Most of you have probably heard of a startup called Quantopian which was launched in 2011. Quantopian is a crowd-sourced hedge fund that allows its users to develop and back-test strategies using its platform. Last year, Quantopian started an annual conference for quants called QuantCon. It has been gaining a lot of popularity in the quant …
Monthly Archives: April 2016
Book Review: The Quants
Regardless of which industry you are employed in, it’s always a good idea to know the background and history of that industry. The Quants by Scott Patterson is one such book which covers the origins of quantitative trading through the lives of some of most famous quant researchers. The book focuses on the story of Ed …
Getting started with data science
Recently, a few of my friends have shown interest in what I do and the skill set required for my job. For those who don’t know, I am a market data developer. This means that I work with time-series databases to capture and store both real-time and historical data. I am also responsible for writing …