FINANCE & ECONOMICS CLUB, IIT GUWAHATI

RESOURCES

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Guwahati. External Sale without prior permission of the same will invite legal
action.

The Book contains resources distributed over a span of 3 weeks. The

resources are meant to be entirely self-paced and will walk you through the
basics and advanced concepts required to kickstart your career in
quantitative finance.

The resources are also divided in the order we find perfect to follow. It is
entirely up to you and what order you want to follow. For any queries, feel
free to contact: finneco_club@iitg.ac.in.

All the Best!

Finance & Economics Club, IIT Guwahati

Week - 1

Week - 1 Resource will walk you through the concepts like Trading
Fundamentals, Technical analysis, CAPM, and more. The resources are a
mix of reading and video material.

1) Introduction to Week 1
Task 1 → Task 2 → Task 3
2) Trading Fundamentals
Task - 1 → Task - 2 → Task - 3 → Task - 4 → Task - 5 → Task - 6
3) Trading Styles
Task - 1
4) Type of Trading Orders
Task - 1
5) The Stock Markets
Task - 1
6) Risk, Return & CAPM
Task - 1 → Task - 2
7) Technical Analysis
Task - 1
Week - 2 and Week - 3

Week - 2 Resource is mainly focused on understanding Momentum Trading,

Market Neutrality, Hedging, and Strategies. The Resources this week are
relatively more challenging than the week - 1. It is suggested not to rush
through the resources but understand them properly.

Week - 3 Resources will move you further in the concept of Pairs Trading
and the level of the content remains the same as Week - 2 Resources.

All the Best !

1) Introduction to Week 2
Task 1 → Task 2 → Task 3 → Task 4
2) Hedging, Market, and Sector Neutrality
Task - 1 → Task - 2
3) Coding Part & Momentum Chart in MS Excel
Task - 1 → Task - 2
4) Backtesting a Trading Strategy
Task - 1
5) Introduction to Week 3
Task - 1 → Task - 2
6) Market Neutral Investing & Correlation Concept
Task 1 → Task 2
7) Arbitrage & Pairs Trading With Example
Task 1 → Task 2
8) Correlation vs Co-Integration for Pairs Trading
Task 1
Assignments and Extra Resources

These are completely optional and will not be evaluated by us either. But we
can assure you one thing the assignment will surely help you practice the
concepts you learned in the previous weeks.

1) How to Choose Pairs

Task 1 (Only Read Picking Pairs, Trading Methods, Risks & Diversifying)
2) Momentum Trading Research Paper
Link to the Research Paper
3) Pairs Trading Research Paper
Link to the Research Paper
4) Assignment Momentum Trading
Link to the Assignment
5) Assignment Pairs Trading
Link to the Assignment

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