I’ve always been puzzled by the ability of some traders to consistently
make money. A cynic would say that anyone who is able to profit in all
adverse economic environments (recessions, depressions, etc.) is most likely
able to do so because they are getting information that is not generally
available. Although the cynic might mean “inside” information by this
statement, I believe that there is a non-cynical interpretation of this
statement that is, to some degree, correct.
Algorithmic trading engines and market data vendors are becoming increasingly
important on Wall Street, exactly because they are able to give insights to
traders, allowing them to consistently “beat the street.” These tools and
data sources, though legal, can be sufficiently expensive so as to prevent... (more)
In May 2000 I was invited to Microsoft's corporate headquarters in Redmond
for a special "technology experts" summit. At this summit, the forty or so of
us in attendance were given a special sneak preview of a technology upon
which Microsoft planned to "bet the farm," so to speak. They called the
technology "ASP+ Web Methods."
Of course, nowadays we all know these as .NET Web services. Th... (more)
The Microsoft Professional Developers Conference
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/events/pdc) is a "must-attend" for anyone
interested in the future of software development! It showcases the future of
the greatest development platform on Earth - .NET!
For the 7000+ of you who are reading this magazine for the first time as a
result of having gotten it in your bag at the PDC - welcome! You have ... (more)
Those of you who were offended by my past two editorials criticizing Linux -
and who believe in instant karma - will take particular delight in the story
I am about to relate.
On a recent project, I was given the task of creating a feature that would
allow for the real-time monitoring of Windows performance counters, similar
to the functionality available via the desktop Perfmon tool. Aft... (more)
For the second year in a row, I had a lot of vacation left at the end of the
year. Combined with two major holidays, this allowed me to take off the
second half of December. Not wanting to let my brain get flabby, though, I
engaged in a number of mental pursuits to keep my cerebellum in shape!
Hamurabi.NET
For those not familiar with the original, Hamurabi was a popular computer
game back... (more)
Derek Ferguson, founding editor and editor-in-chief of .Net Developer's Journal, is a noted technology expert and former Microsoft MVP.
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