5 minSoftware Reliability at Optiver: Test Driven DevelopmentUp to this point, much of the discussion around Software Reliability has focused on the macro level of our systems – software correctness...
3 minSoftware Reliability at Optiver: PeopleA "perfect" process and pithy principles only go so far. The pursuit of software reliability must be lived and breathed by the entire org...
4 minSoftware Reliability at Optiver: DesignWhen errors occur in our environment, we aim to learn everything we can from them so we can improve our processes, system, and culture. H...
3 minSoftware Reliability at Optiver: StrategyThe first two software reliability concepts we examine concern our overall strategy for pursuing reliability. The foundation of our strat...
3 minSoftware Reliability at OptiverOur next series of posts is drawn from a document written by our CTO, Pierre Salverda, three years ago: Software Reliability at Optiver: ...
4 minFearThis series of posts has thus far examined technical principles and context. After diving into the CME’s iLink architectural change, we e...
5 minSimple DesignsThis series of posts first examined the importance of the CME to Optiver’s trading activities and the implications of their iLink archite...
5 minConstraints + Discipline = Innovation + FlexibilityIn our previous post, we described how CME’s iLink upgrade would require us to rethink our trading systems. This shuffling of design prio...
4 minCME iLink and FPGAs Our first series of posts aims to introduce a few high-level principles which guide our thinking. These principles are more a mindset tha...
2 minWelcome to Optiver's Tech BlogOptiver is a proprietary High Frequency Trading (HFT) firm focusing on electronic market making in exchange-listed financial products. Ou...