Development of a User-Friendly Trading Platform with Empowered In-House Development Capabilities

The client faced difficulties in improving and maintaining their offshored trading application due to opaque codebase and limited internal expertise. The application needed to be highly reliable given the sensitivity of real-money trades and should cater to users with a straightforward and approachable interface. Additionally, the client aimed to empower their in-house development team to take full control for future enhancements, reducing ongoing dependency on external providers.

A mid-sized fintech company specializing in real-time trading applications, seeking to improve their platform's reliability and usability while enhancing internal development expertise.

• Refactor and improve the existing codebase to enhance reliability, readability, and maintainability.
• Develop a simple, clear user interface that emphasizes key information and communicates in plain language for the average investor.
• Create a trade strategy creation feature that is highly intuitive and minimizes user confusion.
• Enable the in-house development team to gain full control over the application, facilitating ongoing improvements and bug fixes.
• Ensure the platform is scalable, reliable, and secure to support real-money trading operations.

• Codebase refactoring module to improve code readability and reliability
• User interface designed for simplicity and approachability, emphasizing key information
• Trade strategy creation tool that allows users to specify conditions and actions in plain English (e.g., 'When GDP is Greater Than 17.50T, I will buy 100 shares of S&P 500')
• Mechanisms for data integration to enable real-time monitoring of economic indicators and other relevant data
• Training and documentation features to empower the in-house development team for future enhancements
• Comprehensive testing and validation protocols to ensure application reliability for live trading

• Economic and financial data feeds for real-time indicators
• Trading execution systems or brokerage APIs for order placement
• Authentication and security services to protect user data and transactions

• High reliability with minimal downtime, suitable for real-money transactions
• System scalability to handle increasing user volume and data load
• Fast response times for user interactions and data updates, targeting sub-second latency where feasible
• Robust security measures complying with financial industry standards

The project aims to deliver a highly reliable and user-friendly trading platform that empowers the client’s in-house developers to maintain and enhance the application independently. Expected outcomes include improved software stability, increased development agility, enhanced user confidence through clear communication, and reduced dependency on external vendors. Overall, this will support the client’s growth in the competitive financial trading space and facilitate long-term operational resilience.