Inside the black box
by Rishi K. Narang · first published 2009
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Inside The Black Box The Simple Truth About Quantitative Trading Rishi K Narang Praise for Inside the Black Box "In Inside the Black Box: The Simple Truth About Quantitative Trading, Rishi Narang demystifies quantitative trading. His explanation and classification of alpha will enlighten even a seasoned veteran." --Blair Hull, Founder, Hull Trading & Matlock Trading "Rishi provides a comprehensive overview of quantitative investing that should prove useful both to those allocating money to quant strategies and those interested in becoming quants themselves. Rishi's experience as a
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…ultra-educational at least for figuring out how to get started, vocabulary, etc.: High-Frequency Trading: A Practical Guide to Algorithmic Strategies and Trading Systems http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470563761 Inside the Black Box: The Simple Truth About Quantitative Trading http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470432063 Quantitative Trading: How to Build Your Own Algorithmic Trading Business http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470284889
on “Ask HN: Any high frequency trading hackers” ↗…off to understand the basic mechanics underpinning the market, and get a feel for the opportunities this structure presents. I would suggest reading up on the national market structure, and reading "Inside the Black Box" by Narang for a good overview of how automated trading is structured.
on “Ask HN: Good resources for learning+getting into Finance / Trading?” ↗1. Inside the Black Box Introduction to quantitative finance and to learn what strategies are used by firms who are supposed to beat the market. 2. Advances in Financial Machine Learning Deep dive into ML techniques if you…
on “Ask HN: End of Year Book Recommendations” ↗Inside the Black Box: http://www.amazon.com/Inside-Black-Box-Quantitative-Trading/...
on “I am an HFT Programmer” ↗…Some starting resources: -Ernie Chan's books and blog (https://epchan.blogspot.com/) -QuantStart has great starter material and a new book, although I haven't read it (https://www.quantstart.com/) -"Inside the Black Box" (Narang) I've seen referenced a good bit but felt as though it leaned toward order execution and rather boring -"Dark Pools" (Scott Patterson) a great story about the rise of algorithmic trading -"Flash…
on “Ask HN: What are the best resources for learning about algorithmic trading?” ↗