Hi there everyone
As the founder of a trading technology software and services start-up, I've recently joined this forum to do some research into:
* what software, systems and broker connectivity people are using
* what level of appetite there might be for algo-trading by individuals or better, small prop-trading firms, including stat-arb, news driven or other high-frequency strategies.
* keenness for prop traders to be able to join together and share institutional-grade broker connectivity, market data feeds and risk systems for less cost than they might think is possible.
* whether there are some derivatives prop traders who want to get into market-making but are lacking the technology to manage the risk
As someone who worked for the front-office software development group of a major US broker-dealer for several years and then later for one of the larger trading system providers to the investment banking sector in the algo systems trading group, I'm pretty well positioned in terms of understanding the needs of these types of traders, particularly derivatives traders and their real-time risk systems.
We do offer some products but they're not your typical retail level shrink-wrapped software products, they're more designed to be offered as part of broader services, and so this isn't an attempt to spam/sell directly.
Feel free to get in touch if you're looking to set up a small office and want some top grade broker connectivity and systems but don't want to deal with the technology side directly.
Regards and successful trading.
