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Buy-side analytics: Equity execution venue analysis

on January 29, 2015

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Excel to R?

on January 27, 2015

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Buy-side analytics: Beyond TCA

on January 20, 2015

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Buy-side compliance systems: Still 20th Century technology?

on January 18, 2015

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Electronify, Evangelise, Educate...

on January 14, 2015

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FIX implementation: Cost cutting proposal part I

on January 11, 2015

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Middleware, an appreciation….

on December 30, 2014

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Regulation SCI: A primer...

on December 30, 2014

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Innovation, leadership and management

on December 27, 2014

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

on December 27, 2014

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Google, robots.txt and the “Search for Liquidity”: Fixed Income edition

on December 27, 2014

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Fixed Income Trading: Buy-side desk of the near future?

on December 20, 2014

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Vendor relationship management and "Orphan Technology" - what next?

on December 15, 2014

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Internet of Things vs Fintech: FIGHT!

on December 10, 2014

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TCA for Fixed Income in a new trading venue world

on December 05, 2014

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FIIDL - FIX Interactive Interface Definition Language (part three)

on November 06, 2014

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Excel VBA – does it have a future?

on November 05, 2014

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COM and .net, FIX and ITCH/OUCH

on November 05, 2014

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ETFs, liquidity profile and valuation issues

on November 03, 2014

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Quantitative easing and the future of corporate bond trading

on October 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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