FINA4460 (Algorithmic and Robo-Trading) course reviews and ratings at Northeastern (NEU). Compare professors with RateMyProfessor reviews.
Covers the basis and implementation of trading strategies commonly used by investment professionals, such as fundamental analysis, factor investing, covariance models, and high-frequency trading. Today’s asset management industry increasingly incorporates the delivery and execution of investment strategies through automated algorithms. Offers students an opportunity to understand the advantages and limitations of systematic trading and execution strategies. Students apply and modify such strategies and evaluate their performance using real-time data and incorporate aspects of Big Data in their quantitative strategies. Familiarity with a programming language such as Python is expected.
Data updated October 2026.