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10% Yield: Is Timbercreek Financial Stock a Good Buy?

10% Yield: Is Timbercreek Financial Stock a Good Buy?

A 10% monthly yield looks tempting. Here’s why Timbercreek’s payout may not be as safe as it seems. The post 10% Yield:...

By Alex Smith 4 months ago 5 min read
QuantInsti in 2025: A Summary of our Contributions, Collaborations, Events & Updates

QuantInsti in 2025: A Summary of our Contributions, Collaborations, Events & Updates

Explore QuantInsti’s impactful collaborations, announcements, webinars, industry events, and academic initiatives for 20...

By Alex Smith 4 months ago 2 min read
Building a Robust Portfolio with Risk Parity

Building a Robust Portfolio with Risk Parity

Explore what a risk parity portfolio is, how it works, and how to build one with Python. Compare equal-weighted vs. risk...

By Alex Smith 7 months ago 17 min read
A Guide to Buying Liquidation General Merchandise

A Guide to Buying Liquidation General Merchandise

Liquidation general merchandise (we like to call it “gen merch”) is one of the most versatile types of inventory you can...

By Alex Smith 7 months ago 7 min read
Retrospective Simulation for Trading

Retrospective Simulation for Trading

Simulate alternate historical price paths using a non-parametric Brownian bridge to test trading strategies beyond the r...

By Alex Smith 8 months ago 22 min read
Market Regime using Hidden Markov Model

Market Regime using Hidden Markov Model

Build a regime-adaptive trading strategy in Python with this hands-on guide. Detect market regimes using Hidden Markov M...

By Alex Smith 8 months ago 10 min read
Bayesian Statistics in Finance: A Trader's Guide to Smarter Decisions

Bayesian Statistics in Finance: A Trader's Guide to Smarter Decisions

Explore how Bayesian statistics helps traders update beliefs, build adaptive models, and manage risk. Learn Bayes’ Theor...

By Alex Smith 8 months ago 24 min read
A Beginner’s Guide to Live Selling on Whatnot

A Beginner’s Guide to Live Selling on Whatnot

From handbags and sneakers to collectible trading cards and electronics—what can’t you find on Whatnot? The live-stream...

By Alex Smith 9 months ago 6 min read
Simple and Multiple Linear Regression in Algorithmic Trading: A Practical Guide for Quants

Simple and Multiple Linear Regression in Algorithmic Trading: A Practical Guide for Quants

Explore how linear regression powers trading strategies in quantitative finance. Understand OLS, model assumptions, Pyth...

By Alex Smith 10 months ago 29 min read
Beyond the Hype: What "Independent Events" REALLY Mean for Your Trades

Beyond the Hype: What "Independent Events" REALLY Mean for Your Trades

Explore how statistically independent events help cut through market noise and shape reliable trading strategies. Unders...

By Alex Smith 10 months ago 23 min read
Beginner's Guide to Machine Learning Classification in Python

Beginner's Guide to Machine Learning Classification in Python

Build classification trading strategy in Python for predicting the S&P500 price from scratch. Learn how to handle binary...

By Alex Smith 10 months ago 8 min read
Building a Trading Strategy using Bias-Variance Decomposition

Building a Trading Strategy using Bias-Variance Decomposition

Explore the bias-variance tradeoff in machine learning for trading strategies. Learn how to build and backtest a trading...

By Alex Smith 11 months ago 20 min read