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Excel REST API vs Ethercalc

on August 08, 2016

Excel Excel Industrialisation Microsoft

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Microsoft Excel Wishlist: Please integrate with R

on August 01, 2015

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Excel 2016: I (still) want my VBA 15.10.0 and 15.11.2

on July 15, 2015

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Solace Systems & FIX & Excel RTD in C#...Part Two: Why Excel RTD?

on April 21, 2015

C# DDE Excel https://github.com/AlignmentSystems https://twitter.com/AlignmentSys https://www.linkedin.com/company/alignment-systems Market data Microsoft middleware RTD Excel Solace Systems

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Solace Systems & FIX & Excel RTD in C#...Part One: Introduction

on April 19, 2015

C# Excel FIX FIXP https://github.com/AlignmentSystems https://twitter.com/AlignmentSys https://www.linkedin.com/company/alignment-systems Market data Microsoft middleware RTD Excel Solace Systems

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Excel COMAddin in C# - debugging...

on April 11, 2015

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Excel<>FIX engine interface using JSON or BSON

on April 10, 2015

BSON Excel FIX FIXP https://twitter.com/AlignmentSys https://www.linkedin.com/company/alignment-systems JSON Microsoft mongodb node.js REST

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Excel RTD Server VBA code wrapper: gotcha!

on April 07, 2015

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Excel 2016 (Preview): I want my VBA.... :-(

on March 08, 2015

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Excel VBA – does it have a future?

on November 05, 2014

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Excel RTD Server implementation in C#......Part 2

on October 26, 2014

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

on October 25, 2014

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Excel 32bit and 64bit usage, what you don’t read on the internet part II

on October 16, 2014

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Excel 32bit and 64bit usage, what you don’t read on the internet

on September 17, 2014

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

on May 27, 2014

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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

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.

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

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 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.

Controversial viewpoint: As a fintech start-up you don't need or want a marquee client

Over the years this has been a big topic which has been bounced back and forth. In response to this debate, some thoughts… If you have a fintech start-up do you need a marquee client?

Middleware: RESTful interfaces ActiveMQ vs RabbitMQ vs Solace Systems

One use-case for Message Oriented Middleware is to provide a RESTful endpoint. This post looks at some options for how to do this for a specific use case:

The market data product that the global financial services industry really wants....

On a number of projects I have had to work with numerous datasets.

Fintech Interview: Thomas Kim - CEO, Enfusion

A slight change of pace, a series of interviews with interesting people within the Fintech space. First up, Thomas Kim of Enfusion...

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