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It has a niche (time series analysis of equity data) where its performance is valued. Kdb developers are rare and expensive so it gets used for specific tasks r
by stevesimmons 8y ago
It has a niche (time series analysis of equity data) where its performance is valued. Kdb developers are rare and expensive so it gets used for specific tasks rather than as a general purpose db.
- osullivj 8y agoNot just equities but other asset classes too. I've seen it used for persisting Eurex order book state for futures contracts. London contract rates for KDB devs seem to be 1000GBP/day.