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Piotroski Score

The Piotroski Score is a financial scoring system created by Joseph D. Piotroski, an accounting professor, to identify the strongest value stocks based on specific financial criteria. The score ranges from 0 to 9 and is determined by evaluating nine fundamental signals that fall into three categories: profitability, leverage/liquidity, and operating efficiency. Each signal is …

Data Structures and Algorithms

Data Structures and Algorithms are fundamental concepts in computer science that are essential for designing efficient software and solving complex computational problems. Data Structures Data Structures are ways of organizing and storing data so that they can be accessed and modified efficiently. Different data structures are suited for different kinds of applications, and some are …

Market Efficiency Hypothesis

The market efficiency hypothesis, also known as the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), is a theory in financial economics that suggests that asset prices fully reflect all available information at any given time. The implications of this hypothesis are profound, as it implies that it is impossible to consistently achieve higher returns than the overall market …

Derivative

The term derivative refers to a type of financial contract whose value/structure is derived from some other asset. It is dependent on an underlying asset, group of assets, or benchmark. A derivative is set between two or more parties that can trade on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC). CASH Price/ SPOT Priece The price of underlying asset is …

Google Cloud Data Engineering

GCP is broadly divided into the following categories Networking Compute Storage Bigdata and ML Products Compute The GCP offers the following compute services. Compute Engine Kubernetes Engine App Engine Cloud Functions Anthos Cloud Run Compute Engine is Google’s infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offering. It is also the building block for other services that run on top of this compute resource. …

Java and Spark Memory Management

Memory usage in Spark largely falls under one of two categories: execution and storage. As spark jobs are run inside JVM, so it’s important to understand JVM memory management first. Java Memory Management In Java architecture there are three basic components: 1-Java Development Kit– JDK is a software development environment used for java applications. It …