End-to-End Kdb+ Trade Surveillance Platform Transformation
To replace a legacy trade surveillance system, a major hedge fund engaged Caspian One to build an agile, end-to-end kdb+ solution. With £5.4 million in funding and a team of six onsite specialists deployed within three weeks, Caspian One designed, built, and tested a high-performance trade surveillance platform in collaboration with the client’s 100-person global team.
MiFID II Cash Equities Technology
To meet stringent MiFID II compliance requirements, a leading global investment bank engaged Caspian One to re-engineer their Cash Equities Technology framework. With a total project funding of £17.3 million, Caspian One deployed a team of 35 specialised consultants to work alongside a 420-person internal department. =
Driving High-Performance Time-Series Analytics
We optimised a partner's PySpark benchmark and developed PyKX-based Spark examples, achieving a 10x performance improvement in time-series analytics and reducing TCO, enabling the partner to showcase significant efficiency gains.
Rescuing a Global Transaction Monitoring Platform for Real-Time Risk Management
A leading German investment bank turned to Caspian One to save a high-stakes, £66 million global transaction monitoring platform that had been failing for over two years. Within three months, Caspian One's team was able to deliver initial ROI by capturing and reporting on 80% of GTB risk data.
EFX Market Making
From April 2022 to March 2023, we enhanced the EFX market making and algorithmic trading systems of a Canadian financial institution. Key components included the EFX pricing farm architecture, KDB flow control, static spread control nodes, and a robust UI, boosting efficiency and competitiveness.
Advanced Trading Systems for Ecommodities
In April 2021, we developed advanced trading systems for Ecommodities, delivering key components such as a tradable Passive Sniper Strategy UI, enhanced OMS entitlement validation, and upgraded kdb adaptors for real-time analytics. By March 2022, these advancements ensured improved trading capabilities and operational efficiency.
EFX Platform Decommissioning
In 2020, we assisted a European Investment Bank in decommissioning its legacy eFX platform and transitioning to a microservices architecture. The project involved developing a low latency pricing, hedging, and trading stack, and enhancing the Single Dealer Platform, improving planning and governance processes.
OSL Exchange Scalability and Stability
Caspian One partnered with a leading IT service provider to improve the scalability and stability of their exchange platform. By delivering solutions that enhanced the scalability of their UI and FIX connectivity, optimising matching engine performance, and improving system supportability, Caspian One resources ensured the platform could handle growing demand and maintain operational efficiency.
Infrastructure and Service Resilience for Electronic Trading and Client Service Delivery
A leading IT service provider collaborated with Caspian One to enhance the resilience and performance of their electronic trading and client service delivery systems. Caspian One provided full-stack engineering expertise, optimised infrastructure management using Terraform and Ansible, and automated deployment processes. This partnership ensured 24/7 platform availability, improved execution strategies, and faster client onboarding, positioning the provider for continued success and growth.