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Chainika Thakar

Chainika Bahl Thakar is a Content Specialist at QuantInsti with over five years of experience in writing technical content for algorithmic trading and financial markets. With a background in economics from Panjab University, she specializes in SEO, content marketing, and Python-driven tutorials for tasks like data analysis and price prediction. Chainika bridges the gap between complex quant concepts and practical learning through clear, accessible content.

How to Trade in Time of Crisis: Types, Plan and Strategies

How can one trade during a crisis? While the crisis/volatility is not a good indicator for traders or investors, there are examples in the past when volatile market conditions proved to be fruitful in the long run. Learn about this and more in this blog....
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Institutional Trading: Intro, Examples, Types, Strategies and More

Institutional trading is a unique and exotic world of its own. What makes institutional traders so different from retail traders and how to become one? Find it all in this blog!...
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Direct Market Access (DMA): Intro, Trading Platforms, Brokers, and More

Direct market access in financial trading may sound convenient but what is it and how to use direct access to the market? This article answers such queries. Read on to find it all out!...
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Futures Continuation: What it is, Challenges, Methods and More

Continuous futures and all there is to it - methods, challenges, contracts and more in this brief guide about continuous futures contract....
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Algorithmic Trading in Movies | These 10 Movies Scenes are Top Notch

Algorithmic Trading in Movies holds quite fascinating moments for traders and finance professionals. Check out this list of our top 10 incredibly interesting movie scenes on Algo Trading....
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Mutually Exclusive Events: Formula, Examples, Calculation, and More

Mutually exclusive events - What are they? How do they occur? Explore the meaning, calculation, and exclusivity of mutually exclusive events in financial markets with this blog....
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Factor Investing: What it is, Types, Pros, Cons, and More

Find out about the exclusive concept of factor investing and its importance for traders with this blog....
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Eliminate Your Fear And Pick Up Algorithmic Trading Today

Does learning Algorithmic Trading scare you? Worried that you won't be able to learn it? You can overcome your fear of algo trading like countless others out there and put your fears to rest. Read on to find out how....
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What is Automated Trading?

Automated Trading can help you automate your trades. Automation is the present and it is finding widespread application in the world of trading and finance....
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5 Reasons Why You Should Invest In Algorithmic Trading

Invest in Algorithmic Trading by gaining a brief knowledge and exploring the 5 top reasons that lead individuals and firms alike in dedicating their precious time and efforts in investing in algorithmic trading....
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