C++ and Algorithmic Trading
C++ is arguably the most powerful programming language, enabling complex calculations and processing to be done at lightning speeds. For this reason it is often used in banking and trading applications for pricing of assets and order placement.
Algorithmic Trading is a new field integrating many different disciplines (Programming, Machine Learning, Statistics, and Finance). Everyone can learn to trade according to their abilities and personality, and everyone can make use of programs to systematise and speed up their trading; even if they want to trade manually they may still want software which scans all markets for potential trading setups.
I will teach you the essentials of C++, then we will move onto a simplified version called MQL4, used in one of the most common retail trading platforms (MetaTrader 4). You will then learn to scan for trade setups, and programmatically enter and exit trades.
Key Testimonial
Overview: Mark is a Project Manager in Investment Banking
(LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-randall-a6abb41/)
He also trades on his own account. He had trading strategies which he wanted to automate and further ideas which he wanted to research systematically.
He had tried various courses and online resources before, but none truly helped him to understand how to program or use the MT4 Trading Platform's functionality (and underlying language, MQL4) to achieve his goals
Objective: Make Mark self-sufficient in programming automated trading strategies and related programs / software
Results: Mark gained knowledge and confidence of how to program in MQL4 and use MT4:
- Programs to analyse data for patterns, even across charts and timeframes (Indicators) and trade and monitor positions automatically (Experts)
- Understanding of the backtesting and optimisation process
- Understanding of how to procure and use good quality data
Steps: Taught Mark the general basics of any software language, in MQL4
Demonstrated the different types of program and functionalities which can help him with his trading
Worked on creating a general template strategy he can adapt and a library of functions to support it. Now he can develop ideas without needing to reveal his Intellectual Property to anyone (including me)
