I've never done any coding in Python or any other language but would like to write my own algos. Should I learn to code through codeacademy or another similar service or is it possible to learn by using the resources on quantopian and by dissecting existing algos listed here on quantopian?
I would obviously prefer the latter but don't know if that's a realistic method if I want to write profitable algos.
I appreciate any feedback!
Welcome. I learn best in messing around with code examples. Here's some code that demonstrates a few useful principles, try cloning this and changing things and see how that goes.
Hey Jesse,
I didn't know any Python before I started using Quantopian. I have pretty good experience with Matlab, however. I just learned Python just to use in Quantopian and now it is my favorite language. Take a look at the following class. I got a pretty good foundation of Python from this class. The materials are really good and it is free !
https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-computer-science-mitx-6-00-1x-0
video course Google gives to their new python developers: https://developers.google.com/edu/python/
Go here to see how you use apply Python for robotics, finance, data analysis ,etc . I'm also a newbie to coding .
and here are some Quantopian tutorials to learn the API. Good luck!
The material on this website is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy, or a recommendation or endorsement for any security or strategy, nor does it constitute an offer to provide investment advisory services by Quantopian. In addition, the material offers no opinion with respect to the suitability of any security or specific investment. No information contained herein should be regarded as a suggestion to engage in or refrain from any investment-related course of action as none of Quantopian nor any of its affiliates is undertaking to provide investment advice, act as an adviser to any plan or entity subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity, or give advice in a fiduciary capacity with respect to the materials presented herein. If you are an individual retirement or other investor, contact your financial advisor or other fiduciary unrelated to Quantopian about whether any given investment idea, strategy, product or service described herein may be appropriate for your circumstances. All investments involve risk, including loss of principal. Quantopian makes no guarantees as to the accuracy or completeness of the views expressed in the website. The views are subject to change, and may have become unreliable for various reasons, including changes in market conditions or economic circumstances.
Jesse,
I learned Python exclusively by using Quantopian (with a bit of reading, googling, etc.).
Enjoy!
Grant
These resources are awesome, thanks. I too am a new programmer and have been using Codecademy (although it starts slowing down in content and cleanliness) and Learn Python the Hard Way (Free online).
I personally learned to code almost exclusively through Quantopian.
I'm writing up a step-by-step breakdown of the process so stay tuned for that!
Seong
The material on this website is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy, or a recommendation or endorsement for any security or strategy, nor does it constitute an offer to provide investment advisory services by Quantopian. In addition, the material offers no opinion with respect to the suitability of any security or specific investment. No information contained herein should be regarded as a suggestion to engage in or refrain from any investment-related course of action as none of Quantopian nor any of its affiliates is undertaking to provide investment advice, act as an adviser to any plan or entity subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity, or give advice in a fiduciary capacity with respect to the materials presented herein. If you are an individual retirement or other investor, contact your financial advisor or other fiduciary unrelated to Quantopian about whether any given investment idea, strategy, product or service described herein may be appropriate for your circumstances. All investments involve risk, including loss of principal. Quantopian makes no guarantees as to the accuracy or completeness of the views expressed in the website. The views are subject to change, and may have become unreliable for various reasons, including changes in market conditions or economic circumstances.
Hello Jesse,
I suggest getting access to the Q research platform, as well as trying out the browser-based backtester. You just need to submit a dirt-simple algo to the Q Open contest (could even be a buy and hold of SPY...I'll write it for you, if you want, but if you end up winning, you owe me a beer).
Also, I'd suggest giving the backtest debugger a try. It basically drops you into a command prompt, so you can fiddle around.
Grant
The material on this website is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy, or a recommendation or endorsement for any security or strategy, nor does it constitute an offer to provide investment advisory services by Quantopian.
In addition, the material offers no opinion with respect to the suitability of any security or specific investment. No information contained herein should be regarded as a suggestion to engage in or refrain from any investment-related course of action as none of Quantopian nor any of its affiliates is undertaking to provide investment advice, act as an adviser to any plan or entity subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity, or give advice in a fiduciary capacity with respect to the materials presented herein. If you are an individual retirement or other investor, contact your financial advisor or other fiduciary unrelated to Quantopian about whether any given investment idea, strategy, product or service described herein may be appropriate for your circumstances. All investments involve risk, including loss of principal. Quantopian makes no guarantees as to the accuracy or completeness of the views expressed in the website. The views are subject to change, and may have become unreliable for various reasons, including changes in market conditions or economic circumstances.
