Name: Quantopian Workshop in NYC
Start: 2017-03-25T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2017-03-25T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Byte Academy

Quantopian Workshop

An Introduction to

Algorithmic Trading

This introductory level workshop will give you the ability to create and backtest your own basic trading strategies, show you algorithmic trading tools to use, and teach you how to correct for some of the statistical biases that can disrupt analysis.

The curriculum has been vetted and used to teach lectures by professors at top-tier universities, including: Harvard IACS and Cornell ORIE.

Student level ($199.00) Individual level ($499.00) and Corporate level ($799.00) tickets are available for the workshop.

Prerequisites to attend: beginner's knowledge of Python, college level math, laptop

The Workshop will be held on March 25th, 2017

from 10am-5pm EST

at Byte Academy in New York City.

Byte Academy

295 Madison Avenue, 35th Floor

New York, NY 10017

TICKETS

agenda

10:00am - 10:30am

Breakfast

10:30am - 11:00am

Introduction to Algorithmic Trading

11:00am - 11:30am

Overview of Quantopian Platform

11:30am - 12:00pm

Introduction to the Research Environment

12:00pm - 12:30pm

Lecture: Pairs Trading Strategy

12:30pm - 1:00pm

Exercise: Find Your Own Pairs

1:00pm - 1:30pm

Lunch

1:30pm - 2:00pm

Exercise: Backtesting

2:00pm - 2:30pm

Lecture: Overfitting

2:30pm - 4:30pm

Exercise: Design Your Own Strategy

4:30pm - 5:00pm

Wrap-Up

Lecturer: Max Margenot

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Max works at Quantopian as a data scientist and manages the lecture series for the academic team, coordinating content development and helping to run the company's quantitative finance workshops. Max holds a MS in Mathematical Finance from Boston University and has a strong background in statistics and computer science. He has implemented trading systems based on machine learning in the past and has published research on theoretical mathematics.

AGenda

An Introduction to

Algorithmic Trading

This introductory level workshop will give you the ability to create and backtest your own basic trading strategies, show you algorithmic trading tools to use, and teach you how to correct for some of the statistical biases that can disrupt analysis.

The curriculum has been vetted and used to teach lectures by professors at top-tier universities, including: Harvard IACS and Cornell ORIE.

Student level ($199.00) Individual level ($499.00) and Corporate level ($799.00) tickets are available for the workshop.

Prerequisites to attend: beginner's knowledge of Python, college level math, laptop

The Workshop will be held on March 25th, 2017

from 10am-5pm EST

at Byte Academy in New York City.

Byte Academy

295 Madison Avenue, 35th Floor

New York, NY 10017

The Quantopian Workshop Tickets

Corporate Rate:

$799.00

If your company is paying for you to attend the Workshop, please register at the corporate rate. You will help keep the workshop affordable for everyone, especially students and people in need of financial aid.

Individual Rate:

$499.00

If you are paying for yourself to attend, feel free to purchase the individual ticket. Employees of non-profits can also choose to register at the individual rate.

Student Rate:

$199.00

This rate is only for full-time students and academics. Please register for this rate with your student email.

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An Introduction to

Algorithmic Trading

This introductory level workshop will give you the ability to create and backtest your own basic trading strategies, show you algorithmic trading tools to use, and teach you how to correct for some of the statistical biases that can disrupt analysis.

The curriculum has been vetted and used to teach lectures by professors at top-tier universities, including: Harvard IACS and Cornell ORIE.

Student level ($199.00) Individual level ($499.00) and Corporate level ($799.00) tickets are available for the workshop.

Prerequisites to attend: beginner's knowledge of Python, college level math, laptop

The Workshop will be held on March 25th, 2017

from 10am-5pm EST

at Byte Academy in New York City.

Byte Academy

295 Madison Avenue, 35th Floor

New York, NY 10017

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An Introduction to

Algorithmic Trading

This introductory level workshop will give you the ability to create and backtest your own basic trading strategies, show you algorithmic trading tools to use, and teach you how to correct for some of the statistical biases that can disrupt analysis.

The curriculum has been vetted and used to teach lectures by professors at top-tier universities, including: Harvard IACS and Cornell ORIE.

Student level ($199.00) Individual level ($499.00) and Corporate level ($799.00) tickets are available for the workshop.

Prerequisites to attend: beginner's knowledge of Python, college level math, laptop

The Workshop will be held on March 25th, 2017

from 10am-5pm EST

at Byte Academy in New York City.

Byte Academy

295 Madison Avenue, 35th Floor

New York, NY 10017

RSVP