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The course · Part 1
Understand markets
Start with the basics: a trading rule, a buyer, a seller, and a price. Then look at two things that can mislead a test: using information too early and ignoring delays. No coding experience needed.
Reading order
Guide01
Welcome to the course
See what you will build and where to begin.
Sample draft02
What is a trading algorithm?
Write a rule a computer could follow.
Guide03
How does a market work?
Understand buyers, sellers, and the gap between their prices.
Essay04
What is a backtest?
Try a rule on past data without using tomorrow’s answer.
Essay05
Why does timing matter?
Separate noticing a price from acting on it.
Other parts, and the research