New to quant trading? Start here.
Quantitative trading just means trading with data and rules instead of gut feel. This is the short path through the core ideas — read them in order and you'll have the foundations down in an afternoon.
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Signals vs. strategies
Start with the vocabulary that trips up most beginners: a signal is a single trigger; a strategy is the whole rule set around it. Get this and everything else clicks.
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What is backtesting?
The single most important habit in systematic trading: testing an idea on history before risking money — and the traps that make a backtest lie.
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How to read a Sharpe ratio
Once you can backtest, you need to judge the results. The Sharpe ratio is the quickest read on whether a return was worth the risk.
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Momentum vs. mean reversion
The two families nearly every strategy belongs to — and how to tell which market environment favors each.
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Position sizing & risk
The skill that keeps you in the game. How much you risk matters more than your entry — here's how the pros size trades.
Got the basics? Go deeper with 5 backtesting mistakes that wreck real returns and what drawdown is and why it matters.
Keep a dictionary handy
Hit a term you don't know? The quant glossary defines them all in plain English.
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Learn by doing.
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