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ISO3166 country codes, wrapped up in a Java enum

on August 10, 2018

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Github for MacOS desktop

on August 02, 2017

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Golang...

on August 08, 2016

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Openfigi+ cURL = ?

on July 24, 2016

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Windows 10: Wireless hotspot problems

on June 27, 2016

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Maximum effort, minimum code

on June 17, 2016

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MIFID2: Is MIFID2 the new Y2K?

on June 13, 2016

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Investment Banking: Digital Transformation

on June 13, 2016

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Node.js: Which IDE?

on May 29, 2016

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Blockchain: Voting

on May 08, 2016

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https://twitter.com/AlignmentSys

on May 02, 2016

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Starting MongoDB with Powershell and a UTC timestamp dated log file

on May 01, 2016

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

on April 21, 2015

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Excel VBA - industrialisation...Part Fifteen "Story so far"

on April 20, 2015

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

on April 19, 2015

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Excel VBA - industrialisation...Part Fourteen "Enumerating Excel.Model"

on April 18, 2015

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Solace Systems & Node.js Market Data Terminal

on April 18, 2015

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Excel RTD Server VBA code wrapper: gotcha!

on April 07, 2015

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Excel VBA - industrialisation...Part Thirteen "Enumerating Connections"

on April 06, 2015

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Excel VBA - industrialisation...Part Twelve "Enumerating XL4 Macro Sheets"

on April 05, 2015

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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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