Trading Systems Analyst

Marco Bianchi

Milan, Italy·Europe

Marco analyses trading systems at Kvants with a focus on volatility, trading costs, and portfolio construction. He writes about how fees, slippage, and sizing quietly decide whether a promising signal survives contact with real markets.

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Articles by Marco

October 28, 2026 · 11 min

Articles by Marco

Trading Strategy Rules: How to Write a Testable Specification

Day Trading Starting Capital: A Risk-Based Method

Trading Performance Metrics: What to Track and Why

How to Choose a Trading Course: A Due-Diligence Checklist

Backtest vs Live Trading: Why Results Diverge

Trading Risk of Ruin: How to Calculate and Reduce It

Trading Plan Template: Build Rules You Can Execute and Test

Trading Drawdown Recovery: A Step-by-Step Risk Plan

Trading Strategy Optimization Without Overfitting

Day-of-Week Trading Analysis: How to Test Weekday Performance

Trading Rule Adherence: How to Measure Execution Discipline

Drawdown Headroom: How to Calculate Your Remaining Risk

How to Choose a Trading Strategy for Your Real Constraints

Trading Journal Tags: How to Build a Useful Tagging System

Backtesting vs Paper Trading: When to Use Each

Prop Firm Risk Management: Build a Rule-Safe Plan

Hammer Candlestick Strategy: Rules, Confirmation, and Backtesting