January, 2016

  • Completed
  • AUB

Especially recommended for engineers, computer scientists and mathematicians, this workshop will provide you with a solid foundation in the principles of finance as they apply in the real world. The participants will gain some of the necessary quantitative, computing, and programming skills required to fulfill a career in hedge funds and investment banks.

Dates

  • Monday, 11 January 2016, 5pm - 8pm
  • Thursday, 14 January 2016, 5pm - 8pm
  • Monday, 18 January 2016, 5pm - 8pm
  • Thursday, 21 January 2016, 5pm - 8pm
  • Saturday, 23 January 2016, 10am - 1pm

Location: American University of Beirut, Bechtel Building, Room 537

Topics Covered

  • Financial markets & players
  • How automated trading systems work
  • Technical & Fundamental analysis overview
  • Intro to Machine Learning algorithms
  • Performance measures
  • Simple and exponential moving averages
  • Implementation of a trading strategy

Requirement

  • Linear algebra
  • Statistics
  • Algorithms and data structures

Awards

  • Certificate of Completion
  • Internships may be offered to distinguished participants


Registration: free, send an email with your CV to workshop@algotraders.org