The 7 Reasons Most Econometric Investments Fail (Presentation Slides)

39 Pages Posted: 23 Apr 2019 Last revised: 16 Sep 2019

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Marcos Lopez de Prado

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

Date Written: April 16, 2019

Abstract

This presentation reviews the main reasons why investment strategies discovered through econometric methods fail. As a solution, it proposes the modernization of the statistical methods used by financial firms and academic authors.

This material is part of Cornell University's ORIE 5256 graduate course at the School of Engineering.

Keywords: Machine learning, artificial intelligence, asset management

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

Suggested Citation

López de Prado, Marcos and López de Prado, Marcos, The 7 Reasons Most Econometric Investments Fail (Presentation Slides) (April 16, 2019). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3373116 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3373116

Marcos López de Prado (Contact Author)

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