Look at https://www.quantstart.com
At a minimum get a backtester coded and working first.
Transaction costs could kill you if you're planning on HFT.

So what's an IT Quant at CS? Didn't know we had any? Is this the RQA group?

White boards work fine too. You just need the ones that print off a copy.....

Oh yes. Visual Paradigm is quite decent too. Think they have a free version.

I find Viso gives me the most flexibility. Used Rational Rose quite a bit - but Visio is better at drawing and placing shapes on pages.The Class Diagram tool in MS VS 2005 is nice - but obviously only caters for the Class Diagram.

http://blogs.msdn.com/eric_carter/archi ... 73127.aspx

Got this working now. Just had to download a patch to Excel to deal with the latest version of . Net......

Thanks for the reply. I'll check out your book at the Library at work tomorrow (they should have it).Cheers

Whereabouts in the Wharf? Wallstreet is right - it is a bit sterile. Although there are some ok places - Via Fossa, 1802...

<r>I'm trying to write my own user defined functions in Excel using C# and the latest version of .Net (I've downloaded the latest express edition).I came across the following blog, with instructions on how to do this using an Automation add-in in C#.<URL url="http://blogs.msdn.com/eric_carter/archiv...

If as you say "learn these difficult mathematics stuff (at least for me) simply during our daily work" do you think you are really cut out for a quant?

Thanks CuchulainnI've found an electronic copy of Eckel's book - so I'll start with that.As for me - I would say am a novice - am doing 7City's C++ course in March though!!

Thought that "Inventing Money" by Nicholas Dunbar was an excellent book - better that "When Genius Failed" - or at least explains the details!If you liked "Fiasco", then how about "Infectious Greed" also by Partnoy

What are the best then?

QuoteOriginally posted by: NewHorizons1. Nope - beginning intensive remedial process now - hence the CQF application - targeting move into quant fin for spring '06. Best thing to refresh your maths is to take Riaz's maths course before the CQF. Worked for me!