THE OVERALL QUANTITATIVE INVESTMENT PROCESS

The quantitative process can be divided into the following three main phases (shown in Exhibit 1.6):

  • Research
  • Portfolio construction
  • Monitoring

During the research phase, the stock selection model is created. During the portfolio construction phase, the quantitative investor “productionalizes” the stock selection model or gets it ready to invest in a live portfolio. Finally, during the monitoring phase, the quantitative investor makes sure the portfolio is performing as expected.

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