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Portfolio Composition and Diversification

Realistic Performance Expectations: Algorithmic Futures Portfolios

In this article, we review realistic expectations from trading algorithmic systems through portfolios. We will describe what returns can be expected for different account sizes and different risk settings. Futures trading entails some technical specificities that need to be considered and accounted for. Thus, the size of the account directly influences what instruments can be traded…
Interviews

He develops trading algorithms: Accuracy and discipline are an advantage, but the human eye can evaluate more situations

Financier Marek Chrastina creates algorithms for trading in the US financial markets, which he himself also uses for trading. His systems are used by hundreds of almost exclusively foreign (non-Slovak) clients. In this interview, he explains when and why he started creating his own algorithms, what this kind of trading looks like, why he chose…