How difficult can be to find me a mentor as systematic trader?

You have to define your time expenditure / expectations within your personal situation.

Do you currently have a day job ?
Does the job require diligence and focus ?
Does it require a long commute / driving your own vehicle?
How much trading capital do you have?
How much $ non discretionary funds to put towards trading externals ?
Do you have a partner / children ? Elderly family members that need care / time ?
Do you have a retirement account ?
Are you a relaxed or anxious / worried person ?

James
Director, Quantitative research
XXX
Boulder, CO
 
I will do two things:

The creation of Skype group for trading system
Stockmarketmap said:
You have to define your time expenditure / expectations within your personal situation.

Do you currently have a day job ?
Does the job require diligence and focus ?
Does it require a long commute / driving your own vehicle?
How much trading capital do you have?
How much $ non discretionary funds to put towards trading externals ?
Do you have a partner / children ? Elderly family members that need care / time ?
Do you have a retirement account ?
Are you a relaxed or anxious / worried person ?

James
Director, Quantitative research
XXX
Boulder, CO
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Hi, James.

My first goal is not making money. It's to build a framework that allows me to validate and produce good strategies (not curve fitted ones).

I want to understand how to avoid curve-fitting: walk forward, parameter selection etc.
How to diversify a portfolio: strategies on different time frames, different asset class, non-correlated equities.
How to stop a trading system when it does not perform and what to do: 95% DD from MonteCarlo, under-performing the profit expectation by a certain percentage etc.

Those are the points. I can code myself. I am looking to learn AFL for AmiBroker or Easy Language for Tradestation. I used to trade Forex which I like, but MT4 is crap and lacks the tools.

That's all.
 
Maybe you should listen to the BetterSystemTrader podcasts to learn more about additional systematic traders (maybe mentors - Andrea Unger has some online course at his SkilledAcademy).
Some good interviews, resources and links also from ChatWithTraders (on episode 84 - explore resources and comments for additional ideas).
In particular, I suggest you to look also at Python as a language to develop trading systems and to look at Quantopian and QuantConnect. Further reading via Quantocracy.
A lot to learn before actually trading!
 
I know of a good one with solid credentials and client references in the futures prop, CTA, HF, and bank trading fields.
 
Machine Learning Systems, an appropriate exchange interface platform, with the ECN to properly take advantage in terms of execution - $30K per month.

As a marker, RTS is $18K per month - and that's just the execution system w/o any machine learning front end or $16K per month co-located ECN.

And btw, with MLS, you are so so so so late to the party. The pretty girls went home in 2006.
 
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Franky said:
Hello, gents.

I would like to become a trader (sounds stupid to say, I know). I like to do coding and creating strategies, but because it's a long journey I want to make sure I have a valid conceptual framework to rely upon. I think that many spend years just because they want to do things they're way without listening to any advice.

I am wondering if I can find any serious course, maybe online regarding systematic trading. I came across Kevin Davey who's offering is own mentoring service, but it does cost a lot of money.

I would feel more safe to invest with an entity like a university.

Would you mind to share with me possible options for studying systematic trading through an online training course offered trusted source?

My objective is to build directional trading systems to be applied to futures, forex and stocks using a platform like AmiBroker or Tradestation.

Kind Regards.
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You need a psychologist as a trainer , there are over 5,000 free systems on the internet , yet broker statistics are 95% lose even with these free systems.The main risk is the mental states when trading.

a trader sometimes needs a boxing ring type trainer.find a profitable one
 
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