The longer your infrastructural software is kept operational, the greater the risks. Problems embed themselves deep in the code, making them hard to find and define. Constant incremental changes over time heighten the risk of ultimate failure. Yet in a time of exponential technological change, standing still is not an option. At some point you […]
Read moreTell us about the focus around non-differentiating infrastructure If you look at what a bank does, a bank has a lot of technology it does things like it connects them to their markets, and connects their customers using fixed. It has a framework for rooting messages and prices internally. All of those bits, I don’t […]
Read moreWhat could Investment Banks learn from Apple’s approach to the supply chain? How can they use the same approach to drive return on equity and shareholder value? In any industry there is a supply chain. That supply chain consists of two sets of components, those that differentiate your product and those that do not. The […]
Read moreFIX engine platform vendors must continuously improve performance if they are to keep meeting clients’ demands, says Rapid Addition Chairman Kevin Houstoun. Disseminating millions of quotes per second to an ever-increasing audience demands a huge amount of innovation and investment. Yet it is the only way to stay ahead of the pack and remain a […]
Read moreElectronic Trading Infrastructure & Algorithms It is always hard when you hear the phrase ‘veteran of the industry’, especially when you realise they are talking about you. However, given the youth and innovation that exists in electronic trading, I find it hard to avoid using the term about myself. I started my career in 1983 […]
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