Advances in Financial Machine Learning (Chapter 1)

Advances in Financial Machine Learning, Wiley, 1st Edition (2018); ISBN: 978-1-119-48208-6

61 Pages Posted: 19 Jan 2018

See all articles by Marcos Lopez de Prado

Marcos Lopez de Prado

Cornell University - Operations Research & Industrial Engineering; Abu Dhabi Investment Authority; True Positive Technologies

Date Written: January 18, 2018

Abstract

Machine learning (ML) is changing virtually every aspect of our lives. Today ML algorithms accomplish tasks that until recently only expert humans could perform. As it relates to finance, this is the most exciting time to adopt a disruptive technology that will transform how everyone invests for generations.

Keywords: big data, machine learning, high performance computing, investment strategies, quantamental investing, backtest overfitting

JEL Classification: G0, G1, G2, G15, G24, E44

Suggested Citation

López de Prado, Marcos and López de Prado, Marcos, Advances in Financial Machine Learning (Chapter 1) (January 18, 2018). Advances in Financial Machine Learning, Wiley, 1st Edition (2018); ISBN: 978-1-119-48208-6, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3104847

Marcos López de Prado (Contact Author)

Cornell University - Operations Research & Industrial Engineering ( email )

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