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by algoisgame
July 13th, 2016, 9:16 am
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: How has Brexit helped the Algo Traders?
Replies: 12
Views: 3452

Re: How has Brexit helped the Algo Traders?

Meltdown? You young people don't even know you are born!

I was surprised by how confident the markets were right up to midnight after the vote. I was only following the bookies' odds at the time and they looked extremely good, well worth a punt.

P
So, did you trade? Any profits u made :P?
by algoisgame
July 13th, 2016, 9:10 am
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: Where to look for market data for backtesting?
Replies: 16
Views: 10350

Re: Where to look for market data for backtesting?

Hi,  If you're looking for free historical/real-time FX/CFD data, here are a few free resources for pulling FXCM's data: Basic Historical Data Downloader The data available Includes: 39 currency pairs including majors and exotics Contracts for Difference* (CFDs) including equities, metals, and oil ...
by algoisgame
July 8th, 2016, 6:15 am
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: How has Brexit helped the Algo Traders?
Replies: 12
Views: 3452

How has Brexit helped the Algo Traders?

<t>With recent market meltdown following Brexit, a lot of investors have lost their money. I read in some media reports that Algo Traders did not lose much money in the trade, and infact, some of the computer-driven hedge funds were giving positive returns as well. Can anyone share some insight on t...
by algoisgame
July 7th, 2016, 5:57 am
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: Where to look for market data for backtesting?
Replies: 16
Views: 10350

Where to look for market data for backtesting?

Thank you! That was of help.
by algoisgame
June 24th, 2016, 9:02 am
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: Anyone interested in Quant Trading using sentiment Analysis?
Replies: 3
Views: 70095

Anyone interested in Quant Trading using sentiment Analysis?

any sources for the historical data? i agree its quite data intensive, but then the world is gradually moving to big data. can you share some models?
by algoisgame
June 24th, 2016, 6:10 am
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: Anyone interested in Quant Trading using sentiment Analysis?
Replies: 3
Views: 70095

Anyone interested in Quant Trading using sentiment Analysis?

<r>Sentiment Analysis. also known as opinion mining, is the process of computationally identifying and categorizing opinions expressed in a piece of text, especially in order to determine whether the writer?s attitude towards a particular topic, product, etc. is positive, negative, or neutral. The a...
by algoisgame
June 17th, 2016, 8:47 am
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: Where to look for market data for backtesting?
Replies: 16
Views: 10350

Where to look for market data for backtesting?

QuoteOriginally posted by: roundandroundquantopian?Yes.. but they offer that mostly to premium members. Any free data sources?
by algoisgame
June 17th, 2016, 8:06 am
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: Where to look for market data for backtesting?
Replies: 16
Views: 10350

Where to look for market data for backtesting?

Hello Forum members,Since I have just started with my journey in Algorithmic Trading, one of my worries has been getting authentic data which can be used for backtesting purposes. Can anyone here suggest me some sites/platforms/vendors which I can use?Thanks in advance.
by algoisgame
June 16th, 2016, 10:56 am
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: 4 HFT Order Types you should know
Replies: 2
Views: 74694

4 HFT Order Types you should know

<t>High Frequency Trading (HFT) involves the concept of ?Order Types?, which signals a trader to enter or exit a position. According to Reuters, Order types can reach an estimated 2,000 variations as a fully electronic market and more than 50 trading venues have multiplied the possibilities of how, ...
by algoisgame
June 16th, 2016, 9:10 am
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: Starter reading list for retail quant trading
Replies: 15
Views: 12556

Starter reading list for retail quant trading

<r>have a look at the following:<URL url="https://www.quantstart.com/ebookshttps://www.quantstart.com/articles/Quantitative-Finance-Reading-ListI"><LINK_TEXT text="https://www.quantstart.com/ebookshttps: ... ding-ListI">https://www.quantstart.com/ebookshttps://www.quantstart.com/articles/Quantitativ...