The rise of ML in the investment industry
The investment industry has evolved dramatically over the last several decades and continues to do so amid increased competition, technological advances, and a challenging economic environment. This section reviews key trends that have shaped the overall investment environment and the context for algorithmic trading and the use of ML more specifically.
The trends that have propelled algorithmic trading and ML to their current prominence include:
- Changes in the market microstructure, such as the spread of electronic trading and the integration of markets across asset classes and geographies
- The development of investment strategies framed in terms of risk-factor exposure, as opposed to asset classes
- The revolutions in computing power, data generation and management, and statistical methods, including breakthroughs in deep learning
- The outperformance of the pioneers in algorithmic trading relative to human...