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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....
8 min read

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!...
11 min read

Probability Trading: Understanding, Formula, Application, Types, and Properties

Probability for Trading is covered in a detailed manner in this blog. Learn how you too can measure the likelihood of the occurrence of an event and facilitate decision-making in your trading....
8 min read

Crypto Arbitrage: Overview, Trading Strategies, Opportunities, and More

Cryptocurrency arbitrage is an interesting concept with favourable outcomes but there is more that a trader must know about arbitrage opportunities in the crypto market. Find it all out in this blog....
9 min read

BCom to Quant Analyst | Nikhil’s journey of Algo Trading

Can a commerce graduate become a Quant Analyst? This is Nikhil's journey of overcoming all odds to establish his career in the world of Algorithmic and Quantitative trading....
4 min read

Value Investing: Meaning, Examples, Importance and More

Value investing is one of the most inquisitive investing methods. With the world of investing being so comprehensive, this blog introduces and explains all about the method of value investing....
12 min read

Linear Regression: Assumptions and Limitations

Linear regression assumptions, limitations, and ways to detect and remedy are discussed in this 3rd blog in the series. We use Python code to run some statistical tests to detect key traits in our models....
12 min read

A journey from Hospitality to Algo Trading | Diego, Australia

Beginning with humble jobs in Hospitality in Australia to learning Algo Trading, today Diego is established as a GM in the world of Finance. This is his story....
5 min read

Building a Machine Learning model for a Long-only strategy to be used as a Retail Trader

How do you build and implement a long-only strategy to buy and sell stocks via machine learning? And how do you do it if you're a retail trader? Let this project be your guide....
8 min read

Gaussian Distribution: What it is, How to Calculate, and More

Gaussian distribution is used to describe the behaviour of market prices. This blog explains its distribution and its implications on the financial world and risk control....
6 min read