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Published in The Capital

·Jun 1

A Relatively Quick Statistics Crash Course — Part 1

The main tool of every financier is statistics. No data is of any help without the tools for making sense of it. In this series, I’ll try to give you a crash course on the basics of statistics. Population versus Sample We would require to live 10 lives if we should analyze and…

Statistics

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A Relatively Quick Statistics Crash Course. — Part 1
A Relatively Quick Statistics Crash Course. — Part 1

Published in The Capital

·Jun 1

Harry Markowitz: the Father of the Modern Portfolio Theory

For thousands of years, people knew the concept of diversification. People also throughout history knew intuitionally the concept of risk. …

Modern Portfolio Theory

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Harry Markowitz: the Father of the Modern Portfolio Theory
Harry Markowitz: the Father of the Modern Portfolio Theory

Published in DataDrivenInvestor

·Jun 1

How to Create a Trading Strategy and a Trading Plan.

Behind every successful trader, there is an equally successful trading strategy. A written down plan that guides his or her moves. In this article, we are going to examine the building blocks of a trading plan, as well as how one can create one. Definition Simply put, a trading strategy includes…

Trading

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How to Create a Trading Strategy and a Trading Plan.
How to Create a Trading Strategy and a Trading Plan.

Published in The Capital

·May 1

Homo Economicus and the Rational Expectations Theory

Behind almost every economic model that tries to predict markets is hiding a human with rational behavior. — In this article, we will examine the predicaments that help most economic models explain market movement and behavior. I tend to think that the basis of all matters in life is philosophy. If we think that something is rational, or irrational, moral or immoral, etc. then our framework and thus…

Homo Economicus

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Homo Economicus and the Rational Expectations Theory
Homo Economicus and the Rational Expectations Theory

Published in DataDrivenInvestor

·May 1

The History of Quantitative Finance.

This article will open a new category in my blog, quantitative trading. This article will set the stage before any other article that will dig deeper into the subject. Brownian Motion Robert Brown (1773–1858) observed something that would change our view of the world forever. He observed pollen grains and their movement…

Quant

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The History of Quantitative Finance.
The History of Quantitative Finance.

Published in DataDrivenInvestor

·May 1

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence.

The starting point of modern information technology has as a starting point the year 1945 and the machine that defeated the Enigma code, the ENIAC, and the English mathematician and cryptanalyst, Alan Turing. “The original question, can machines think?” ― Alan Turing Deep Blue and Chess Forty years of development, starting from ENIAC, led…

AI

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Introduction to Artificial Intelligence.
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence.

Published in DataDrivenInvestor

·Apr 1

Introduction to Fixed Income Assets: Bonds

Let us start our investing and trading journey by talking about the most basic vehicle, bonds. In this article, we are going to examine what bonds are and how they are been used in the securities markets. What are Bonds? Bonds are categorized as fixed-income debt securities. The reason is that when we…

Bonds

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Introduction to Fixed Income Assets: Bonds
Introduction to Fixed Income Assets: Bonds

Apr 1

Gold ETF suggestions for investors and traders.

Gold ETFs are another ETF category that we are going to examine in this article. Here are some of the most popular gold ETFs. 01. SPDR Gold Trust Symbol: GLD Closing Price: $166.33 Annual Expense Ratio: 0.40% Overall Rating on ETF.com: A Issuer: State Street Global Advisors This ETF takes its value directly from…

Gold

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Gold ETF suggestions for investors and traders.
Gold ETF suggestions for investors and traders.

Published in The Capital

·Apr 1

An Introductory Course to Central Banking

At the center of our modern financial system, there is the country’s central bank. This article will be an introductory course on central banking. If we want to understand how the central bank works, we need first to understand what money is. This article will build upon the “What Really…

Central Bank

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An Introductory Course to Central Banking
An Introductory Course to Central Banking

Published in DataDrivenInvestor

·Mar 1

The Kelly Criterion and Position Sizing.

Extending my “Basic Money and Risk Management for Traders”, in this article we will take a look at another money management tactic, the Kelly criterion. History When Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, started the Bell laboratory he never knew that this legendary facility will bring so many inventions…

Money Management

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The Kelly Criterion and Position Sizing.
The Kelly Criterion and Position Sizing.
Dimitrios Gourtzilidis

Dimitrios Gourtzilidis

I write about trading the markets and finance in general. https://linktr.ee/DimitriosOnline

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