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.
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.
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. =
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.
VP of Kdb
A leading investment bank in Toronto needed a VP of Kdb for their FICC low latency trading team, requiring expertise in kdb, Python, and Java, and a strong financial services background. Caspian One sourced 24 experts, shortlisted 15, and facilitated nine interviews, leading to a successful acquisition. Starting in April 2023, this resource has contributed to core platform solutions and immediately supported business needs, demonstrating our capability to meet complex, specialized hiring demands.
Implementing kdb
A leading investment bank in Toronto needed to implement Kdb for the first time to enhance its FICC Low Latency Trading technology. Caspian One secured a project lead and built a robust team around them, two specialist resources including a VP of Kdb. This team has successfully integrated kdb, enhancing the bank's trading operations with faster and more efficient services. This strategic change has significantly boosted banks' market responsiveness and competitive edge.
Global Data Storage Lead to Director
In early 2018, a leading investment bank needed a VP-level Global Storage Lead for their London office. Caspian One acquired for the bank, an exceptional expert who brought extensive experience in data migration and storage solutions. Their exceptional performance earned them a promotion to Director within two years. Our continued support has ensured resource growth and success, enabling them to drive the bank's storage strategy, manage a global team, and execute significant projects, enhancing operational efficiency and technological advancement.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Libor Transition: Enabling Stability Through Financial Change
A prominent financial institution in Canada proactively tackled the Libor transition through a multi-year program led by an expert Program Manager. This initiative developed strategic plans, updated and digitized 50,000+ systems, and remediated documentation, ensuring a smooth transition.
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.