This episode outlines a comprehensive framework for systematic trading, emphasizing a modular approach to system design. It details how to select and manage trading instruments, considering factors like liquidity, cost, and minimum trade sizes, and explains the process of generating scaled, risk-adjusted forecasts for price movements. The sources further describe how to combine multiple forecasts using forecast weights and a diversification multiplier, and then translate these into actual portfolio instrument positions based on a predefined volatility target. Finally, the text addresses the critical impact of trading costs and account size on system design and profitability, offering strategies for tailoring trading speed and instrument selection to optimize returns and manage risk effectively