Archive for February, 2009
Securities Identification Codes: SYMBOL, CUSIP, ISIN, SEDOL, RIC Code
Posted on 22. Feb, 2009 by khader.
I have been thinking of gettting some details of all the security codes together from a while. In this article I have explained some fundamental details of each identifier. These are heavily used in daily life of the technical and nontechnical staff of the financial firms. List different security Identifier used in financial marktes are: SYMBOL CUSIP ISIN SEDOL [...]
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My FIX Protocol Videos on YouTube, finally!
Posted on 16. Feb, 2009 by khader.
Finally, I could post my FIX Protocol introduction videos on YouTube. The video is in 4 parts each around 7-10 min long. I tried my best to cover the complete introduction. You can download the presentation here (PPT/PDF). I hope any one who is new to the subject can easily get the whole big picture. Please [...]
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Market Data – Ticks – Uptick – Downtick
Posted on 08. Feb, 2009 by khader.
I just wanted to clarify few basic terms that are used very often to indicate market movements. Plustick/Uptick Security is Trading at higher than the previous sale price Minustick/Downtick Security is trading at lower than the previous sale price Zero plustick Security is trading at same as last sale price but previous tick was a [...]
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Financial Markets & Products – Introduction
Posted on 06. Feb, 2009 by khader.
One day workshop Covers fundamental elements of Financial markets and products. Topics like: Overview of Financial markets Players and Structure of Financial markets Buy Side Firms Sell Side Firms Exchanges Regulatory Bodies (SEC) Clearing Firms, Commercial banks Categories of financial products Equities Fixed Income Options & Futures Other Derivatives Regulatory agencies and their role Securities Exchange [...]
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Spring Framework Workshop
Posted on 03. Feb, 2009 by khader.
Workshop: Here’s the material and contents of the Spring Framework half-day workshop. Download Spring Framework Introduction (PDF) Contents: Background J2EE Vs Spring Framework Mission Inversion of Control (IoC) Various Modules (Spring Core, Spring MVC, Spring DAO, Spring ORM, Spring Web, Spring Context, Spring AOP) Application Development Process Sample Application
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Unix Internals – 1 day Workshop
Posted on 03. Feb, 2009 by khader.
Something that scares many programmer is Unix internals. I have put created this 1 day course to make it easy. It covers the Unix operating system design, architecture and various aspects just as much as you need. You can download the course presentation here – Part 1 Part 2. Course contents: Unix Operating System Design Boot Process [...]
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FIX Protocol Training
Posted on 01. Feb, 2009 by khader.
As I promised, another one day FIX workshop will be conducted on Feb 15 ’09. This is going to be one day course from 10AM to 4PM. (You can also watch my FIX Protocol video on YouTube) I will be covering the following topics: Part – 1 (Download Material -PDF) FIX Protocol Introduction Overview History [...]
