Advanced Trading Algorithms

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Advanced Trading Algorithms

This course is part of Trading Strategies in Emerging Markets Specialization

Instructor: Prasanna Tantri

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Some related experience required

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Some related experience required

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

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Assessments

6 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course will provide back test results for all the strategies in developed and emerging markets. The learner will also be taught scientific ways of back testing without succumbing to either look ahead (or) survival bias.

You will learn various methods of building a robust back testing system for the strategies discussed in the previous course. You will be taught how to differentiate between mere data mining and results based on solid empirical or theoretical foundation. Next, you will learn the ways and means of back testing the results and subjecting the back test results to stress tests. After which, you will learn the various ways in which transaction costs and other frictions could be incorporated in the back testing algorithm. Finally, you will learn techniques for measuring a strategies' performance and the concept of risk adjusted return. You will use some of the famous measures for risk adjusted returns such as Sharpe ratio, Treynor's Ratio and Jenson's Alpha. You will see how to pick an appropriate benchmark for a proposed fund.

After completing this module you will be able to understand the basics of accrual, build a trading strategy based on accruals and test the strategy that you have built.

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4 videos1 reading1 assignment

After completing this module you will be able to understand the basics of beat, build a trading strategy based on beta and test the strategy that you have built.

What's included

3 videos1 reading2 assignments

After completing this module you will be able to understand the basics of momentum, build a trading strategy based on momentum & momentum crashes, and test the strategies that you have built.

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9 videos1 reading1 assignment

9 videosTotal 89 minutes

Momentum - Introduction7 minutes
Momentum - Lookback period6 minutes
Momentum - Strategy7 minutes
Momentum - Returns10 minutes
Momentum crashes - Introduction11 minutes
Momentum crashes - Options primer 112 minutes
Momentum crashes - Options primer 27 minutes
Momentum crashes - Abstract14 minutes
Momentum crashes - Strategy15 minutes

1 readingTotal 60 minutes

Momentum60 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 40 minutes

Quiz 340 minutes

After completing this module you will be able to understand the meaning of G Score, build a trading strategy based on G Score and test the strategy that you have built.

What's included

6 videos1 reading2 assignments

6 videosTotal 56 minutes

G Score - Back Ground6 minutes
G Score - Economic Intuition18 minutes
G Score - Strategy6 minutes
G Score - Numerical Example9 minutes
G Score - Closure2 minutes
Closure15 minutes

1 readingTotal 60 minutes

Separating Winners from Losers among Low Book-to-Market Stocks using Financial Statement Analysis60 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 68 minutes

Practice Quiz28 minutes
Quiz 440 minutes

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Instructor

Prasanna Tantri

Indian School of Business

6 Courses111,420 learners

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