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Machine Learning for Trading Specialization
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Machine Learning for Trading Specialization

Start Your Career in Machine Learning for Trading. Learn the machine learning techniques used in quantitative trading.

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Jack Farmer

Instructor: Jack Farmer

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What you'll learn

  • Understand the structure and techniques used in machine learning, deep learning, and reinforcement learning (RL) strategies.

  • Describe the steps required to develop and test an ML-driven trading strategy.

  • Describe the methods used to optimize an ML-driven trading strategy.

  • Use Keras and Tensorflow to build machine learning models.

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Intermediate level

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1 month at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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Specialization - 3 course series

Introduction to Trading, Machine Learning & GCP

Course 19 hours4.0 (806 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Understand the fundamentals of trading, including the concepts of trend, returns, stop-loss, and volatility.

  • Define quantitative trading and the main types of quantitative trading strategies.

  • Understand the basic steps in exchange arbitrage, statistical arbitrage, and index arbitrage.

  • Understand the application of machine learning to financial use cases.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Machine Learning applied to Finance
Category: Finance
Category: Trading
Category: Investment

Using Machine Learning in Trading and Finance

Course 218 hours3.9 (339 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Design basic quantitative trading strategies

  • Use Keras and Tensorflow to build machine learning models

  • Build a pair trading strategy prediction model and back test it.

  • Build a momentum-based trading model and back test it.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Algorithmic Trading
Category: Python Programming
Category: Machine Learning

Reinforcement Learning for Trading Strategies

Course 312 hours3.5 (219 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Understand the structure and techniques used in reinforcement learning (RL) strategies.

  • Understand the benefits of using RL vs. other learning methods.

  • Describe the steps required to develop and test an RL trading strategy.

  • Describe the methods used to optimize an RL trading strategy.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Reinforcement Learning Model Development
Category: Reinforcement Learning Trading Algorithm Optimization
Category: Reinforcement Learning Trading Strategy Development
Category: Reinforcement Learning Trading Algo Development

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Jack Farmer
New York Institute of Finance
13 Courses113,825 learners

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