and test your strategy
- Get feedback from experienced traders and refine your strategy
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Design and implement a successful trading strategy
- Use real-world data to test and refine your strategy
- Understand the principles of risk management in trading
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic knowledge of programming (Python recommended)
- Familiarity with financial markets and trading terminology
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online self-paced
- Hands-on projects
- Real-world data
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- Algorithmic Trading and Quantitative Analysis using Python
- Financial Engineering and Risk Management Part I
- Machine Learning for Trading
Related Education Paths
Related Books
Description
In the culminating project, you will develop new trading strategies, evaluate them using the tools learned in the course, integrate them with the existing portfolio and also develop a plan to start a hedge fund.
Outline
- Week 1 - Learner's Introduction
- Week 2 - Strategy
- How to read an academic paper - a
- How to read an academic paper - b
- How to read an academic paper - c
- How to read an academic paper - Abstract
- Pairs Trading: Performance of a relative value arbitrage rule - 1
- How to read and get the most out of a journal article
- Week 3 - Data Collection
- Pairs Trading: Performance of a relative value arbitrage rule - 2
- Week 4 - Strategy Rules
- Piotroski F-Score : Implementation - a
- Piotroski F-Score : Implementation - b
- Piotroski F-Score : Wrap up
- Pairs Trading: Performance of a relative value arbitrage rule - 3
- Week 5 - Strategy Evaluation
- Measuring portfolio or fund returns
- Benchmarks for portfolio performance evaluation
- Alternate performance measures
- Week 6 - Grading Rubric
Summary of User Reviews
Discover how to design a trading strategy in this comprehensive course. Students praise the practical nature of the course and its ability to teach skills that can be directly applied in the financial industry.Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
Practical nature of the coursePros from User Reviews
- Teaches skills that can be directly applied in the financial industry
- Course materials are well-organized and easy to follow
- Instructors are knowledgeable and responsive to student questions
- Provides a good balance between theory and practical implementation
- Culminating project allows students to apply what they've learned in a real-world scenario
Cons from User Reviews
- Some students feel that the course is too basic for experienced traders
- Lack of personal interaction with instructors
- Course content can be repetitive at times
- Not enough emphasis on risk management
- Some students found the pace of the course to be too slow
Ramabhadran Thirumalai
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Design your own trading strategy – Culminating Project
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Week 1 - Learner's Introduction Week 2 - Strategy How to read an academic paper - a How to read an academic paper - b...
