Jobs & Skills

To get hired in Prop desks, Hedge funds, Institutional trading desks, you need a strong skill set. Read about the skills required to get hired in roles and jobs available in the financial markets.

Jun 29, 2020

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....

Jun 26, 2020

8 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....

Jun 18, 2020

5 min read

Quantitative Trading - Building Entry Ideas and Idea flow

This article explains a key part of automated trading - idea generation. It explains how, by keeping things simple, you can greatly improve the output of your trading by improving the inputs in various ways....

Mar 27, 2020

14 min read

Free Resources to Learn Algorithmic Trading - A Compiled List

A very comprehensive and robust compiled list of resources that one would require or need to learn Algorithmic Trading and Quantitative Trading....

Mar 20, 2020

7 min read

Plotly Python - An Interactive Data Visualization

Plotly python library creates interactive diagrams like Scatter plot, line charts, OHLC and Contour charts etc. Installation and python codes are covered here....

Feb 24, 2020

12 min read

Essential Books on Algorithmic Trading

The best stop for some of the best Algorithmic Trading books, consisting of books from market microstructure to python to machine learning for trading....

Jan 16, 2020

7 min read

Reading Bar Charts for Trading: Time, Tick, Volume, Dollar, Information

In this article, we will try to understand the different types of price-related bars which are used in trading and stock charts...

Sep 16, 2019

11 min read

How Much Salary Does a Quant Earn?

In this article, we will understand how the average quant salary has reached $100,000 and the different jobs and responsibilities of a Quant....

Aug 15, 2019

5 min read

Upskilling In The Quant Era

Gaining quant skills to keep up with the rapidly growing domain of Algorithmic Trading and Quantitative Trading has become very essential. This blog explains why upskilling is necessary in this Quant Era....