Picture Me Coding

Get in Loser, We’re Going High Frequency Trading

November 01, 2023 Erik Aker and Mike Mull Season 1 Episode 13
Get in Loser, We’re Going High Frequency Trading
Picture Me Coding
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Picture Me Coding
Get in Loser, We’re Going High Frequency Trading
Nov 01, 2023 Season 1 Episode 13
Erik Aker and Mike Mull

Have you ever wished you could trade billions of dollars in stocks and bonds from an Excel spreadsheet? Do you get impatient when your code takes longer than one microsecond to run? If so, then the exciting world of High Frequency Trading may be for you! In this episode, special guest Bob Farzin, who worked  in the field for a decade, takes us on a metaphorical flume ride into the intense and bizarre world of HFT.

Also, if you're listening to this episode and wondering what the data stream from an exchange looks like, here's the message specification for "Market Data" delivered via UDP from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

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Have you ever wished you could trade billions of dollars in stocks and bonds from an Excel spreadsheet? Do you get impatient when your code takes longer than one microsecond to run? If so, then the exciting world of High Frequency Trading may be for you! In this episode, special guest Bob Farzin, who worked  in the field for a decade, takes us on a metaphorical flume ride into the intense and bizarre world of HFT.

Also, if you're listening to this episode and wondering what the data stream from an exchange looks like, here's the message specification for "Market Data" delivered via UDP from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.