Pik, Jiri
Hands-On Financial Trading with Python: A practical guide to using Zipline and other Python libraries for backtesting trading strategies
- ISBN 13:
- 9781838982881
- author:
- Pik, Jiri
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Packt Publishing Limited
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 360
- Dimensions:
- 23.5 x 19.1 x 1.9 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Computers, Mathematical & Statistical Softw, Computers,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Build and backtest your algorithmic trading strategies to gain a true advantage in the market. This practical guide introduces you to Python and shows how it's the best platform for developing trading strategies. You'll learn how to navigate Python's data analysis libraries, create quality insights from market data, and build your own data visualisations. The book covers quantitative analysis using Python, algorithmic trading with Zipline, and advanced analytics using NumPy, pandas, Matplotlib, statsmodels, and scikit-learn. By the end of this book, you'll be able to build predictive trading signals, adopt basic and advanced algorithmic trading strategies, and perform portfolio optimization to help you get ahead of the markets.