084: Yves Hilpisch Quantitative Finance and Programming Trading Strategies w/ The Python Quants

Published: Aug. 4, 2016, 9:18 a.m.

b'This episode features Dr. Yves Hilpisch\\u2014the founder of The Python Quants.\\nTPQ do a lot of good for those involved in quantitative finance, they; frequently host meet-ups and workshops, have developed platforms and analytics libraries, and often contract to exchanges, banks and hedge funds for custom Python development.\\nYves is also a three-time published author, with his most notable title probably being \\u201cPython for Finance\\u201d which was released through O\\u2019Reilly. He regularly gives presentations and speaks at events on the subject of quant finance, and lectures at Universities too.\\nOver the next sixty minutes, you\\u2019ll hear us unpack many subjects related to being a quant and why programming in Python can be a useful skill to have in your toolbox.\\nNote, some of the discussion in the later part may be a little heavy for non-programmers. So if there is something that doesn\\u2019t make sense or you\\u2019d like more context around, please just write in the comments at the bottom of this page and I\\u2019ll do my best to point you in the right direction.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'