Strategies, Tips & Tricks for Algo Trading

by Dilip Kumar, Nishant Bhatia, Deepti Reehal (Editor)

Have you wondered why professional traders consistently make money whereas retail investors struggle to remain profitable and solvent? How do professionals trade? What are their secrets? What strategies do they use? The book covers various aspects of algo trading and how they can be applied to professional trading. Section I - Explains why most traders lose money and how algorithm trading can be used for smart trading. Section II - Explains market essentials. The market microstructure is discussed in detail along with advanced concepts related to Futures, Options and Volatility. Section III - Covers market analysis techniques like candlestick charting, support resistance, trendlines and stock price target calculations. Section IV - Covers directional trading strategies based on technical / statistical analysis for stocks and futures. Four powerful directional strategies are covered. Section V - Covers various professional grade strategies used for generating regular trading income. Strategies covered are - Conversion/Reversal, Futures Calendar Spread, Call IV with Delta Hedging & Pair Trading. Who should read this book? - The book will be useful for anybody who is interested in trading and markets - whether a trader, an academician or a student. - If you are a new entrant in the trading game then this book is highly recommended as it covers various details pertaining to markets and trading. - If you are an experienced but not so successful trader then it is important that you read this book with an open mind. It will help you un-learn and re-learn some of the things. We are sure this book will be able to teach you some good things about trading and markets. - If you are already a successful trader then we would like to congratulate you on your success. People like you are role models for thousands of aspiring traders. We are confident you will still find this book useful and at least some of the content will manage to positively surprise you. - If you are a student and have enrolled to a course in subjects related to markets and trading you will find this book especially helpful. There is plenty of content related to markets, trading, derivatives and arbitrage etc. All of these have been covered in a practical manner so that not only you learn the theory but also apply them in markets. - If you want to foray into algo trading business or want to build one, there is plenty in store for you. The book will serve as a good starting point and we are sure that it will put you on the right track for achieving your goals.

371 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 13, 2015

Reviews

[Derek BSAPZPSY · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good reading for trader with knowledge in Finance

I will recommend this book to those traders who are interested in learning algo trading. It has solid examples and easy to understand.