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QuantNet: transferring learning across trading strategies

Adriano Koshiyama† University College London, London, UKCorrespondenceadriano.koshiyama.15
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Stefano B. Blumberg† University College London, London, UKView further author information
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Nick Firoozye† University College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6460-0406View further author information
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Philip Treleaven† University College London, London, UKView further author information
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Sebastian Flennerhag‡ University of Manchester, Manchester, UKView further author information
Pages 1071-1090 | Received 10 Nov 2020, Accepted 22 Oct 2021, Published online: 03 Dec 2021

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