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A Machine Learning Approach to Risk Factors: A Case Study Using the Fama–French–Carhart Model
Joseph Simonian, Chenwei Wu, Daniel Itano and Vyshaal Narayanam
The Journal of Financial Data Science Winter 2019, jfds.2019.1.032; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3905/jfds.2019.1.032
Joseph Simonian
is the director of quantitative research at Natixis Investment Managers in Boston, MA
Chenwei Wu
is a quantitative analyst at Natixis Investment Managers in Boston, MA
Daniel Itano
is a senior quantitative analyst at Natixis Investment Managers in Boston, MA
Vyshaal Narayanam
is a data science co-op at Natixis Investment Managers in Boston, MA
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A Machine Learning Approach to Risk Factors: A Case Study Using the Fama–French–Carhart Model
Joseph Simonian, Chenwei Wu, Daniel Itano, Vyshaal Narayanam
The Journal of Financial Data Science Jan 2019, jfds.2019.1.032; DOI: 10.3905/jfds.2019.1.032
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- BASIC FEATURES OF FACTOR MODELS
- MACHINE LEARNING AND THE RANDOM FOREST ALGORITHM
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- USING FEATURE IMPORTANCES TO DERIVE PSEUDO-BETAS
- TRADING APPLICATION: BUILDING A SECTOR ROTATION STRATEGY USING THE RF FFC MODEL AND ASSOCIATION RULE LEARNING
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