This course is part of the Trading Strategies in Emerging Markets Specialization

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Prasanna Tantri

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Trading Strategies in Emerging Markets SpecializationIndian School of Business

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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 learn various methods of building a robust back testing system for the strategies discussed in the previous course. You will be taught how to differentiate between mere data mining and results based on solid empirical or theoretical foundation. Next, you will learn the ways and means of back testing the results and subjecting the back test results to stress tests. After which, you will learn the various ways in which transaction costs and other frictions could be incorporated in the back testing algorithm. Finally, you will learn techniques for measuring a strategies' performance and the concept of risk adjusted return. You will use some of the famous measures for risk adjusted returns such as Sharpe ratio, Treynor's Ratio and Jenson's Alpha. You will see how to pick an appropriate benchmark for a proposed fund.

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Approx. 11 hours to complete

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Course 3 of 5 in the

Trading Strategies in Emerging Markets Specialization

Intermediate Level

Approx. 11 hours to complete

English

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Prasanna Tantri

Assistant Professor of Finance

Executive Director, Center for Analytical Finance

57,112 Learners

3 Courses

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Indian School of Business

The Indian School of Business has successfully put India on the global map of management education by nurturing young leaders with an understanding of developing economies and the society at large. Through innovations in curricula and pedagogy to reflect the shifting business landscape, the ISB is committed to providing the best venue for management education to meet the growing need to develop young leaders who can manage global challenges.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

3 hours to complete

Strategy - Accruals

3 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 58 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

Week

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Strategy - Betting against Beta

2 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 31 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes

Week

Week 3

3 hours to complete

Strategy - Momentum & Momentum Crashes

3 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 89 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

Week

Week 4

3 hours to complete

Strategy - G Score

3 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 56 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes

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TOP REVIEWS FROM ADVANCED TRADING ALGORITHMS

by RMMar 16, 2020

several things are superficial and course do not allow to understand or construct clear picture - you need read more and more. probably that was the goal actually

by MSJul 6, 2018

Best Explained by Highly Qualified Trainer i learned a lot

by UTSep 25, 2020

Sir is very knowledgeable. I would love to meet him in person and work under him.

by RTAug 10, 2020

Intuitive teaching by Prasanna Sir and Sai Harsha Sir

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About the Trading Strategies in Emerging Markets 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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