Author Archives: Graham

How To: Anonymise swap trade data for your project team

I was recently asked for some “production like” OTC swaps coming from Calypso so that a development partner could test their proof of concept project. I needed to provide trade data as well as referential data for both product and … Continue reading

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Automated FpML Message Testing with JMeter

One of the ingredients of a successful messaging project is strong testing. However, the fluid nature of messaging projects means iteration after iteration of system releases. This presents a challenge for the testers and they need to run the tests … Continue reading

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MariaDB CONNECT – Avoiding the pitfalls!

There will come a time when you need to make data available to your mariaDB application from other database management systems. The CONNECT functionality allows you to do this. This article will cover how to use it to access remote … Continue reading

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Success with Matching Engines – what does that look like?

  Implementing a Matching Engine application presents a host of challenges. If you’re responsible for such a project then you need to give serious consideration to a number of critical system components. Here are just a few of the questions … Continue reading

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Improving operational efficiency – Kanban and Basecamp

We’re big fans of Basecamp here at Red Hound. We use it to collaborate on projects, to run our management activities, drive our recruitment and even for booking and approving leave. I wanted to share with you our recent experiences … Continue reading

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Enterprise Integration Projects – How do I know when I’m done?

Being responsible for a large enterprise integration project brings with it an ominous set of challenges. If you’re project managing such an endeavour then you need to have a constant mind on how you can prove that your integration pieces … Continue reading

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Not modelling your workflow? Here there be monsters!

I wanted to share a recent project experience with you that further strengthened my belief that a picture paints a thousand words. It helped to identify the root cause of a show-stopping problem where other efforts to do so had … Continue reading

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Regulatory Reporting projects – Five things to watch

What have we learnt from the recent flurry of Regulatory Reporting activity? Here we share our combined experiences and hopefully give you some insight into the potential problems and pitfalls that may await you if you are required to deliver … Continue reading

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5 Things you need to know about Routing Rules

Here at Redhound, we have a wealth of experience of enterprise integration and messaging projects. Here we’ll share some more of that experience with you around the Routing Rule Engine (RRE). At the end of it, you’ll have a better … Continue reading

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Rogue Trading for Dummies Part 1 – Using Trade Booking to Beat Risk

Have you ever given any deep thought as to how rogue traders manage to get away with their activities for so long? In a trading landscape driven by technology, it should be impossible to get up to anything like rogue … Continue reading

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