Poland Tech Hub
In Poland, a globally acclaimed investment bank needed to address a niche engineering skills gap and diversify its technology teams. We provided a detailed insights report and a flexible pricing model for resource augmentation, scaling to 45 resources within four months, achieving a 20% diversity ratio, and extending the initiative to other regions like Asia and the USA.
OMS Adapters
In November 2023, we enhanced the OMS systems of a European bank by developing a consolidated orderbook adapter for a unified risk view and a FIX adapter for streamlined client order submissions. These enhancements allowed traders to transition smoothly to the new OMS, improving operational continuity and setting the stage for future growth.
Capacity Testing
In 2022, we helped a bank address trade processing delays by implementing a capacity test system for their OMS. The project concluded in August 2023, resolving the delays and ensuring future scalability and operational efficiency, significantly enhancing the bank's ability to handle increasing trade volumes and maintain a competitive edge.
Derivatives Trading Platform
In 2018, we modernised a 20+ year old derivatives trading platform for one of Canada's top financial institutions. This involved decommissioning the current platform, modernizing the bank's XVA systems, and redeveloping the new platform from design to development, delivered under tight budget constraints.
Upgrading In-House Solution with Linux Red Hat 8
Caspian One was engaged by a leading media services provider to upgrade their in-house scheduling software to Linux Red Hat 8 and migrate Puppet code within a two-month deadline. By assembling a team of specialist Linux and DevOps engineers, we delivered the project at a fixed price, ensuring the solution was fully upgraded on time, with regular updates and transparent communication throughout the process.
DevOps POD Build for Digital Asset Management Firm
Caspian One supported a Hong Kong-based digital asset management firm in scaling a DevOps team in London to build their core platform, implement monitoring and logging, and enhance automation. Starting with the appointment of a new Managing Director of DevOps, we rapidly sourced and built a team of eight skilled professionals.
Dynamics and Power Platform SME Placement
A global investment management firm sought to expand their Enterprise Solutions team with a Dynamics 365 and Power Platform expert. They partnered with Caspian One, who quickly sourced and placed a highly skilled consultant. This expert helped the firm enhance reporting, automate processes, and empower their business units to become more self-sufficient, driving innovation across the organisation.
Keeping DevOps and Engineering on Track for a Global Reinsurance Firm
Caspian One partnered with a leading global reinsurance firm to deliver managed services across Azure DevOps and Cloud Engineering. Faced with IR35 concerns and internal restructuring, Caspian One adapted the existing team to maintain compliance while continuing to deliver on key infrastructure projects. Their expert management ensured consistent progress and valuable outcomes, despite the firm’s shifting priorities.
Optimising Trading Risk Technology for a Leading Investment Bank
For nearly a decade, Caspian One has partnered with a top American investment bank to provide complex trading technology services. In 2022, we secured a critical Risk Viewer project by outshining nine other vendors. Our team enhanced the platform's performance, ensuring a smoother trading process and demonstrating our commitment to quality and cost-effectiveness.
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.
Bringing State-of-the-Art Prime Brokerage to the US Market
Caspian One collaborated to build a new system for a bank's Global Prime Brokerage business. This 5-year initiative focused on development, automation, and database optimisation while integrating multiple vendor systems and migrating the current Canadian platform, ensuring seamless integration and improved efficiency.
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.
CEP System Improvements
An experienced IT service provider partnered with Caspian One to address technical debt in their CEP system, which had accrued due to rapid business growth. By implementing performance improvements, enhancing market data feeds, and scaling up the platform, Caspian One ensured the system could meet increasing demand while supporting new clients and liquidity providers. This allowed the client to maintain stability, enhance reporting, and continue their growth trajectory.