What programming skills do you need to automated trading and quant?

What programming skills do you need to automated trading and quant? http://quantlabs.net/blog/2013/10/what-programming-skills-do-you-need-to-automated-trading-and-quant-do-i-do-consutling/ As said, I think .NET with C# is a decent starter. Let me know what you think.

GPU Programming OpenCL Reference Site Project – Fixed Links

Hi Everyone, AJ Guillon has launched an ambitious OpenCL reference site project and is looking for volunteers to build the site into a technically robust one: http://www.openclreference.com The first place to look to help is: https://www.openclreference.com/w/about/uri_structure Regards, Chris From: GPU-Programming-in-Toronto Meetup

Is SciPy and NumPy for Python fully compatible and updated for IronPython and .NET?

Is SciPy and NumPy for Python fully compatible and updated for IronPython and .NET? I am trying to figure out this so if someone out there can provide any advice or assistance on this. NumPy and SciPy for IronPython / .Net http://pytools.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=NumPy%20and%20SciPy%20for%20.Net With versions up to Python 2.7.9 released, does it mean it is up […]

So Java 8 is out and now they it is back with these new features

I came across this: http://www.infoq.com/articles/javaone2013-roundup#.UmR7cm_Si6o.twitter This does not exactly excite me minus the JavaFX. The London Quant likes it. These new lambda features have been in .NET for a while so there is nothing revolutionary from a high level perspective. I will give Oracle props for updating Netbeans and once my fave Glassfish. But I […]

Are physicists like Emanuel Derman the best quants on the planet? Feedback please?

Are physicists like Emanuel Derman the best quants on the planet? Feedback please? Emanuel Derman – POWs: Physicists on Wall Street – YouTube http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aC7cW5fU1IU Professor Emanuel Derman: Models Behaving Badly My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance [Paperback] Emanuel Derman (Author) 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)