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Getting Started with Forex Trading Using Python

Getting Started with Forex Trading Using Python bridges the gap between knowledge about forex market and Python developers. The book is a complete package that helps you understand the forex market trading and build an application that predicts the market movement accurately.

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Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Completion Time

12h48m

Language

English

About Book

Who Is This Book For?

This book is for financial traders and python developers who are interested in forex trading. Academic researchers looking to focus on practical applications will find this book useful. This book can also help established fx market professionals who want to take the first steps in algo trading. Familiarity with Python and object-oriented programming within the scope of an online course or self-study is a must. Knowledge of network protocols and interfaces is a plus but not a prerequisite, as is specific knowledge about markets and trading.

Book content

chapters 12h48m total length

Developing Trading Strategies – Why They Are Different

Using Python for Trading Strategies

FX Market Overview from a Developer's Standpoint

Trading Application – What’s Inside?

Retrieving and Handling Market Data with Python

Basics of Fundamental Analysis and Its Possible Use in FX Trading

Technical Analysis and Its Implementation in Python

Data Visualization in FX Trading with Python

Trading Strategies and Their Core Elements

Types of Orders and Their Simulation in Python

Backtesting and Theoretical Performance

Sample Strategy – Trend-Following

To Trade or Not to Trade – Performance Analysis

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