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I learned most of it on the job, from the masters. So I don't really know about the literature. The non-finance part of it involves alot of real-time stuff, whi
by mathgenius 12y ago
I learned most of it on the job, from the masters. So I don't really know about the literature. The non-finance part of it involves alot of real-time stuff, which is found in game programming, and also audio software. Also, you could read up on networking, TCP/IP, etc.
As for risk control (by risk I mean bugs) I often wonder if there are lessons from eg. the nuclear industry, on how to keep complex, highly-strung systems on track. That's another thing I learned on the job, and not always the easy way :-)
- kasey_junk 12y agoThe problem with using nuclear industry systems lessons is that the nuclear industry moves exceedingly slowly (for good reason) but trading needs to move fast. Opportunities exist for a very short time, so being able to find them, exploit them, and not blow yourself up in the process is the trick. A trick not many folks have proven they can do over the long haul.
- FLUX-YOU 12y agoCool, how'd you get into the industry if you don't mind me asking? Math background and/or degree I'm guessing by the username? Thanks for the response.