Category Archives: Trading

Full Trading Platform Built

Posted on November 4, 2011 by phil

I have finished building a virtual trading platform. The idea is that this can be used to learn trading algorithms for shares on UK and US markets, and then later be coupled to a real trading platform using an API … Continue reading →

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Sentiment Analysis

Posted on August 3, 2011 by phil

So, I have been thinking of dipping my toe into the pool of sentiment analysis for a while now. I made the first positive steps the other day. I found a list of positive and negative words on the internet. … Continue reading →

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New banner picture

Posted on June 18, 2011 by admin

I changed the banner picture to one I took of my computer screen. It’s some of the programs/data/output from the programs I have written to gather share price data. I finally got round to moving the scrubbing programs onto my … Continue reading →

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ETFS Copper

Posted on June 14, 2011 by phil

I sold my Copper ETFS shares today (COPA:LSE). Exchange traded funds are just a vehicle for trading commodities on markets. You don’t buy the commodity itself, rather you buy into a fund which is supposed to buy the commodity. Some … Continue reading →

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