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 →Insights
Practical notes on taking electronic trading products from inception to production: market structure, infrastructure, market data and go-live readiness. Written by Costa Victoros.
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 →Before you buy speed, build a latency budget
Co-location, faster hardware and new network routes are easy to buy and hard to justify. A latency budget shows where the time actually goes, and which delays matter.
Read the article →Market data onboarding is an operating decision
A feed being available is only the start. The licensing, quality, architecture and operating questions to settle before integration begins.
Read the article →Know exactly what stands between you and go-live.
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