khold_stare

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   Show HN: Faster Integer Parsing(kholdstare.github.io)

   2 points by khold_stare 6y ago|2 comments
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   by khold_stare 7y ago

   I completely agree with most of the post. In C++ I use the static factory method "trick" mentioned in the post, when constructing subobjects may throw or result in some kind of error. Throwing from the middle of a constructor in C
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   by khold_stare 8y ago

   This particular desk wasn't perfect - it had its ups and downs (there were definitely days where money was lost). Overall though it was profitable.
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   by khold_stare 8y ago

   Sure! I'll just ramble a bit about HFTs. I'd say starting a "pure" HFT firm is incredibly hard nowadays. There's a big upfront investment and huge operating costs, and there's a lot of consolidation happening i
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   by khold_stare 8y ago

   I can give some advice, but you should take it with a grain of salt :) I have been more of an infrastructure guy, and building the platforms with quants/traders, and not really trading myself. I am also more familiar with HFT trades ov
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   by khold_stare 8y ago

   I'd say play around and see if you can predict the price - treat it like any machine learning/optimization problem - if you want to learn and have fun. If your goal is to make money, unfortunately it'll take a lot more. I&#x2