Algo Trading Course Online in India: Python, Back-testing and APIs
This 8-week course teaches how algorithmic trading works in India. You learn to convert a trading idea into exact rules, use Python to handle historical market data, back-test properly, recognise overfitting, connect to a broker API in a test environment, and build risk controls. It also explains SEBI's framework for retail algo trading, under which algos run through registered brokers.
- Fee: ₹7,999
- Duration: 8 weeks
- Level: Advanced
- Mode: Live online
- Language: Hindi and English
What you will be able to do
- Write a strategy as unambiguous, testable rules
- Use Python and pandas to analyse historical price data
- Back-test with realistic costs and avoid look-ahead bias
- Understand order placement through a broker API
- Design kill-switches, position limits and monitoring
Detailed syllabus
Module 1: Algo trading foundations
- What algos can and cannot do
- Types of strategies
- SEBI's retail algo framework and broker role
Module 2: Python for markets
- Python and pandas basics
- Loading and cleaning historical data
- Indicators in code
Module 3: Back-testing
- Building a back-test
- Costs, slippage and realistic fills
- Overfitting and out-of-sample testing
- Reading performance metrics: drawdown, Sharpe, expectancy
Module 4: Execution
- Broker APIs and order types
- Paper trading environment
- Logging and error handling
Module 5: Risk and operations
- Position and loss limits
- Kill-switch design
- Monitoring and review
Who this course is for
- Learners comfortable with technical analysis
- Programmers curious about markets
- Traders who want to test ideas objectively
Fees and what is included
| Course fee | ₹7,999 (one-time) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 8 weeks |
| Format | Live online classes with recordings |
| Included | Notes, quizzes, student doubt group, completion certificate from the academy |
| Not included | Tips, signals, trade calls or account handling |
See all prices on the course fees page, meet our trainers, or read the full curriculum.
Algo Trading Course: FAQs
Do I need to know coding?
Basic programming helps. We teach the Python needed from the ground up, but you should be comfortable with computers and logic.
Is algo trading legal for retail traders in India?
Yes, through SEBI-registered brokers within SEBI's framework for retail algorithmic trading, which requires algos to be routed through brokers and their approved APIs.
Will you give me a ready-made profitable algo?
No. We teach you to build and test your own rules. Anyone selling a guaranteed-profit algo should be treated with caution.
Do I need technical analysis first?
Yes. Take the Technical Analysis Masterclass or have equivalent knowledge before this course.
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