From ec1c78fcbfa81785dd978bd9c47cebea392437b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: apo77yon <126520850+apo77yon@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:09:13 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] trading strategy metrics --- MEV_and_trading/strategy_metrics/README.md | 72 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 72 insertions(+) create mode 100644 MEV_and_trading/strategy_metrics/README.md diff --git a/MEV_and_trading/strategy_metrics/README.md b/MEV_and_trading/strategy_metrics/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a9de6ef --- /dev/null +++ b/MEV_and_trading/strategy_metrics/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +## trading strategy metrics + +
+ +### tl; dr + +* metrics to optimize when developing trading algorithms + +
+ +--- + +### net profit and loss (net PnL) + +
+ +* how much money an algorithm makes and loses over a period, minus trading free. + +
+ +--- + +### alpha and beta + +
+ +* **alpha**: how much better, in terms of profit, is the strategy compared to an alternative risk-free investment. +* **beta**: how volatile the strategy is compared to the market. + +
+ +---- + +### sharpe ratio + +
+ +* measure the excess return per unit of risk you are taking. +* it's the return on capital over the standard deviation adjusted for risk. + +
+ +--- + +### maximum drawdown + +
+ +* maximum difference between a local maximum and the subsequent local minimum as a measure of risk. + +
+ +---- + +### value at risk (VaR) + +
+ +* risk metric that qualifies how much capital is at a loss over a given time frame with some probability (assuming normal market conditions). + +
+ +--- + + + + + + + + +