Developing a Desktop Algorithmic Trading Tool
The customer needed a complex algorithmic trading tool to be written in C++ for executing trades through the Interactive Brokers Gateway API. The tool should perform proprietary mathematical and if-then-else logic functions that are managed through a graphic user interface.
Client
The client is a privately-funded proprietary trading firm managing the supply and distribution chains of several products that are offered for sale to market vendors in North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific.
The Challenge
The customer needed a complex algorithmic trading tool to be written in C++ for executing trades through the Interactive Brokers Gateway API. The tool should perform proprietary mathematical and if-then-else logic functions that are managed through a graphic user interface. The tool should also support automatic broadcast notifications through emails and text messages. Paper-trading with appropriate logging abilities has to be supported as well.
First Line’s Solution
First Line’s team of software developers and QA engineers developed, tested and fine-tuned newly created algorithmic application with the use of Interactive Brokers API. First Line provided full-cycle implementation and QA, based on the TDD (Test Driven Development) approach and using XP (eXtreme Programming) practices.
Results
The trading application was successfully delivered and installed into the customer’s virtual cloud environment.
Technologies & Tools
Technologies & Tools: MFC, ODBC
Programing Languages: C++
Asset Classes: Stocks, Futures
Frameworks & Protocols: Interactive Brokers API (IB API)
Integrations: IB Trader Workstation (TWS)
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David Tedford has over 20 years of sales experience within the IT/software industry. He excels at sales, business development, channel development, sales cycle management, negotiations, and sales team management.

As the head of business development for First Line Software, Vladimir heads up business development in Western Europe and Russia.
Vladimir began his career in IT in 2002, when, as a student of Faculty of Automation of Computer Science of the First Electrotechnical University (ETU “LETI”), he began his work at The Morfizpribor Central Research Institute (CRI). Vladimir joined the StarSoft team (predecessor of First Line Software) in 2004 as a Junior Software Developer. As he gained experience with more and more projects, he was promoted to leadership roles.
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