People worry that computers will get too smart and take over the world, but the real problem is that they’re too stupid and they’ve already taken over the world. -Pedro Domingos
“Now what?” one might think. A trading platform is available that allows one to retrieve historical data and streaming data, to place buy and sell orders, and to check the account status. A number of different methods have been introduced to derive algorithmic trading strategies by predicting the direction of market price movements. How can this all be put together to work in automated fashion? This question cannot be answered in any generality. However, this chapter addresses a number of topics that are important in this context. The chapter assu