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On over 800 pages, this revised and expanded 2nd edition demonstrates how ML can add value to algorithmic trading through a broad range of applications. Organized in four parts and 24 chapters, it covers the end-to-end workflow from data sourcing and model development to strategy backtesting and evaluation. Covers key aspects of data sourcing, financial feature engineering, and portfolio management. The design and evaluation of long-short strategies based on a broad range of ML algorithms, how to extract tradeable signals from financial text data like SEC filings, earnings call transcripts or financial news. Using deep learning models like CNN and RNN with financial and alternative data, and how to generate synthetic data with Generative Adversarial Networks, as well as training a trading agent using deep reinforcement learning.