{"product_id":"quantitative-trading-how-to-build-your-own-algorithmic-trading-business-revised-edition-paperback-softback-9781394378043","title":"Quantitative Trading; How to Build Your Own Algorithmic Trading Business, Revised Edition (Paperback \/ softback) 9781394378043","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eQuantitative Trading\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow to Build Your Own Algorithmic Trading Business, Revised Edition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eErnest P. Chan (Author), Rishi K. Narang (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781394378043, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 February 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15 x 2 cm, 0.295 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaster the lucrative discipline of quantitative trading with this insightful handbook from a master in the field\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the newly revised Second Edition of \u003ci\u003eQuantitative Trading: How to Build Your Own Algorithmic Trading Business,\u003c\/i\u003e quant trading expert Dr. Ernest P. Chan shows you how to apply both time-tested and novel quantitative trading strategies to develop or improve your own trading firm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou'll discover new case studies and updated information on the application of cutting-edge machine learning investment techniques, as well as:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated back tests on a variety of trading strategies, with included Python and R code examples\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new technique on optimizing parameters with changing market regimes using machine learning.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA guide to selecting the best traders and advisors to manage your money\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for independent retail traders seeking to start their own quantitative trading business, or investors looking to invest in such traders, this new edition of \u003ci\u003eQuantitative Trading\u003c\/i\u003e will also earn a place in the libraries of individual investors interested in exploring a career at a major financial institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Rishi K. Narang xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the 2 nd Edition xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: The Whats, Whos, and Whys of Quantitative Trading 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Can Become a Quantitative Trader? 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Business Case for Quantitative Trading 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScalability 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemand on Time 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nonnecessity of Marketing 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Way Forward 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Fishing for Ideas 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Identify a Strategy that Suits You 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Working Hours 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Programming Skills 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Trading Capital 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Goal 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Taste for Plausible Strategies and Their Pitfalls 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Does It Compare with a Benchmark, and How Consistent Are Its Returns? 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Deep and Long Is the Drawdown? 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Will Transaction Costs Affect the Strategy? 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoes the Data Suffer from Survivorship Bias? 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Did the Performance of the Strategy Change over the Years? 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoes the Strategy Suffer from Data-Snooping Bias? 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoes the Strategy “Fly under the Radar” of Institutional Money Managers? 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Backtesting 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Backtesting Platforms 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcel 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMATLAB 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePython 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eR 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuantConnect 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlueshift 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding and Using Historical Databases 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre the Data Split and Dividend Adjusted? 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre the Data Survivorship-Bias Free? 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoes Your Strategy Use High and Low Data? 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerformance Measurement 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Backtesting Pitfalls to Avoid 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLook-Ahead Bias 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData-Snooping Bias 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransaction Costs 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategy Refinement 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Setting Up Your Business 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness Structure: Retail or Proprietary? 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing a Brokerage or Proprietary Trading Firm 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical Infrastructure 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 91\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Execution Systems 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat an Automated Trading System Can Do for You 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding a Semiautomated Trading System 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding a Fully Automated Trading System 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinimizing Transaction Costs 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTesting Your System by Paper Trading 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Does Actual Performance Diverge from Expectations? 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Money and Risk Management 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptimal Capital Allocation and Leverage 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk Management 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModel Risk 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoftware Risk 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural Disaster Risk 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychological Preparedness 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: A Simple Derivation of the Kelly Formula when Return Distribution Is Gaussian 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Special Topics in Quantitative Trading 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMean-Reverting versus Momentum Strategies 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegime Change and Conditional Parameter Optimization 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStationarity and Cointegration 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactor Models 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Your Exit Strategy? 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