Quantitative Investing

This book provides straightforward quantitative strategies that any investor can implement with little work using simple, free or low-cost tools and services.But what exactly is quantitative investing?There are various possible definitions of quantitative investing, but the author defines it as:"e;Identifying reasonable and measurable hypotheses about behaviours of the financial market so as to make investment decisions with an acceptable confidence in expected returns and risks."e;The main advantages in using quantitative models are that they:- make the investment process independent of opinions and emotions (the most important factor for an individual investor), and- make it reproducible by anyone at any time (the most important factor for a fund)With a set of good strategies, quantitative investing allows one to act in the market at specific pre-planned times. It is possible to work on this just once a week or month, and ignore charts and the news. It removes most of the doubts and emotions with the discipline of keeping a long-term vision and sensible money management. This book will show you how.