Name: The Quantopian Workshop in Sydney
Start: 2016-03-26T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2016-03-26T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Tyro Fintech Hub

The Quantopian Workshop in Sydney

An Introduction

to Algorithmic Trading

This introductory level workshop will give you the ability to create and backtest your own basic trading strategies, show you algorithmic trading tools to use, and teach you how to correct for some of the statistical biases that can disrupt analysis.

The curriculum has been vetted and used to teach lectures by professors at top-tier universities, including: Harvard, MIT Sloan, and Stanford.

Prerequisites to Attend:

Beginner Knowledge of Python, College Level Math, Laptop
Tickets for The Workshop are: AUD$675.00.

The Workshop will be held on

Saturday, 26th of March, 2016

from 10am-5pm at

Tyro Fintech Hub

Breakfast & Lunch will be provided.

Tyro Fintech Hub
Level 5
155 Clarence Street
Sydney NSW 2000

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Schedule

10:00am - 11:00am

Breakfast & Introduction to

Algorithmic Trading

11:00am - 11:30am

Overview of Quantopian Platform

11:30am - 12:00pm

Introduction to the Research Environment

12:00pm - 12:30pm

Lecture: Pairs Trading Strategy

12:30pm - 1:00pm

Exercise: Find Your Own Pairs

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Lunch & Exercise: Backtesting

2:00pm - 2:30pm

Lecture: Overfitting

2:30pm - 4:30pm

Exercise: Design Your Own Strategy

Dinner will be served during this session.

4:30pm - 5:00pm

Wrap-Up

Schedule Block #6

1pm

Schedule Item #1

Clear your calendar - It's going down! Bedford V2 kicks off on April 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!

2pm

Schedule Item #2

Clear your calendar - It's going down! Bedford V2 kicks off on April 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!

3pm

Schedule Item #3

Clear your calendar - It's going down! Bedford V2 kicks off on April 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!

About

An Introduction

to Algorithmic Trading

This introductory level workshop will give you the ability to create and backtest your own basic trading strategies, show you algorithmic trading tools to use, and teach you how to correct for some of the statistical biases that can disrupt analysis.

The curriculum has been vetted and used to teach lectures by professors at top-tier universities, including: Harvard, MIT Sloan, and Stanford.

Prerequisites to Attend:

Beginner Knowledge of Python, College Level Math, Laptop
Tickets for The Workshop are: AUD$675.00.

The Workshop will be held on

Saturday, 26th of March, 2016

from 10am-5pm at

Tyro Fintech Hub

Breakfast & Lunch will be provided.

Tyro Fintech Hub
Level 5
155 Clarence Street
Sydney NSW 2000

"Delaney can explain complex concepts clearly and thoroughly. Students and scholars are able to understand quantitative finance concepts through his lectures."

PAVLOS PROTOPAPAS, DIRECTOR OF HARVARD IACS

Speaker

The Workshop has been developed by Delaney Granizo-Mackenzie,

engineer and academic lead at Quantopian,

whose focus is on the intersection of computer science, statistics, and finance.

His background includes seven years of bioinformatics research and

delivering lectures at schools including Harvard and MIT.

Have a question or comment?

Reach out to Delaney at delaney@quantopian.com or

you can also visit us at: www.quantopian.com/workshops.

Delaney Granizo-Mackenzie

Academic Lead & Engineer, Quantopian