We did (see http://www.youdevise.com http://www.youdevise.com and https://dev.youdevise.com https://dev.youdevise.com) and we find the environment for our two p

We did (see http://www.youdevise.com http://www.youdevise.com and https://dev.youdevise.com https://dev.youdevise.com) and we find the environment for our two product niches extremely friendly. You have to be willing to deal with the really Byzantine organisational structures of the banks, of course - I can understand why web startups would be more attractive and fun, but there really is a lot of money to be made in London finance if you figure out how to take care of the traders. If anyone would like to talk more about this please get in touch with us (or just come see me at London Hacker News events, which we sponsor).