This Specialization, offered by the Indian School of Business, empowers individual investors and money managers with the knowledge and skills to develop and test trading strategies specific to emerging markets. It covers trading basics, algorithms, advanced trading algorithms, creating a portfolio, and culminates in a project where learners develop and evaluate new trading strategies.
The curriculum encompasses understanding financial statements, asset pricing theories, backtesting strategies, and measuring performance using risk-adjusted returns. Additionally, learners will explore various trading strategies based on academic research, such as momentum, price reversal, and behavioral biases.
Upon completing the Specialization, learners will be equipped to apply ready-made trading strategies, design their own strategies, backtest them, integrate them into a portfolio, and even develop a plan to start a hedge fund.
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This course encompasses modules covering trading basics, algorithms, advanced trading algorithms, creating a portfolio, and a culminating project where learners develop their own trading strategies and integrate them into a portfolio.
The Trading Basics module equips learners with the knowledge to comprehend financial statements, understand stock market transactions, and build trading strategies based on academic literature. It covers asset pricing theories, efficient algorithm execution, and minimizing trading costs.
The Trading Algorithms module delves into strategies such as Piotroski F-score and Post earnings announcement drift (PEAD). Learners will learn how to read academic papers, implement strategies, and understand backtesting results for emerging markets.
The Advanced Trading Algorithms module provides backtest results for strategies in both developed and emerging markets. Learners will gain insights into building a robust backtesting system, differentiating between data mining and empirical results, and measuring a strategy's performance.
The Creating a Portfolio module integrates learnings from previous courses, guiding learners in building a portfolio of strategies and integrating it into a hedge fund. It covers measuring strategy contribution, conducting tilting analysis, and minimizing overall portfolio risk.
The Design your own trading strategy – Culminating Project module allows learners to develop new trading strategies, evaluate them, integrate them into an existing portfolio, and create a plan to start a hedge fund.
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