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EPATians' Share | Private Equity Secondary Markets by Rohit Gupta

This podcast explains the secondaries market and covers everything from the introduction, sellers, case studies to buyers, factors and all that you would need to know to get started....
2 min read

Engineering, Finance, and now Algo Trading - This CFO is doing it all

An engineer, a triple-Masters holder and the CFO of an international energy company with a decade of experience, this is the story of EPAT Alumnus Rubén....
6 min read

Survivorship Bias: Example, Impact, Avoidance!

Get to know about survivorship bias and its relevance in trading. In this article, we have discussed several important points to help you understand and avoid survivorship bias....
6 min read

Unsystematic Risk: Guide to Causes, Types, Calculation, Examples, and How to Protect

Explore everything that you may want to know about unsystematic risk like its formula, types, examples, systematic risks vs unsystematic risks etc....
11 min read

From learning Trading at 14 to now Trading Algorithmically – Tarun’s journey

Tarun started learning trading at a young age of 14, all the while being guided and mentored by his elder brother. Today, he shares his Algorithmic Trading journey. A must-read!...
6 min read

EPATians' Share | Trading is a Lonely Journey by Jigam Gandhi

Ep #4 of our series is EPATians' Share where EPAT Alumni Jigam Gandhi treads on the individuality of a trader and shares his experiences and learnings from his trading....
1 min read

Time-Weighted Average Price (TWAP): Introduction, Some Examples, and Calculations

Get insight into the time weighted average price aka TWAP and explore how it can be calculated using a formula, excel and python....
6 min read

Common mistakes to avoid while backtesting to measure results accurately

This blog explains the common mistakes while backtesting. The goal is not to see how great of an equity curve you can make. A GOOD backtest should refer to how accurately it reflects realtime trading, not how ‘good’ the system looks....
6 min read

Algo Trading Concepts | Time Series Analysis in Financial Markets with Vivek Krishnamoorthy

Episode #3 of our podcast features Vivek Krishnamoorthy (Head of Content and Research at QuantInsti) as our guest. We talk about the Time Series Analysis and how it can be applied to the Financial Markets....
1 min read

Trading Algorithms - Striking the right balance

This article talks about combining quantitative metrics to create a very useful expected edge and utilizing different ‘styles’ of systems/parameters to improve your bottom line....
8 min read