Algorithmic Trading Certificate (ATC): A Practitioner’s Guide - 10% Early Bird Discount until Friday 14th February
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About the programme
This course has been designed to empower individuals who work in or are seeking a career in quantitative finance. Throughout our unique ATC programme,?we provide a strong foundation in the tools and techniques used in algorithmic trading. Covering everything from basic programming concepts to advanced trading strategies and methods for research into new alpha sources. Applying everything in hands-on projects throughout the course. The ATC is a career-enhancing professional certificate, that can be taken worldwide.
Duration: ?? Self-Paced: 22+ Lecture Hours.
Format: ?? Starts online: Monday 3rd March
Evaluation: ? Final Project + Certificate
?? 8 - 10 Hours Weekly: Time Commitment: Weekly recorded lectures accessible any time, from any global location, in your educational portal.
?? Self-paced Online: Students will have the opportunity to apply what they learn in hands-on projects throughout the course.
?? Faculty: Dedicated Faculty Support available every step of the way. Weekly seminar & comprehensive student forum.
?? 20% Super Early Bird Discount ends Friday 17th January
1. The goal of this class is to provide students with a strong foundation in algorithmic trading as well as the tools and techniques used in the industry. The class will cover everything from basic programming concepts to advanced trading strategies and methods for research into new alpha sources. Students will have the opportunity to apply what they learn in hands-on projects throughout the course.
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Goals of Class
2. Who is the course for?
Discretionary Traders / Risk Managers: Understand the mechanics of the market and develop the tools to devise and manage new and improved algorithmic strategies. Learn about the pros and cons of different approaches to allocation, execution and performance testing.
Algorithmic Traders / Quants: Appreciate when commonly-used strategies work and when they don’t. Understand the statistical properties of strategies and expand your technology toolkit to incorporate the latest techniques.
Graduates / Students / Data Scientists: Gain familiarity with algorithmic trading strategies and master the underlying theory and mechanics behind the most common strategies. Understand the principals sufficiently to engage in academic research into the large number of open questions in the area.
3. Takeaways
Algorithmic trading is a large and growing part of financial markets. With the advent of increasingly sophisticated machine-learning algorithms, it is only going to become more relevant over time. ? As an area of study – this is new, with few university courses, often focusing on pure mathematical aspects, entirely neglecting the analysis of what risk to take and how much to take of it. ? Algorithmic Trading: A Practitioner’s Guide is aimed to give you the practical skills for getting started in the area.
4. Regional & Group Discount:
The Algorithmic Trading Certificate (ATC): A Practitioner’s Guide offers global regional & group discount fee structures.
Group Discount: If 2 or more people from your institution wish to take The Algorithmic Trading Certificate (ATC): A Practitioner’s Guide please contact us. If you have a wider interest, ?preferred supplier agreements offer best value.
Regional Offers: Get in contact for offers in your geographic region.