- How to create your first trading algorithm, even if you don’t know how to code?
- How to test your trading algorithm’s performance to know it will be profitable before you even invest a single dollar?
- The most important trading algorithms and trading indicators you need to get started
- How to fully automate your trades, so your trading will happen automatically (even while you sleep)
What is Algo Trading?
Algorithmic trading uses a computer program that follows a defined set of instructions (an algorithm) to place a trade. The trade, in theory, can generate profits at a speed and frequency that is impossible for a human trader.
The defined sets of instructions are based on timing, price, quantity, or any mathematical model. Apart from profit opportunities for the trader, algo-trading renders markets more liquid and trading more systematic by ruling out the impact of human emotions on trading activities.
Schedule:
Nov 7, 2021, 6 pm EST (New York Time)
Nov 8, 2021, 10 am AEST (Sydney Time)
The goal is that by the end of the workshop, you’d be able to
- Test a sample trading strategy against historical data
Place an automated trade based on your strategy from your own machine. - You DO NOT need to know to code if you can follow the steps.
Prerequisites:
- Paper trading account credentials for Interactive Brokers – you do need a functional IBKR Pro account with market data subscription and futures trading permissions in the paper trading account.
- Windows machine preferred (Mac machines are welcome)
- TWS workstation
The programming language used: Python
Please download the following software using the links below and save it in a folder – DO NOT INSTALL
For Windows |
For Mac OS |
Anaconda Python |
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