New York Institute of Finance
Reinforcement Learning for Trading Strategies
New York Institute of Finance

Reinforcement Learning for Trading Strategies

This course is part of Machine Learning for Trading Specialization

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Jack Farmer

Instructor: Jack Farmer

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What you'll learn

  • Understand the structure and techniques used in reinforcement learning (RL) strategies.

  • Understand the benefits of using RL vs. other learning methods.

  • Describe the steps required to develop and test an RL trading strategy.

  • Describe the methods used to optimize an RL trading strategy.

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

3.6

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Intermediate level

Recommended experience

12 hours (approximately)
Flexible schedule
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There are 3 modules in this course

In this module, reinforcement learning is introduced at a high level. The history and evolution of reinforcement learning is presented, including key concepts like value and policy iteration. Also, the benefits and examples of using reinforcement learning in trading strategies is described. We also introduce LSTM and AutoML as additional tools in your toolkit to use in implementing trading strategies.

What's included

10 videos1 reading1 app item

In the previous module, reinforcement learning was discussed before neural networks were introduced. In this module, we look at how reinforcement learning has been integrated with neural networks. We also look at LSTMs and how they can be applied to time series data.

What's included

9 videos2 app items

In this module we discuss the practical steps required to create a reinforcement learning trading system. Also, we introduce AutoML, a powerful service on Google Cloud Platform for training machine learning models with minimal coding.

What's included

10 videos1 app item

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Jack Farmer
New York Institute of Finance
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