Speaker Profile: Kevin Najimi ( @kevin_najimi )
Kevin is a huge fan of coding in python and finance. He wants everyone to enjoy programming in Python at least as much as he does. He cares deeply about educating people about investing. Oh…and he really doesn’t like writing about himself…so here are some bullets.
Background - Works as a Solution Architect in the investment management space - Has 15 years of experience building quant research and algorithmic trading systems
- Active member of the Chicago and New York algorithmic trading community
Kevin will be presenting “Algorithmic Trading with Python” at 1:00PM Saturday (2/4) in Room 300. Ever wonder what it takes to get started using Python to manage your investments and automate your trading? This demo-rich talk will walk through how to get started the right way and avoid some of the dangerous pitfalls.
Sponsor Profile: Wingware ( @pythonide )
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