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strategy.py
Python
def estimate_covariance(returns, method='shrinkage'):
    """Estimate covariance with Ledoit-Wolf shrinkage."""
    if method == 'shrinkage':
        cov = LedoitWolf().fit(returns).covariance_
    else:
        cov = returns.cov().values
    return cov

Sigma = estimate_covariance(asset_returns)
Output:Covariance matrix: (10, 10) | Condition: 42.3

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What You'll Build:

1

Portfolio Optimizer

Find optimal weights using convex optimization. Handle real constraints like position limits.

2

Execution Algorithms

Implement VWAP and Almgren-Chriss optimal execution. Minimize market impact.

3

Risk & Volatility Tools

Explore portfolio risk surfaces and read volatility straight from price data.

4

Delta Hedging Engine

Simulate option replication and measure what hedging really costs.

How It Works

From Theory to Trading

01

Learn the Math

Step-by-step explanations of portfolio optimization, risk metrics, and execution models.

02

Build in Browser

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03

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Download as Jupyter notebooks. Plug in your own data. Add to your GitHub portfolio.

04

Ship to Resume

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The Quant Pipeline

9 Projects. One Working Desk.

Every project is one stage of a real trading system - raw ticks in, executed orders out. Build the desk stage by stage.

TicksSignalsWeightsOrdersReports
01Data & Infrastructure1 project

Build the foundation: data pipelines, APIs, and processing systems

feed/l1_ticks.parquet
L1 feed2.4M rows · day
01
Build a Live Market Data Pipeline

Build the data infrastructure every quant desk needs. Fetch market data from APIs, detect and handle gaps, outliers, and corporate actions, and output clean, analysis-ready datasets.

intermediate8h
02Alpha Research4 projects

Find signals: factor models, statistical analysis, and strategy discovery

research/signal_decay.ipynb
IC 0.043t-stat 2.9
01
Discovering Market Regimes Through Structure

Discover how markets move in recurring patterns by analyzing return data as geometric structure. Use vectors, matrices, and dimensionality analysis to see regimes as clusters in reduced space.

intermediate9h
02
Designing an Optimal Trade

Design a single trade by choosing optimal parameters using single-variable calculus. At every step, you control one variable, analyze a function, and justify decisions mathematically.

beginner6h
03
Is This Trading Strategy Actually Profitable?

Make a real quant decision: evaluate a trading strategy using expected value, break-even analysis, Monte Carlo simulation, and stress testing. Determine whether to trade or not trade—and justify your verdict.

intermediate8h
04
Exploring a Portfolio Risk Surface

Apply multivariable calculus to analyze how a two-asset portfolio responds to market movements. Compute partial derivatives, gradients, directional derivatives, and the Hessian to understand risk exposure and build Taylor approximations.

intermediate8h
03Portfolio Construction1 project

Combine signals: optimization, allocation, and risk budgeting

opt/efficient_frontier.py
Max Sharpe 1.31Vol 11.2%
01
Build a Portfolio Optimizer: From Efficient Frontier to Real-World Constraints

Build a complete portfolio optimization tool using CVXPY. Construct efficient frontiers, handle real-world constraints, implement robustness techniques, and produce a defensible allocation decision.

advanced12h
04Execution1 project

Trade efficiently: algorithms, market impact, and order management

exec/vwap_slicer.py
VWAP sliceImpact 1.2 bps
01
Build an Execution Algorithm: VWAP with Market Impact

Build optimal execution algorithms that minimize trading costs. Implement VWAP, model market impact using Almgren-Chriss, and learn why execution is where alpha goes to die.

intermediate8h
05Risk & Monitoring2 projects

Manage risk: VaR, drawdown analysis, and performance attribution

risk/underwater_plot.py
Max DD -18.4%VaR95 2.1%
01
Delta Hedging: What It Really Costs to Replicate an Option

Build a discrete-time delta-hedging engine, decompose its P&L into theta and gamma, find the cost-optimal rebalancing frequency, then watch the Black-Scholes hedge break under jumps and stochastic volatility. The capstone project for the Stochastic Calculus module.

advanced12h
02
What a Candlestick Actually Knows

How much volatility information lives in the high and low? Build an exact bar simulator, measure the famous range estimators honestly, and stress-test them until they break.

intermediate10h

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