Bingran Lu

  With an academic and professional background in the field of Finance and IT, Bingran has a deep appreciation for data-driven decision making. He is a fan of all things data related. Currently building his dream tool to help everyday people make smart investment decisions.

 



16 Stories by Bingran Lu

Blockchain Home Equity Loans Now a Reality

On September 5, 2019, Caliber Home Loans – a leading American mortgage company, became the first creditor outside of Figure (the creators of blockchain-based...
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Alternative Data Trends and Statistics

Alternative data is defined as non-traditional data investors use to gain insights into their investment process. Unlike traditional datasets data such as financial statements...
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10 Alternatives to Google Finance Portfolio

Goodbye to comfortably checking relevant investment news and market movements, tracking your gains and losses in one portfolio on Google! Google Finance has decided...
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When to Sell Stocks? – A Data Driven Approach

Who doesn’t want to get rich quick? If you’ve ever even dabbled in stock trade in the hopes of making quick money, you’ll know...
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Top 5 Skills Needed for the Future of Finance & Business

If you’re looking to make it big in the world of Finance and Business, you’ll need more than just a stash of good grades...
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What are Security Tokens? – An Overview of STO

If you are somewhat familiar with the world of blockchain, you might have noticed in the last few months a great number of conversations...
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The Future of Investing is Quantamental

The word ‘Quantamental’ comes from an amalgamation of two methods of investing in one very powerful technique. It combines the quantitative approach of computers...
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Demystifying the Correlation Matrix

Correlation and the correlation matrix are two terms that you will often come across in statistics, probability theory or Machine Learning.  The notations, formulae...
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Top 10 Online Courses in Machine Learning and Data Science

The internet is now full of courses on Data Science and Machine Learning and it’s not surprising looking at the high prospects this field...
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DDI Editor’s Pick: 5 Machine Learning Books That Turn You from Novice to Expert

The booming growth in the Machine Learning industry has brought renewed interest in people about Artificial Intelligence and what it’s really about. Although movies...
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Descriptive vs Inferential Statistics. What’s the difference?

Descriptive and Inferential Statistics are the two major branches of statistical analysis. By definition, descriptive statistics are used to summarize a sample or information...
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Best Coding Languages to Learn in 2019

During my years as an undergrad, I skipped many night-outs to pick up Java hoping it would one day help me get ahead in...
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