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TRADING @ UCLA
WEEK 1
OVERVIEW
• What is Algo
Trading?
• Who we are &
what we are about
• Expectations
• Education
• Requirements
• Have Fun!
WHAT IS ALGORITHMIC
TRADING?
• You are programming a set of instructions to automate
the trading process, based on a set of conditions.
• With that being said, the main aim of it is to well…
make profit!
• To do this successfully, one needs to understand how to
program and have market intuitions.
• You come up with a strategy and test if it can make
money.
• If yes….. RETIRE
• If no…. Write an academic paper on it.
WHAT WE ARE ABOUT