Hacking the Trading Systems Engineer Interview (C++ Edition)

Download or read book Hacking the Trading Systems Engineer Interview (C++ Edition) written by Dennis Thompson and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-06-07 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who this book is for:This book is designed to help programmers wanting to get into the financial markets/trading industry as trading systems developers into firms operating in algorithmic trading, high-frequency trading, market-making, electronic trading, brokerage firms, exchanges, hedge funds, investment banks, proprietary trading firms, etc. in various asset classes such as equities, derivatives, FX, bonds, commodities, cryptocurrencies, etc.This book can serve as a good review guide for developers already working in this space when trying to change jobs.This book will serve programmers who already know C++ or willing to learn C++. Due to the level of performance expected from these systems, most trading systems are developed in C++. You can get into prestigious, high paying wall street tech jobs like these without any previous industry experience if you can improve your skills in the different areas mentioned in the book. Resources are provided. Practice questions and answers will help you understand the level and type of questions expected in the interview.This is an interview guide only. If you lack some skills required for these jobs, you can study by picking the books or material provided in the resources section.Who this book is not for:This book is NOT suitable for financial engineers, quants, and traders. Although in some firms the work of quants and financial engineers does extend into play a hand in the building of trading systems.What does this book contain:Overview of the financial markets trading industry - types of firms, types of engineering jobs, work environment and culture, compensation, how to get job interviews, etc.C++ - practice questions with answersSystems - Multithreading / Inter-Process Communication / Computer Networks - practice questions with answersLockless QueuesLow Latency - explanation of some key techniques used to achieve low latency and few questions with answersSystems design questions with answers and guidance on design patternsCoding Questions - the practice questions with solutions will give you an idea about what kind of coding questions to expectMiscellaneous - some puzzles, industry-specific basic questions, tools used, etc. with answersBehavioral questions typically asked with guidanceResources - to help you improve your background in various key areas required for the jobWhat does Trading Systems Developer do:They build different components of trading systems such as market data feed handlers, matching engine, strategy execution engine, smart order router, signals computation, order management system, risk management systems, pricing engines, price/volume forecasting engines, trading signals, implementing trading strategies with help of quants and traders, etc. Due to the competitive nature of the firms operating in this space, low latency, high availability, high performance, handling high volumes of data efficiently, fault tolerance, reliability are some of the important characteristics of these systems.Upsides of working as Trading Systems Developer:opportunity to work on cutting edge technologies that are related to improving performance and low latencyopportunity to work with quants, traders and financial engineers will expand your understanding of the financial markets both qualitatively and quantitativelyopportunity to work with other smart engineers as these firms tend to hire engineers with strong engineering calibertop compensation with big base and bonus