Thanks Polter, I'll have a look.

<t>To clarify, I'm interested in using PyTables to read chunks of data into memory for analysis and/or to write data from multiple instruments. I'm keen on gauging a reasonable number of instruments that I'd be able to add to the file-store on a near real-time basis assuming access to an industry-gr...

Does anybody have experience/war stories to share using the above combination?In particular, on retail hardware, what can one expect in terms of performance, such as reads/writes per second to the file store?

QuoteOriginally posted by: HansiI mean in using "MySQL for Excel". You'd use it for GUI usage not transactional or batched stuff I'd think.Why not just use the MySQL GUI tools themselves? Or is this for locked-down environments where you can't install them?

Can somebody explain what is going to happen here?Cheers,Mike.

<r>Haskell is a functional language. A friend of mine who runs a AI/signals firm makes use of it entirely (and consequently have had trouble hiring in the past!). If anybody is interested in learning it the free O'Reilly "Real World Haskell" book is very good:<URL url="http://book.realworldhaskell.o...

This really comes down to your compiler environment. If you have a clean slate, then use C++11 and std::shared_ptr. If there is a chance of any legacy compilation then just use boost::shared_ptr.

QuoteOriginally posted by: Hansihttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5148895https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5251381Ooops. Just saw you've already posted the links!Apologies.

QuoteOriginally posted by: HansiThis can't be anything other than an elaborate joke.Definitely a joke. There was a big discussion about it on Hacker News a while back.

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: bearishblycm is right, you are most likely to encounter a non-compete while employed and about to receive a bonus. You are perfectly free not to accept the bonus, but if you would like to have it, there is this little piece of paper we would like you to sign. I have see...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: MokonQuoteOriginally posted by: quantstartThe market itself is not great at the moment, though. Make sure you're out networking and trying multiple headhunters if you're actively searching. It can take some time!I'm curious why you say multiple head hunters? Shouldn't s...

<r>QuoteOriginally posted by: barnyQuoteOriginally posted by: quantstartHi nfsfan,Thanks for looking at the site! You might find this particular article of interest if you want to know what life is like as a quant dev: <URL url="http://www.quantstart.com/articles/My-Experiences-as-a-Quantitative-Dev...

QuoteOriginally posted by: nfsfanThanks guys. That was quite helpful. @QuantStart : Your website is very very good resource for anyone who wants to step into this world. Kudos man!Cheers!

<r>Hi nfsfan,Thanks for looking at the site! You might find this particular article of interest if you want to know what life is like as a quant dev: <URL url="http://www.quantstart.com/articles/My-Experiences-as-a-Quantitative-Developer-in-a-Hedge-FundI"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.quantstart.com/a...

QuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperwhat is 2&20 ?I remember having this asked in another thread recently!2&20 refers to the remuneration for the hedge fund manager:2% 'management fee' for assets under management20% 'performance fee/carry' of any profits made on the fund