Python for Algorithmic Trading Cookbook (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Packt Publishing Limited, Birmingham, 2026
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Paperback. Transform financial market data into algorithmic trading strategies and deploy them into a live trading environment with recipes leveraging modern Python libraries like pandas, Polars, and DuckDBKey FeaturesBacktest Python trading strategies with VectorBT and Zipline Reloaded using walk-forward analysisMeasure risk, performance, and alpha quality with Alphalens Reloaded and PyFolioAutomate strategy execution with the Interactive Brokers API for live tradingBook DescriptionGet practical Python code for algorithmic trading from Jason Strimpel, founder of PyQuant News and a veteran of global trading, risk management, and machine learning. This hands-on guide shows you how to turn market data into tested, automated trading strategies using modern Python tools.Youll source equities, options, and futures data with OpenBB and FMP, then accelerate Python for data analysis workflows with Pandas, Polars, Parquet, DuckDB, and ArcticDB. Youll visualize market data with Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Plotly Dash before moving into alpha research and quantitative trading techniques.Detailed recipes help you engineer alpha factors with PCA, regression, Fama-French models, SciPy, and statsmodels. Youll design and evaluate quantitative trading strategies using VectorBT, Zipline Reloaded, Alphalens Reloaded, and PyFolio, including walk-forward analysis and risk-aware performance review.For execution, youll connect to the Interactive Brokers API to stream ticks, manage orders, retrieve portfolio state, and monitor live trading workflows. By the end, youll have reusable Python templates for researching, backtesting, evaluating, and operating algorithmic trading strategies.What you will learnAcquire equities, futures, and options data using OpenBB and FMPProcess and analyze time series data efficiently with pandas and PolarsStore and query massive datasets with ArcticDB, DuckDB, and ParquetVisualize trading data using Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Plotly DashEngineer alpha factors using PCA, regression, and Fama-French modelsBacktest strategies with VectorBT and Zipline Reloaded frameworksEvaluate performance and risk using Alphalens Reloaded and PyFolioDeploy and automate live trades using the Interactive Brokers APIWho this book is forThis book is for traders, investors, and Python enthusiasts who need practical code to acquire, analyze, and automate algorithmic trading strategies using modern, high-performance Python tools. Readers should have some exposure to investing or trading, a basic familiarity with Python syntax, and a basic knowledge of libraries such as Pandas and NumPy. This book is ideal for discretionary traders who want to adopt a systematic approach and apply professional techniques, such as factor modeling, backtesting, and execution automation, to trading workflows using Python. Explore Python code recipes to use market data for designing and deploying algorithmic trading strategies. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …
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- Title
- Python for Algorithmic Trading Cookbook (Paperback)
- Author
- Jason Strimpel
- Publisher
- Packt Publishing Limited, Birmingham
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1806662035
- ISBN 13
- 9781806662036
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
Transform financial market data into algorithmic trading strategies and deploy them into a live trading environment with recipes leveraging modern Python libraries like pandas, Polars, and DuckDB
Key Features
- Backtest Python trading strategies with VectorBT and Zipline Reloaded using walk-forward analysis
- Measure risk, performance, and alpha quality with Alphalens Reloaded and PyFolio
- Automate strategy execution with the Interactive Brokers API for live trading
Book Description
Get practical Python code for algorithmic trading from Jason Strimpel, founder of PyQuant News and a veteran of global trading, risk management, and machine learning. This hands-on guide shows you how to turn market data into tested, automated trading strategies using modern Python tools.
You’ll source equities, options, and futures data with OpenBB and FMP, then accelerate Python for data analysis workflows with Pandas, Polars, Parquet, DuckDB, and ArcticDB. You’ll visualize market data with Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Plotly Dash before moving into alpha research and quantitative trading techniques.
Detailed recipes help you engineer alpha factors with PCA, regression, Fama-French models, SciPy, and statsmodels. You’ll design and evaluate quantitative trading strategies using VectorBT, Zipline Reloaded, Alphalens Reloaded, and PyFolio, including walk-forward analysis and risk-aware performance review.
For execution, you’ll connect to the Interactive Brokers API to stream ticks, manage orders, retrieve portfolio state, and monitor live trading workflows. By the end, you’ll have reusable Python templates for researching, backtesting, evaluating, and operating algorithmic trading strategies.
What you will learn
- Acquire equities, futures, and options data using OpenBB and FMP
- Process and analyze time series data efficiently with pandas and Polars
- Store and query massive datasets with ArcticDB, DuckDB, and Parquet
- Visualize trading data using Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Plotly Dash
- Engineer alpha factors using PCA, regression, and Fama-French models
- Backtest strategies with VectorBT and Zipline Reloaded frameworks
- Evaluate performance and risk using Alphalens Reloaded and PyFolio
- Deploy and automate live trades using the Interactive Brokers API
Who this book is for
This book is for traders, investors, and Python enthusiasts who need practical code to acquire, analyze, and automate algorithmic trading strategies using modern, high-performance Python tools. Readers should have some exposure to investing or trading, a basic familiarity with Python syntax, and a basic knowledge of libraries such as Pandas and NumPy. This book is ideal for discretionary traders who want to adopt a systematic approach and apply professional techniques, such as factor modeling, backtesting, and execution automation, to trading workflows using Python.
Table of Contents
- Acquire Free Financial Market Data with Cutting-Edge Python Libraries
- Analyze and Transform Financial Market Data with pandas
- Accelerate Financial Market Data Analysis with Polars and DuckDB
- Visualize Financial Market Data with Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Plotly Dash
- Build a Quantamental Research Database with Hedge Fund Tools
- Conduct Market Research with Advanced AI and Agentic Workflows
- Build Alpha Factors for Stock Portfolios
- Vector-Based Backtesting with VectorBT
- Event-Based Backtesting Factor Portfolios with Zipline Reloaded
- Evaluate Factor Risk and Performance with Alphalens Reloaded
- Assess Backtest Risk and Performance Metrics with Pyfolio
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About the Author
Jason Strimpel is the founder of PyQuant News, co-founder of Quant Science, and Managing Director of Global AI and Advanced Analytics at a top-tier consulting firm. His 20+ year career spans trading, quant risk, ML, and enterprise data across Chicago, London, and Singapore. At BP, he managed $20B in counterparty credit exposure, then led quant engineering globally for BP's derivatives book. In Singapore, he led engineering, data science, and analytics at Rio Tinto Commercial, scaling the team behind its $60B commodities trading business. At AWS, he joined the firm's GenAI operations organization, building internally facing GenAI tools. He holds a Master's in Quantitative Finance from Illinois Institute of Technology.
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