Quantitative strategic investment is to make the computer automatically issue buying and selling instructions through quantitative methods to realize computer automation. The advantages of quantitative investment are: rationality, overcoming the greed, fear and indecision of human investment.
Simply speaking, quantitative investment is the process of realizing investment strategy by using computer technology and mathematical model. According to the above definition, to understand it, we only need to remember three key words:
Mathematical model: calculation needs a mathematical formula or model;
Computer technology: using computers to conduct automated transactions;
Investment strategy: This method will become a common investment strategy.
As we all know, everyone is relatively rational, and investment is easily affected by emotions. The biggest advantage of robot quantitative investment is that it can be absolutely rational in some aspects, such as take profit or stop loss. Because it can overcome the indecision and greed of human nature.
From 65438 to 0969, edward thorp established the first quantitative investment fund by using his "scientific stock market system" (actually a stock warrant pricing model). The fund is called Princeton-Newport Partnership Fund, which is mainly engaged in convertible bond arbitrage. Surprisingly, after the establishment of the fund, there was no annual loss 1 1 year, and it continued to outperform the S&P index. The success of quantitative investment has attracted people's attention!
After nearly half a century's development, by the end of 20 16, the total scale of global quantitative investment funds had exceeded $3 trillion, accounting for about 30% of the global fund scale.
Quantitative investment refers to a trading method in which orders for buying and selling are issued through quantitative methods and computer programming in order to obtain stable income. Its overseas development has a history of more than 30 years, its investment performance is stable, its market scale and share are constantly expanding, and it has been recognized by more and more investors.