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by isaaccool
January 17th, 2009, 3:41 pm
Forum: Programming and Software Forum
Topic: XLL vs AutoCom DLL vs VBA
Replies: 4
Views: 47680

XLL vs AutoCom DLL vs VBA

<t>HI,I have done a simple test for the following 3 methods in Excel. Scenario 1: Using C with Excel 97 SDKoutput: XLLScenario 2: Auto Com using C# output: DLLScenario 3:VBAoutput: module in Excel==============================Test method:Running a 2,000,000,000 for loop to count from basically just ...
by isaaccool
December 28th, 2008, 1:34 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Career Path Advice for Undergrad
Replies: 5
Views: 45395

Career Path Advice for Undergrad

<t>Hi there,I am not an expert in this industry, but I do wanna say a few words.I graduated last year from an IT background. I think you should try your very best to strive for an intern in the financial industry. This is in particular important for "outsiders" like me, do not have to care too much ...
by isaaccool
December 28th, 2008, 1:24 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Roles for IT graduate other than Quant developer..
Replies: 6
Views: 46067

Roles for IT graduate other than Quant developer..

<t>Thank you so much DCFC.Merry X'mas and wish you guys all the best!Can you elaborate a bit more on the sentence "It is the case that most developers in a bank are not even remotely "quant"."I am getting a stronger and stronger tendency to move away from IT after prolong thoughts, as well as your l...
by isaaccool
December 23rd, 2008, 1:55 pm
Forum: Programming and Software Forum
Topic: Best way to have real time data in Excel
Replies: 14
Views: 57001

Best way to have real time data in Excel

<t>Hey guys,1.what's the best way to push real time data to Excel as well as sending data from Excel to real time source...How do you guys implement such system usually?Mind sharing?Do you guys use a RTD server or what?2. How do you get/send data from/to a Database in Excel? DO you create an add-in ...
by isaaccool
December 23rd, 2008, 1:51 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Roles for IT graduate other than Quant developer..
Replies: 6
Views: 46067

Roles for IT graduate other than Quant developer..

<t>Hi there,I just graduated from a top University in Hong Kong majoring computer engineering. (Bachelor only, not master) I am now working in an investment bank. I would like to seek advice for my career path.FOR an IT graudate like me, I wonder other than quant developer, are there any role for IT...