CTO, Tucker Balch, Ph. D. discusses slippage in his recent blog Posted on March 24, 2014 by lucenaadmin Reply “Most back testing frameworks model slippage. It is worth knowing what it is. Slippage is an important component of market simulation In order for strategy back tests to be realistic we need to accurately simulate transaction costs. Transaction costs include … Continue reading →
Watch Out for Thinly Traded Stocks in Quant Strategies! Posted on March 24, 2014 by lucenaadmin Reply “Many people assume that all members of the Russell 3000 are “safe”. I didn’t fully believe him because all the stocks were drawn from a list of the 3000 largest publicly traded companies in the US, the Russell 3000. But … Continue reading →