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What's wrong with Quant Investing? Let's try to challenge it

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Every Finance or Stock Market Guy with little understanding on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence would start dreaming about creating a algorithm to predict the stock market. Of course, mine also started the same way. Let me first explain the basics around the quants to better understand the drawbacks and how I try to challenge the very drawbacks of the quants. What is  Quant? I mean Quantitative Investing. So, What is Quantitative Investment Strategy? In this strategy the model of valuation would be created by utilizing the skills of the Finance, Stats and Coding to evaluate a security (shares) and predict the pricing of the same. Investopedia says "Quantitative investment strategies have evolved into complex tools with the advent of modern computers but the strategies' roots go back over 80 years. They are typically run by highly educated teams and use proprietary models to increase their ability to beat the market. " Why Quants? A Person need to stick on to a...

The Cryptocurrency | Wanna bet on uneven battle with State - FAQ

How to make investments in  crypto currency? Investment can be made directly in India via the exchanges that exist and provide services. This exchange acts as a Custodian of the cryptocurrency and holds them on behalf.These exchanges are operating from the ruling given by Supreme Court, which is again challenged by RBI in the Supreme Court of India. Investing directly in India would cost the trust, if you are going to make an investment in India via the exchanges that are acting as custodian, it costs a lot in case of any eventuality like a a fraud or a deceit. If you willing to take that risk and your investing a small part then, can go ahead and continue to invest in those exchanges. Why not invest through Liberalised Remittance Scheme directly in another country? As per the FAQ released by the RBI, the payments that are made to the exchanges are prohibited from the LRS Scheme, since the investments made are in speculative nature. What does Supreme Court judgement mean? Supr...