Where to Go Now?

Although the previous chapter sounded like the end of the book, I thought it would be unfair to leave you without giving some guidelines regarding further development of your knowledge and skills in FX markets and creating trading algorithms (algo). Unlike previous chapters, where each chapter was dedicated to a single large topic, this one is a collection of short stories about different aspects of FX algo trading, aiming to provide you with starting points for further research.

Mastering any complex subject requires effort and trading is probably the most time- and labor-consuming activity, which requires a very special attitude combining the mindsets of a scientist and a businessman. Any successful trading strategy or algorithm is a result of many hours of work, of which only 10-20% is spent on actual coding, debugging, and refactoring; the majority of time is always spent on studying the markets, in search of trading ideas and endless trial-and-error proofs...