Backtesting Strategies: Test Trading Strategies Using Python
Develop essential finance & trading skills with expert instruction and practical examples.
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Are you a young professional interested in a Data Science career. Are you interested in learning how to use Python to analyze your investments and help make you more money. If yes, then this course is perfect for you.
Introducing Backtesting Strategies: Test Trading Strategies Using Python - one of the most interesting finance/programming courses you will take. This course will teach you how to use Python to make money by analyzing Finance FundamentalsWe teach you how to use Python to analyze financial data using the most popular and powerful tools, including Pandas and Pandas Data Reader. Using these tools you will learn how to download data, perform financial calculations, visualize the data in graphs/charts, perform backtesting analysis, and more.
These are the tools and techniques that our instructors have used on Wall St to manage billions of dollars for years, and now they're available for you. Here's a list of some of the topics we cover:Rate of return of stocksRisk of assets using volatilityRisk of assets using max drawdownRate of return of stock portfoliosRisk of stock portfoliosBacktesting theory and applicationPortfolio TheorySharpe ratioVisualization of your findings in graphs/chartsTesting Ray Dalio's all-weather portfolioTesting a 60/40 stock/bond portfolioUsing APIs to download dataEverything is included. Also, for every topic, you will get links to supplementary material where you can further your learning.
This is a great way to reinforce your Python skills as well as learn some valuable ways to apply them in the real world. This course is great, even if you are an experienced programmer, as we will teach you a lot about the finance theory and mechanics you will need if you start working in a finance context. Teaching is our passionEverything we teach is explained in the best way possible.
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