Inception
Business case, product definition and the build-or-buy decision.
Electronic trading product development
From inception to production.
We take electronic trading businesses and products from first idea to live trading, through product development, project management, business analysis and technical expertise across the front, middle and back office.
For hedge funds, asset managers, brokers and FinTechs across equities, FX, futures and crypto. Led by Costa Victoros, with senior specialists from around the world brought in as each assignment requires.
Not a one-person consultancyOne accountable lead.
One accountable lead.
A senior team built for each assignment.
Costa Victoros leads every engagement personally. Around him, QTC assembles senior specialists from across the UK, Europe and the US, and vetted market partners in Asia, chosen for the specific assignment. Each has spent many years inside banks, brokers, market makers and quantitative trading firms.
Meet the specialist network →- Led by Costa, end to endOne senior point of accountability, from the first call to go-live and beyond.
- Specialists chosen for the assignmentLow-latency infrastructure, Rust engineering, performance architecture, prime brokerage, post-trade and programme delivery, brought in as each stage needs them.
- Vetted partners in local marketsBrokerage and market-access partners in China, India and South-East Asia.
- One contract, one planQTC holds the contract. Specialists are named in the statement of work under mutual NDA.
One route from first idea to live trading
Design
Target architecture, operating model, requirements and controls.
Build
Development, infrastructure and vendor delivery.
Test
Functional, performance and controlled-market testing.
Go-live
Readiness gates, controls evidenced and rollback triggers agreed.
Operate
Handover, service model, reconciliation and reporting.
How we work
Product Development
Owns the product: what is built, why, and when it is ready.
Project Management
Owns the plan: governance, gates and the joins between teams.
Business Analysis
Owns the requirements: what traders, operations and control functions actually need.
Technical Expertise
Owns the engineering judgement: hands-on delivery and independent assessment.
Three ways to engage
Every engagement starts with a diagnostic call. From there you can start small with an assessment, ask us to deliver the programme, or bring in senior leadership alongside your team.
Assess
Know where you stand before you commit.
A focused diagnostic built on the Trading Infrastructure Maturity Assessment and scored with the Trading Readiness Index.
What you get
- Evidence-based findings that separate confirmed facts from assumptions
- A maturity profile and readiness score by area
- A prioritised roadmap with build-or-buy options
- Go-live risks, gaps and the gates to close them
Suits
Firms planning a launch, a migration, a new market or a board decision.
Start with an assessmentDeliver
From inception to production, with one accountable lead.
An inception-to-production programme run with the Electronic Trading Optimisation Framework, using all four pillars.
What you get
- Plan, governance and staged go/no-go gates
- The right specialists brought in as each stage needs them
- Vendor, broker and venue coordination
- Controlled go-live with rollback, restart and handover
Suits
New desks, platforms, products, market entry and platform rebuilds.
Discuss a programmeLead
Senior leadership, exactly when you need it.
Interim or fractional leadership and senior advisory alongside your team, with the frameworks as the shared baseline for decisions.
What you get
- Interim head of product, programme or electronic trading
- Board and investment-committee support
- Independent challenge on vendors, plans and readiness
- Coaching and mentoring for in-house teams
Suits
Firms between hires, scaling quickly or needing independent oversight.
Talk about leadership supportFront, middle and back office, designed together
DevelopmentInfrastructureBusiness processesFront officeMiddle officeBack officeRegulatory and complianceTax
We design and coordinate the regulatory, compliance and tax workstreams with specialist legal, tax and compliance partners, so nothing is left until go-live.
Specialist capabilities
Independent technology review
Desk-led assessment across trading, pricing, risk, connectivity, market data, research and cloud platforms. QTC distinguishes confirmed evidence from assumptions before making recommendations.
Execution engineering
QTC can bring a specialist development, DevOps and network team together to rebuild execution infrastructure, with controls and deployment readiness considered alongside the engine.
Global market access & broker introductions
Introductions to vetted brokerage partners in China, India and South-East Asia, with low-latency solutions, local onboarding knowledge and optimised trading and settlement fees.
Market-data architecture
Requirements-led architecture for historical and real-time market data, including capture, storage, quality checks and delivery to quantitative teams.
Direct-to-client connectivity
Define the architecture, controls and operating model for direct bilateral flow, including onboarding, counterparty support and phased launch.
Operating model & delivery
Connect specialist delivery with the operational layers a trading business needs: reconciliation, risk monitoring, collateral, treasury and financial reporting.
Evidence from recent engagements
Rebuilding the Execution Layer for a Crypto Proprietary Trading Fund
A greenfield Rust platform, institutional-grade infrastructure and a bought-in middle and back office, delivered by a specialist QTC team
Status: Engagement concluded at the controlled micro-trading stage, ahead of live capital deployment
Product Development, Project ManagementThe China Market-Access Playbook: From Requirements to Go-Live
How QTC helped a China-focused trading platform turn ad hoc onboarding into a consistent, evidence-led process
Status: Playbook delivered; first trading team in controlled, small-volume testing
Business Analysis, Project ManagementBuilding a Direct-to-Client Connectivity Service
What it takes to act as the venue, and why operating capability sets the pace
Status: Target architecture, controls and phased launch plan delivered
Business Analysis, Product DevelopmentIndependent Trading Technology Review
How we helped a global ETF trading firm see its estate clearly and decide what to prioritise
Status: Assessment and prioritised recommendations delivered
Business AnalysisGlobal market accessNew markets.
New markets.
Vetted partners on the ground.
Introductions to vetted brokerage and market-access partners across the major global markets, including China, India and South-East Asia, such as Thailand and Vietnam.
- Low-latency technical solutions, connectivity and hosting
- Local knowledge for account opening and onboarding
- Optimised trading and settlement fees
Partner details are shared after a mutual NDA.
Insights
The production deployment sign-off matrix: a go-live template
What a go-live sign-off matrix covers, the principles that make it work, and a preview of the QTC template.
Read the article →T+1 in Europe: the first deadline is 7 December 2026
The switch to T+1 is in October 2027, but the first binding EU deadline arrives this December. Why T+1 is a workflow problem, not a settlement problem, and what to test first.
Read the article →FAQ
Can a specialist firm deliver a full programme?
Yes. QTC holds the contract and Costa Victoros leads every engagement. We bring in the senior specialists each stage needs, from infrastructure and engineering to middle office and programme delivery. The crypto execution platform case study shows the model in practice.
Can you introduce brokers and market-access partners?
Yes. QTC introduces vetted brokerage and market-access partners across the major global markets, including China, India and South-East Asia. Partners are selected for low-latency technical solutions, local onboarding knowledge and optimised trading and settlement fees. Details are shared after a mutual NDA, and your account relationship is with the partner directly.
Are you independent?
Our recommendations are not tied to any vendor, broker or venue. If an introduction or recommendation could benefit QTC or an affiliated firm, we tell you before you decide.
How do you handle confidentiality?
We sign a mutual NDA before any detailed discussion. Every specialist works under NDA and IP terms that match yours. Full case studies are shared on request.
How are engagements priced?
Every engagement is scoped to the client. That might be a focused assessment, a phased inception-to-production programme or ongoing senior leadership. We agree the commercial model once we understand your objectives, timeline and the specialists the work needs.
Is QTC regulated?
Quant Trading Consultancy does not provide investment advice and does not carry on regulated activities. Regulatory, compliance and tax workstreams are coordinated with specialist partners.
Know exactly what stands between you and go-live.
Book a diagnostic call with Costa Victoros. In one conversation we map where your platform is today, what must be true before you trade live, and the senior specialists it will take to get there.