This course is part of the Machine Learning for Trading Specialization

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Machine Learning for Trading SpecializationNew York Institute of Finance

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This course provides the foundation for developing advanced trading strategies using machine learning techniques. In this course, you’ll review the key components that are common to every trading strategy, no matter how complex. You’ll be introduced to multiple trading strategies including quantitative trading, pairs trading, and momentum trading. By the end of the course, you will be able to design basic quantitative trading strategies, build machine learning models using Keras and TensorFlow, build a pair trading strategy prediction model and back test it, and build a momentum-based trading model and back test it.
To be successful in this course, you should have advanced competency in Python programming and familiarity with pertinent libraries for machine learning, such as Scikit-Learn, StatsModels, and Pandas. Experience with SQL is recommended. You should have a background in statistics (expected values and standard deviation, Gaussian distributions, higher moments, probability, linear regressions) and foundational knowledge of financial markets (equities, bonds, derivatives, market structure, hedging).

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Machine Learning for Trading Specialization

Intermediate Level

Basic competency in Python, familiarity with the Scikit Learn, Statsmodels and Pandas library.
Familiarity with statistics, financial markets, ML

Approx. 18 hours to complete

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What you will 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 will gain

Algorithmic Trading
Python Programming
Machine Learning

Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

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100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Course 2 of 3 in the

Machine Learning for Trading Specialization

Intermediate Level

Basic competency in Python, familiarity with the Scikit Learn, Statsmodels and Pandas library.
Familiarity with statistics, financial markets, ML

Approx. 18 hours to complete

English

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Jack Farmer

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New York Institute of Finance

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New York Institute of Finance

The New York Institute of Finance (NYIF), is a global leader in training for financial services and related industries. Started by the New York Stock Exchange in 1922, it now trains 250,000+ professionals in over 120 countries. NYIF courses cover everything from investment banking, asset pricing, insurance and market structure to financial modeling, treasury operations, and accounting. The institute has a faculty of industry leaders and offers a range of program delivery options, including self-study, online courses, and in-person classes. Its US customers include the SEC, the Treasury, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and most leading worldwide banks.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

1 hour to complete

Introduction to Quantitative Trading and TensorFlow

1 hour to complete

4 videos (Total 23 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

4 hours to complete

Introduction to TensorFlow

4 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 50 min)

11 videos

Overview1mIntroduction to TensorFlow6mTensorFlow API Hierarchy4mComponents of tensorflow Tensors and Variables8mGetting Started with Google Cloud Platform and Qwiklabs3mLab Intro Writing low-level TensorFlow programs43sWorking in-memory and with files3mTraining on Large Datasets with tf.data API4mGetting the data ready for model training6mEmbeddings8mLab Intro Manipulating data with TensorFlow Dataset API34s

Week2

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Training neural networks with Tensorflow 2 and Keras

3 hours to complete

12 videos (Total 53 min)

Week3

Week 3

6 hours to complete

Build a Momentum-based Trading System

Momentum trading is a strategy in which traders buy or sell assets according to the strength of recent price trends. Price momentum is similar to momentum in physics, where mass multiplied by velocity determines the persistence with which an object will follow its current path (like a heavy train on a track). In financial markets, however, momentum is determined by other factors like trading volume and rate of price changes. Momentum traders bet that an asset price that is moving strongly in a given direction will continue to move in that direction until the trend loses strength or reverses. This module teaches you all about momentum trading.

6 hours to complete

12 videos (Total 68 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes

12 videos

Introduction to Momentum Trading9mIntroduction to Hurst8mBuilding a Momentum Trading Model7mDefine the Problem9mCollect the Data2mCreating Features3mSplit the Data3mSelecting a Machine Learning Algorithm3mBacktest on Unseen Data1mUnderstanding the Code: Simple ML Strategies to Generate Trading Signal9mLab Intro: Momentum Trading43sMomentum Trading Lab Solution7m

1 reading

Hurst Exponent and Trading Signals Derived from Market Time Series10m

Week4

Week 4

5 hours to complete

Build a Pair Trading Strategy Prediction Model

5 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 74 min)

11 videos

Introduction to Pair Trading7mPicking Pairs4mPicking Pairs with Clustering8mHow to implement a Pair Trading Strategy9mEvaluate Results of a Pair Trade6mBacktesting and Avoiding Overfitting6mNext Steps: Improvements to your Pairs Strategy5mLab Intro: Pairs Trading30sLab Solution: Pairs Trading7mKalman Filter Introduction11mKalman Filter Trading Applications6m

1 practice exercise

Pairs Trading Strategy concepts

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TOP REVIEWS FROM USING MACHINE LEARNING IN TRADING AND FINANCE

by DTJan 21, 2020

Lots of material in a very short time, especially on momentum trading.

by MLJul 13, 2021

Great course for the trading, clear structure and easy to understand.

by NAJan 1, 2022

Such a great course, the introduction(first part in specialization) was kinda useless for me, but this one is amazing.

by MFJan 19, 2020

Very informative. I does not go too much in details but you get a lot of insight about trading and using ML in trading strategies

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About the Machine Learning for Trading Specialization

This 3-course Specialization from Google Cloud and New York Institute of Finance (NYIF) is for finance professionals, including but not limited to hedge fund traders, analysts, day traders, those involved in investment management or portfolio management, and anyone interested in gaining greater knowledge of how to construct effective trading strategies using Machine Learning (ML) and Python. Alternatively, this program can be for Machine Learning professionals who seek to apply their craft to quantitative trading strategies. By the end of the Specialization, you'll understand how to use the capabilities of Google Cloud to develop and deploy serverless, scalable, deep learning, and reinforcement learning models to create trading strategies that can update and train themselves. As a challenge, you're invited to apply the concepts of Reinforcement Learning to use cases in Trading. This program is intended for those who have an understanding of the foundations of Machine Learning at an intermediate level. To successfully complete the exercises within the program, you should have advanced competency in Python programming and familiarity with pertinent libraries for Machine Learning, such as Scikit-Learn, StatsModels, and Pandas; a solid background in ML and statistics (including regression, classification, and basic statistical concepts) and basic knowledge of financial markets (equities, bonds, derivatives, market structure, and hedging). Experience with SQL is recommended.

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