A recent study, “Picking Winners in Factorland: A Machine Learning Approach to Predicting Factor Returns,” set out to answer a critical question: Can machine learning techniques improve the prediction ...

Trading used to be about gut feelings and reading charts. Traders sat at desks watching screens, trying to spot patterns that meant prices would go up or down. That world exists still but machines can ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Faculty member at Columbia University. Founder and CEO of OORT. Graph on a trader's computer screen, representing the concept of ...

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