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Code that writes code (creating kdb+ q and Java from XML and XSD)

on September 02, 2020

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MQTT 5.0 analytics platform, greenfield project build, part two

on August 27, 2020

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Technology Management, Political Intuition and Jon Haidt

on August 25, 2018

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Fixed Income Data Analytics: Buy-Side MiFID 2 best-execution

on February 24, 2018

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Github for MacOS desktop

on August 02, 2017

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Visual Studio for Mac

on May 27, 2017

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Investment Banking and Innovation

on August 08, 2016

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Investment Banks and Robocop

on April 03, 2016

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UX and Skeuomorphism in fintech

on December 14, 2015

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Fintech: Product Management, feedback loops and OODA

on November 19, 2015

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Agile with an "A" and an "a"

on November 18, 2015

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Revolution #9

Fixed Income Trading: New venues ( How many Fixed Income trading venues are there? )

How many Fixed Income trading venues are there? [182] Last update 3rd January 2025] A simple question came up recently in a conversation – how many new Fixed Income trading venues are there? I could not think of anywhere that maintained a comprehensive list, so I decided to try and put something together. A global list of Fixed Income Trading Venues with a change log

Windows equivalent of UNIX "touch" command

A fairly standard operation in *nix world is the command touch. Touch changes file dates, so it's an easy way to kick off backup jobs or similar that use file modification times. Windows doesn't have an exact analogue, but a functionally similar feature exists within PowerShell.

What's the difference between an EMS and an OMS?

Suggestion: it’s directional, asset-class and/or execution style related… If you got here from google - try also OMS and EMS

What is a FIX engine? [Updated]

In a number of consulting roles over the years I've been asked this question. It's something that I still get asked so I'll describe my view. First, some history on the firms in the FIX engine market sector, then some narrative.

Excel RTD Server implementation in C#......Part 1

I have not written much C# recently but I've had two conversations recently on the topic of RTD Server implementations so I thought I'd try and refresh my memory.

Fintech Interview: Kevin Mak, Co-Founder, Ironfly Technologies

Sixth interview with interesting folks within Fintech, this one with Kevin Mak of Ironfly Technologies .

Buy-side analytics: Beyond TCA

Within most buy-sides there is a realisation of a need for TCA. TCA is something we have covered before here . There is also a recognised need for performance measurement and attribution. This post covers those topics yet has a focus on a new analytic area for buy-sides - behavioural analytics.

Matching Engines: An overview

Matching engines are at the core of electronic trading. In many cases the actual software is old and written using techniques, patterns and languages from the past. We've considered some enhancements to matching engines before " Matching engine for corporate bonds? ".

Kill Switch

The kill switch is a requirement for a modern automated trading environment. The term is pretty generic and can include capabilities such as:

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