Finding Alphas: A Quantitative Approach to Building Trading Strategies
Language: English
Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2015
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Design more successful trading systems with this practical guide to identifying alphas Finding Alphas seeks to teach you how to do one thing and do it well: design alphas.
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- Title
- Finding Alphas: A Quantitative Approach to Building Trading Strategies
- Author
- Igor Tulchinsky
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Publication year
- 2015
- Condition
- Fair
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1119057868
- ISBN 13
- 9781119057864
Finding Alphas seeks to teach you how to do one thing and do it well: design alphas. Written by experienced practitioners from WorldQuant, including its founder and CEO Igor Tulchinsky, this book provides detailed insight into the alchemic art of generating trading signals, and gives you access to the tools you need to practice and explore. Equally applicable across regions, this practical guide provides you with methods for uncovering the hidden signals in your data. A collection of essays provides diverse viewpoints to show the similarities, as well as unique approaches, to alpha design, covering a wide variety of topics, ranging from abstract theory to concrete technical aspects. You'll learn the dos and don'ts of information research, fundamental analysis, statistical arbitrage, alpha diversity, and more, and then delve into more advanced areas and more complex designs. The companion website, www.worldquantchallenge.com, features alpha examples with formulas and explanations. Further, this book also provides practical guidance for using WorldQuant's online simulation tool WebSim® to get hands-on practice in alpha design.
Alpha is an algorithm which trades financial securities. This book shows you the ins and outs of alpha design, with key insight from experienced practitioners.
- Learn the seven habits of highly effective quants
- Understand the key technical aspects of alpha design
- Use WebSim® to experiment and create more successful alphas
Finding Alphas is the detailed, informative guide you need to start designing robust, successful alphas.
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About the Author
IGOR TULCHINSKY is the Founder and CEO of WorldQuant, LLC, a private institutional investment management complex with offices worldwide. He is also Founder of the WorldQuant Foundation, which offers scholarships to outstanding students committed to pursuing higher education in the fields of science and quantitative studies. Based on the belief that education should be free for all, he has also founded WorldQuant University, which offers a tuition free open online master degree program in quantitative finance.
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