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The Role of AI in Trading and Asset Management

  • Current trends in algorithmic and AI-assisted trading.
  • A comprehensive overview of quantitative finance workflows.
  • Essential tools, platforms, and data sources.

Processing Financial Data with Python

  • Managing time series data using Pandas.
  • Data cleansing, transformation, and feature engineering.
  • Construction of financial indicators and trading signals.

Supervised Learning for Generating Trading Signals

  • Applying regression and classification models to market forecasting.
  • Assessing predictive models using metrics such as accuracy, precision, and Sharpe ratio.
  • Case study: Developing a machine learning-based signal generator.

Unsupervised Learning and Identifying Market Regimes

  • Utilising clustering techniques to identify volatility regimes.
  • Applying dimensionality reduction to uncover hidden patterns.
  • Applications in basket trading and risk grouping.

Optimising Portfolios with AI Techniques

  • Examining the Markowitz framework and its inherent limitations.
  • Implementing risk parity, Black-Litterman, and machine learning-based optimisation.
  • Dynamic rebalancing informed by predictive inputs.

Backtesting and Evaluating Strategies

  • Employing Backtrader or bespoke frameworks for testing.
  • Analysing risk-adjusted performance metrics.
  • Mitigating overfitting and look-ahead bias.

Deploying AI Models in Live Trading Environments

  • Integrating models with trading APIs and execution platforms.
  • Establishing cycles for model monitoring and re-training.
  • Addressing ethical, regulatory, and operational considerations.

Course Summary and Subsequent Steps

Requirements

  • A solid grasp of fundamental statistics and financial market mechanics.
  • Proficiency in Python programming.
  • Familiarity with the structure and analysis of time series data.

Target Audience

  • Quantitative Analysts
  • Trading Professionals
  • Portfolio Managers
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