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Published inMar 2024
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Ariel Silahian
Ariel Silahian
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Ariel Silahian

Ariel Silahian is a seasoned software engineer with over 20 years of experience in the industry. With a strong background in C++ and .NET C#, Ariel has honed his technical skills to deliver successful projects for a range of financial institutions, including banks and financial trading companies, both domestically and internationally. Thanks to his passion for high-frequency and electronic trading systems he has developed a deep understanding of financial markets, resulting in his proven track record in delivering top-performing systems from scratch. He has also worked on other critical systems such as monitoring systems, machine learning research, and management decision tree systems, and has received recognition for his exceptional work.
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Understanding the trade-offs between performance, scalability, and cost

Understanding the trade-offs between performance, scalability, and cost is an exercise in balance and prioritization that plays a very important role in the development and maintenance of financial trading systems.

Performance in a financial trading system is characterized by the speed and efficiency with which the system processes data, executes trades, and responds to market events. Scalability is the system’s ability to maintain performance levels as it grows in size and complexity, accommodating more users, higher transaction volumes, or additional market instruments. Cost, which encompasses both initial development and ongoing operational expenses, must be judiciously managed to ensure the system’s economic viability.

In projects such as this, we are always seeking to uncover strategies that allow system architects and developers to strike an optimal balance, achieving a high-performing...

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Published in: Mar 2024Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781805124528

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Ariel Silahian

Ariel Silahian is a seasoned software engineer with over 20 years of experience in the industry. With a strong background in C++ and .NET C#, Ariel has honed his technical skills to deliver successful projects for a range of financial institutions, including banks and financial trading companies, both domestically and internationally. Thanks to his passion for high-frequency and electronic trading systems he has developed a deep understanding of financial markets, resulting in his proven track record in delivering top-performing systems from scratch. He has also worked on other critical systems such as monitoring systems, machine learning research, and management decision tree systems, and has received recognition for his exceptional work.
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