In the capstone project, the learners will be able to design a new trading strategy and evaluate it using the tools learned in the course. They will also be able to integrate it with the existing portfolio and also develop a plan to start a hedge fund.
Trading Strategies in Emerging Markets Specialization
Design your own Trading Strategy. Develop and test an emerging market trading strategy
About This Specialization
This Specialization equips individual investors and money managers with the skills required to develop their own trading strategies and test them. When you complete the Specialization, you’ll be ready to apply eight ready-made trading strategies, based on rigorous academic research, that have been shown to be. You’ll also be able to design your own trading strategy, back test it, and measure its performance.
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5 courses
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Projects Overview
Courses
- Beginner Specialization.
- No prior experience required.
COURSE 1
Trading Basics
Current session: Apr 23- Commitment
- The estimated workload for this course is 3 to 4 hours per week
- Subtitles
- English
About the Course
The purpose of this course is to equip you with the knowledge required to comprehend the financial statements of a company and understand the various transactions that take place in the stock market so that you can replicate the strategies discovereYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 2
Trading Algorithms
Current session: Apr 23- Commitment
- The estimated workload for this course is 4 to 5 hours per week
- Subtitles
- English
About the Course
This course covers two of the seven trading strategies that work in emerging markets. The seven include strategies based on momentum, momentum crashes, price reversal, persistence of earnings, quality of earnings, underlying business growth, beYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 3
Advanced Trading Algorithms
Current session: Apr 23- Commitment
- The estimated workload for this course is 4 to 5 hours per week
- Subtitles
- English
About the Course
This course will provide back test results for all the strategies in developed and emerging markets. The learner will also be taught scientific ways of back testing without succumbing to either look ahead (or) survival bias. You will learnYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 4
Creating a Portfolio
Current session: Apr 23- Commitment
- The estimated workload for this course is 4 to 5 hours per week
- Subtitles
- English
About the Course
This course integrates all the learning from the first three courses and guides the learner about ways of building a portfolio of strategies and integrating the same into a hedge fund. In the first part of the course, you will be taught ways of mYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
COURSE 5
Design your own trading strategy – Culminating Project
Current session: Apr 23- Commitment
- The estimated workload for this course is 4 to 5 hours per week
- Subtitles
- English
About the Course
In the culminating project, you will develop new trading strategies, evaluate them using the tools learned in the course, integrate them with the existing portfolio and also develop a plan toYou can choose to take this course only. Learn more.
Creators
Prasanna Tantri
Senior Associate Director
Ramabhadran Thirumalai
Assistant Professor
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