Archive for category: Architecture

Gold’s Connecting Flight (It Just Landed)

Gold’s Connecting Flight (It Just Landed)

0 / January 5, 2012 4:22 pm

by Carson Dahlberg, CMT Special to the TradeTech Blog I am writing this on 12.29.2011 during Thursday’s regularly scheduled session. There are few interesting things lining up that I have observed worth sharing about gold. These line up the odds [...]

Why does application performance monitoring fail?

Why does application performance monitoring fail?

0 / November 25, 2011 5:40 pm

…And more importantly, how can you avoid it? In this next video in our series from TradeTech Architecture back in October, I caught up with Rodney Morrison, VP of Products at SL Corporation, who produce software monitoring solutions to find out [...]

Is the future of High-Frequency Trading wireless?

Is the future of High-Frequency Trading wireless?

0 / November 16, 2011 12:06 pm

High-frequency trading (HFT) companies typically trade a huge volume of contracts operating on the tiniest of margins. This means even the smallest of price movements can essentially be make or break for business. This makes choosing the right technology an [...]

“Banks are like landmines” says Chris Skinner

“Banks are like landmines” says Chris Skinner

0 / November 14, 2011 11:44 am

Chair of TradeTech Architecture, owner of The Financial Services Club, voracious blogger on TheFinansier.com and all-round financial guru, Chris Skinner joined the TradeTech Blog at the Architecture event in London in October. In this interview we discussed why taxing the [...]

It Ain’t Over ‘Till the Volatility Lady Sings

It Ain’t Over ‘Till the Volatility Lady Sings

0 / October 24, 2011 6:56 pm

By Carson Dahlberg, CMT & Kirk Northington, CMT Special to the TradeTech Blog Volatility has been amazing to watch. Literally, volatility has been volatile. Vols are pumped like this summer. But, that’s here. How about Europe? And, are there any [...]

In House Vs. Off-The-Shelf? A Panel Debate

In House Vs. Off-The-Shelf? A Panel Debate

0 / October 14, 2011 3:11 pm

Direct from TradeTech Architecture in London last week we have the full and very interesting discussion around this hotly debated topic. The panellists and the moderator analyse and assess the different options to build a reliable long-term low cost consistent [...]

Technicals Fueling a Deeper Dive

Technicals Fueling a Deeper Dive

0 / September 28, 2011 6:16 pm

By Carson Dahlberg, CMT and Kirk Northington, CMT Special to the TradeTech Blog I’ve had a lot of questions about the plunge last week (the 100 SP500 points from 9/19-9/22). As a side note, it’s curious to me the timing [...]

Moving the Edge: Multi Time Framed Analysis

Moving the Edge: Multi Time Framed Analysis

1 / September 12, 2011 4:45 pm

by Carson Dahlberg, CMT & Kirk Northington, CMT Special to The TradeTech Blog All traders and money managers are looking for an edge (or as many as they can find)! Think about the lingo our industry has come up with [...]

Malcolm Chisholm on Data Management

Malcolm Chisholm on Data Management

0 / August 9, 2011 4:05 pm

As every good trader knows, data is the backbone of everything. From storage locations to transmission speed, even the type of wiring, can have an impact on your abilities on the trading floor, so getting the right data management and [...]

The Voice of The Machine – 5 Minutes with the CTO of Chi-X

The Voice of The Machine – 5 Minutes with the CTO of Chi-X

0 / May 31, 2011 4:07 pm

Florian Miciu is the CTO at Chi-X Europe, putting him right on the cutting edge of the world of trading technology, particularly when it comes to making sure that the all-important ‘back-end’ is serving the needs of those on the [...]