Homework 2 – Machine Learning
Name: Nooralhuda Rjoub Student Number: 228018
Topic: Financial Cases – Key Features and Outputs
Task Features Output(s)
1 Algorithmic Trading Asset price; short-term returns (1, 5, 15 Decision {Buy / Sell /
min); trading volume; indicators (MA, Hold}; order size.
RSI, MACD); bid-ask spread; time of
session.
2 Fraud Detection Amount; location; time; transactions Classification
(24h); device type; card age; distance {Fraud / Normal};
from previous transaction. fraud score.
3 Credit Scoring Income; debt-to-income ratio; credit Credit rating {High /
history; payment delays; employment Medium / Low};
type; age. credit limit.
4 Loan Default Prediction Loan amount; duration; monthly Probability of default;
income; DTI; repayment history; loan {Default / Non-
purpose. default}.
5 Customer Segmentation Age; income; avg. balance; frequency; Cluster {High-value /
products used; channels. At-risk / Occasional}.
6 Portfolio Optimization Expected returns; variance/covariance; Optimal weights;
risk constraints; liquidity; investment efficient risk-return
horizon. mix.
7 Market Making Order book depth; volatility; order size; Bid/ask suggestions;
speed; spread pattern. repricing strategy.
8 Tax Evasion Detection Declared vs actual income; report Label {Consistent /
inconsistencies; cash activity; Suspicious}; risk
expenses. score.
9 Insider Trading Trade timing; abnormal volume; insider Classification
ownership; linked accounts. {Suspicious /
Normal}; flagged
trades.
10 Money Laundering Customer type; business activity; Label {Suspicious /
account age; structuring pattern; cross- Non-suspicious}; risk
country accounts; irregular amounts. score.