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How to start a hedge fund

A hedge fund is a profitable business opportunity but also involves a lot of effort, some costs and legal work if you want to start your own hedge fund. Read all about it in this informative guide if you wish to start a hedge fund of your own....
12 min read

With no prior knowledge of coding, CA Sagar Doshi learned Algo Trading!

Sagar Doshi, a Chartered Accountant from India who works for one of the largest global conglomerates, enrolled in the EPAT programme to learn about algo trading. Read how Sagar's passion for learning new ideas and honing his skills helped him get a kickstart in the world of algo trading....
4 min read

Neural Network In Python: Types, Structure And Trading Strategies

What is a neural network and how does it work? How can you create a neural network with the famous Python programming language? In this tutorial, learn the concept of neural networks, their work, and their applications along with Python in trading....
19 min read

How to install Python Packages?

Learn all about installing Python packages and resolving frequent issues which programmers face during package installation with this comprehensive blog. You will learn about Pip install, dir() function and PyPi....
11 min read

Machine Learning Regression

Machine Learning regression is a useful concept in trading. Regression is known to help with the forecasting of stock prices in the trading domain. Find out the basics of Machine Learning followed by how Machine Learning regression can be applied to your trading journey with this informative blog!...
10 min read

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!...
13 min read

Starting with no programming background, Melvin Soon is now an Algo Trader!

Melvin Soon, a chemical engineer with over 5 years of experience pursued the EPAT course to learn algo trading. Read how Melvin’s zeal for learning new concepts and developing his skills has helped him throughout his career....
4 min read

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....
8 min read

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....
7 min read

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....
18 min read