Unit Testing Vs Module Testing
In testing world, commonly used terminologies for testing a small indenpendant set in an application or system is called as Unit Testing or Module Testing. The purpose of this type of testing is to make sure a unit in an application or system is working as expected indenpendantly. Both the areas in SDLC i.e. Development [...]
Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)
I have installed the new Ubuntu 9.04 linux distribution, this weekend on my laptop. The very first thing, which has me impressed is, its variety of installation options.
You can install it from Windows itself, just insert the Ubuntu CD/DVD, It will prompt you to install it as a separate OS like windows or you can [...]
Market Data & Reference Data
Market Data:
Data associated with securities, financial directives, investment instruments, and currency is known as market data referred as real time price data. Market data is highly time sensitive data, used by traders, investors or broadly speaking all users, involved in securities’ transactions.
Information related to equity or stock that is available on trading desk can [...]
Ebusinessware growth Strategy
Established in 1999, ebusinessware (ebw) is a global technology and business solutions firm headquartered in New York. It has offices in UK, India, Singapore, Australia and is currently building up a significant presence in Japan. The company has made rapid strides in the past 7-8 years, establishing an enviable track-record of successful and rapid delivery [...]
Basel Accords and Cross Reference Data
Basel Accords:
Basel I and Basel II accords were introduced in 1988 and 2004 by Basel committee to set common standards for banking regulations and to improve the stability of the international banking system. The accords lay out the rules to be followed by the national regulators in such matters as setting the minimum capital requirements. [...]
Reference Data - Hierarchy determines the strength!
Once upon a time : An old farmer called his sons and told them to break a bundle of sticks.
Plot Explained : Whether the sons will be able to break the sticks/bundle depends mainly upon:
a. thickness/quality of the sticks
b. thickness of the overall bundle
Result : When the sons were not able to break the bundle, [...]
Why do you need reference data in getting complaint with MiFID?
What is MiFID?
Markets in Financial Instrument Directive officially took effect on November 1st 2007 was introduced by European Union to increase the cross border investment orders and aimed to integrate the European financial markets. Firms covered by MiFID are authorized and regulated in their home state (where they have registered office). Once firm has been [...]