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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.

Portfolio Analysis: Calculating Risk and Returns, Strategies and More

Portfolio analysis is an important part of the trading journey as the trader needs to analyse the expected risks on expected returns before making the investment decisions. With this informative blog, get to learn all about portfolio analysis and the associated calculations!...
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Options Trading Strategies: 15 Most Popular Strategies

In order to utilise the flexibility and power that options trading brings to the traders, there are some options trading strategies to explore. Find out the most popular options trading strategies with this interesting blog....
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Hyperparameters: Optimization and Tuning for Machine Learning

For training your machine learning model to the best potential, hyperparameters play an important role. But what are the hyperparameters and how to use them for your machine learning models? Learn the nitty-gritty of using hyperparameters for machine learning models....
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Paper Trading - Trading using virtual money!

How about trading with virtual money and finding out how your strategy performs without fearing the loss of even a single penny? Find out all about paper trading and the top paper trading platforms with this informative blog....
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Best Quant websites | An unconventional guide

A curated selection of some of the finest websites for Quants! Gain exposure to some of the highly sought Quant Blogs, Portals, Forums, Communities, and Research papers....
8 min read

Top 10 Machine Learning Algorithms For Beginners

Machine learning algorithms are used in various fields today such as finance, healthcare, etc. There are some commonly used machine learning algorithms that beginners can use for trading. Let us understand the top 10 machine learning algorithms for beginners with this blog....
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Volatility And Measures Of Risk-Adjusted Return With Python

Volatility is most crucial for a trader for avoiding losses. But what is it and how to compute historical volatility in Python, and what are the different measures of risk-adjusted return based on it? Find it all in this interesting and informative blog article....
8 min read

Market Making: Algo Trading, Automation, Benefits, and Price Volatility

Market making is integral for the financial markets since market makers are the buyers and sellers for making the market liquid. Learn what market making is all about, the market making strategy, and the role of automated trading in making markets....
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5 Things to Know Before Starting Algorithmic Trading

The algorithmic trading domain is a contemporary one for the traders of today! But before beginning algorithmic trading, it is essential to know the prerequisites. This blog discusses the same for making your algo trading journey easier....
9 min read

Asset Beta and Market Beta in Python

Beta is a good volatility measurement tool for any trader in the financial market. But how is the volatility of one stock measured against the volatility of another? What are the different types of beta values? This blog answers it all and much more!...
8 min read