Practical .NET for Financial Markets

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This unique book examines up-to-the-minute uses of technology in financial markets and then explains how you can profit from that knowledge. To participate in mainstream .NET development, you must address the changes in financial markets by using the most sophisticated tools available, Microsoft .NET technology.

Software developers and architects, IT pros, and tech-savvy business users alike will find this book comprehensive and relevant. Each chapter presents problems and solutions that cover business aspects and relevant .NET features. Each aspect of .NET is analyzed in its proper context, so you'll understand why it is relevant and applicable in a real-life business case.

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Great .NET Book for Financial Developers.......2007-06-15

'Practical .NET for Financial Markets' by Samir Jayaswal is a very specialized book for all financial developers. Laid out over 9 chapters with 500+ pages of detail this is a wonderfully written reference for this niche market.

If you are a .NET developer in the financial industry you owe it to yourself to pick up this great resource!

***** RECOMMENDED

.NET ala Security Trading.......2007-01-11

The authors' experience building a .NET application for a trading house shows. As a result I learned a little about the domain & saw several well written "how to" .NET examples based on it.

Two negatives might be worth considering before spending a fair amount of money. First, not much (anything?) about building high performance applications. Lots of talk about needing performance in the securities market, little in the way of delivery. Second, the book is based on .NET 1.X "best practices". The chapter on 2.0 reads like a last minute techno-tour.

Excellent Capital/Money Markets (Securities) Text for .NET Developers - Strongly Recommended.......2006-10-18

This text is excellent in what it sets out to do and five other reviewers have said so with 5 star ratings. I agree very much with the reviews of Ted Hrudz and Gulli Ellee, in particular - they are well said and spot on. I think I must make a few comments of my own, however. I have managed financial software projects in the last seven years and have experience in developing and implementing capital and money market securities software, and prior experience in implementing equity software, so I have some background and interest in this area.

First the positives: This books succeeds enormously at providing a very good introduction to equity markets and front and back office software development from a .NET development lead, architect or developer perspective. In less than 500 pages the authors manage to provide a very good and reasonably comprehensive/broad tutorial in several aspects of financials as well as .NET and the book makes reasonably easy reading for such technical subjects. Most of the relevant and interesting topics are covered or touched on. The reviewers I mention above itemize most of the .NET and financials topics covered so I will spare you the repetition.

The authors are obviously very knowledgeable in both the securities domain and the .NET architecture and development technologies and issues and convey their knowledge expertly. This book makes an excellent introduction (but ironically advanced/intermediate in several respects) to the domain concepts and requisite architectural/developmental .NET features. Having said that let me add that you will need more than this book if you seriously plan to undertake financial software development with .NET. You may need to supplement your knowledge in both areas with some of these books, depending what you already know or have been involved in:

Securities Domain: 1. Securities Operations: A Guide to Trade and Position Management by Michael Simmons; 2. Corporate Actions by Michael Simmons; 3. After the trade is made by David M. Weiss, Revised 2006 Edition; 4. How the US Securities Market Works by Hal McIntyre (2nd Edition); 5. Gobal Securities Operations by Jeremiah O'Connor; 6. Trading and Exchanges: Market Microstructure for Practitioners by Larry Harris; 7. An Introduction to Financial Technology by Roy S. Freedman.

Technology (.NET Framework, Visual Studio & SQL mainly) : Books by some of the best authors such as Juval Lowy (.NET 2.0 and Component-based/Distributed Architecture, Security, Threading, Remoting, etc.), Chris Sells (Windows Forms, VS 2005), David Sceppa (ADO.NET 2.0), Cristian Darie (ASP.NET 2.0), Marco Bellinaso (ASP.NET 2.0), Nick Rozanski (software systems architecture), Brian Noyes (ADO.Net, Data Binding), Alex Ferrara 9Web Services , Itzik Ben Gan (MS SQL 2005), Len Silverston - Volumes 1 & 2 (Database Modelling Design for several financials) to explore such topics in greater detail.

I think the author could have added the equivalent VB.NET code for VB developers and architects. That is the main beef I have (and the book is a bit too expensive, buy it online for a rebate. It should have been paper back to reduce the price for readers) but I still thinks it deserves a 5-star ranking . Bravo to Samir Jayaswal and Yogesh Shetty, the authors!

Maybe, the people of the financial IT need read the book........2006-10-11

The book didn't describe every thing about finance. But, it show the things who working in the financial IT need know.
At the most time, IT-people always felt confused for some wording or some processes about the finance. These people need a lot of help to understand the basic domian-knowledge.
This book give these people for more "feelings" between IT-Technology and the financial domain-knowledge. When the programmer write the financial program, after they read this book, I believed that these programmers will have some deep vibrationin in their mind.
Of course, the financial experts didn't need read it. It is too shallow for them.

NET 2.0 is ready for Wall Street.......2006-09-07

.NET 2.0 is ready for Wall Street. This book is loaded with code supporting this conclusion. For much of the code, one can extend it and be well on the way to the creation of an electronic stock exchange order matching engine (Chapter 2) and market data distribution application (Chapter 4). The authors even detail critical factors involved in deciding whether to match orders in memory or via a database. Coding best practices are fully explained such as applying parallelism in processing orders while using thread synchronization techniques The code for a multi cast broadcast engine for publishing market data appears real word like with a decoupled scalable architecture.

Chapter 5 effectively details .NET remoting, proxies, and distributed garbage collection with diagrams and code. It concludes with code that utilizes .NET remoting to establish an application service (heart beats for monitoring services). The design uses a controller that reads an XML file that specifies applications which remote agents should specifically start via .NET remoting. One can readily extend this code and include additional services similarly. One feels a challenge to add the order matching engine and market data distribution service.

Chapter 8 starts with a fairly extensive explanation regarding how equity arbitrage works; it also explains arbitrage roles in stabilizing prices for markets. Obviously the authors are business experts as well as .NET / C# guru's. The chapter then concentrates on code generation and reflection. Using both, the authors set up a frame work for an equity arbitrage engine, to the point where a non programmer / trader is able to specify their own arbitrage rules (ex: via Excel). Awesome !

Chapter 9 is an excellent reference for new .NET 2.0 programming features. I found the example using the new System.Net.NetworkInfrastructure namespace most useful as one can easily create a program to monitor network infrastructure availability and basic TCP, UDP, and NIC performance.

In sum, this book is perfect for Wall Street .NET programmers and architects challenged with the tasks of competing in the upcoming Reg NMS world and new Order Protection Rule. In this upcoming era, both established and new players will play on a level field; eventually few will prosper.

PayPal For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))

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Racer-X
More to PayPal than meets the eye

PayPal For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))
Victoria Rosenborg
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ASIN: 0764583921

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Here's how PayPal can help your business succeed

E-mail money, save money, make money, and enhance your Web site

PayPal's a practical partner, and this handy handbook introduces you to its many identities. It can act as your banker, charge card, cashier, shipping clerk, and a whole lot more. Here's how to set up and use your account, plus tips on adding PayPal to your business Web site and even exploring its PayPal Web Services.

Discover how to

Establish the account you need
Use PayPal like an ATM
Set up multi-user access
Accept payments in multiple currencies
Ship merchandise using PayPal
Create a shopping cart and buttons

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Racer-X.......2006-03-18

I realise that these book reviews are supposed to serve mainly to critique the authors' abilities to impart knowledge on the given subject matter (and the case of this book that was done well) but I thought it was important to also comment on the subject matter itself.

Firstly, on the quality of the book; this book is well written, covers a lot of ground and I would recommend it to people of almost any level of technical expertise wishing to use PayPal.

However, after learning the nuances of PayPal, I have to say that I am not completely sold. The PayPal service, although offering some excellent tools for web developers and non-developers alike, has quite a concerning "Big Brother" air about it that does not instill confidence in me to trust my money with these people. Reading PayPal for Dummies prompted me to dig a little deeper into the terms and conditions of PayPal as well as seeking out other people's experiences with the service to find some disturbing feedback (try www.paypalsucks.com to start with).

Of course a company as large as PayPal is going to be the target of some flack but when we're talking about the potential loss of control over one's personal funds (large amounts in some cases), this brings a whole new level of concern.

All in all, PalPal has the potential to be a great service but, at the moment, has a way to go before it wins my trust.

More to PayPal than meets the eye.......2005-05-27

PayPal is much more than a payment system for eBay. This is a wonderfully comprehensive book on the capabilites of PayPal. After reading this book I am going to use PayPal to accept credit card payments for my Web-based business.

Electronic Payment Systems for E-Commerce

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Not up-to-date!
An excellent book, but...
Academics understand technology, not the business
excellent book
To the point

Electronic Payment Systems for E-Commerce
Donal O'Mahony , Michael A. Peirce , Hitesh Tewari , and O'Mahony Donal
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ASIN: 1580532683

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As the Internet continues to transform commerce as we know it, the method of payment is one component that's critical to successfully conducting business across a network. Electronic Payment Systems offers the first comprehensive, up-to-date survey of the major electronic payment systems currently available.

Requiring only a basic familiarity with computing and networking, the book covers numerous Internet payment systems including E-cash, SET (secure electronic transactions), FSTC electronic check project, and Millicent. It identifies the properties unique to the various systems, provides a working knowledge of the necessary cryptography, and explains the protocols involved. In eight concisely written chapters, it provides all the background needed to understand how each payment system works and to select the system and financial software best suited to a specific company's needs.

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Look to this newly revised resource for an up-to-date, in-depth examination of how payments are made electronically across the Internet. The second edition covers the very latest developments in this quickly expanding area, including new security techniques such as the advanced encryption standard (AES) and multi-application smart cards. This timely guide provides background information on how payments are made in conventional commerce and gives you a comprehensive overview of the cryptographic techniques that are needed for online payments. It presents up-to-the-minute information on the status of secure electronic transactions (SET), electronic cash, account transfers, and micropayments, and features a completely new chapter on the exciting advances in mobile commerce. More than 150 illustrations and over 80 equations support major topics discussed in the text.

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Not up-to-date!.......2004-07-07

This book is from 2001 so it is definitely not up-to-date. In one table, it compares 25 different companies that offer payment options on the web but only 4 or so are even around. So I'd be wary about paying $88 for information that may not be too trustworthy. Seems geared more towards academics than professionals.

An excellent book, but..........2003-11-16

If you want a great overview of electronic payments, the various schemes in operation and how they work, this is the book for you. I downloaded the eBook version of this book to do some research on electronic payments and it proved invaluable. I have read only the following sections in detail: overview, security techniques and micropayments, but I would say the book is worth the price just for the lucidity, structured presentation and breadth of coverage of these chapters. The chapters on credit cards and other forms of ePayments look just as well written based on my cursory look at them. The language is precise and non-obfuscatory, readable by managers and technical folks alike, while providing a depth of detail adequate to design your own systems based on these principles, unlike your typical technical book! However, the eBook version has certain extremely annoying featires which compel me to give this book only 3 stars as opposed to the 5 stars it deserves: you can't print even a single page, you can download it only to 3 computers (which is a pain if you have a PC and a laptop at home, and a work PC, and if you then want to refer to it when on a business trip or vacation from another PC), and you can't copy and paste even a word from this document. Draconian copyright measures, if you consider that you can do all these things with a paper version of the book. This is exactly the kind of arrogance on the part of eBook publishers that's going to kill the industry, because I will never buy an eBook again unless I have no choice. If you aren't in a tearing hurry, I'd say get the paper version.

Academics understand technology, not the business.......2001-11-16

I believe this book is a good technical study in the bits and bytes of how payment systems work, yet lacks the real-world applications, value propositions, and financial information on why some payment systems work, and many others are complete failures in the real world. Technology is only one segment of the payment arena.

excellent book.......2000-07-01

this book has gathered information about payment system as good as possible.I hope every one that like E_banking technology see this book!

To the point.......1999-10-02

For those who are seeking the alternative topologies in Electronic Payment systems this book is a very good starting point with some very good references as well. Gives a good insight on the mechanisms as well. One downside is that too much emphasis is put on maths for security related subject compared to the general aim and tone of the book.

Successful Web Portals in Retail Banking

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Building effective online bank web portals

Successful Web Portals in Retail Banking
Daniel Singer , Douglas Ross , and Albert Avery
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The Art of Better Retail Banking: Supportable Predictions on the Future of Retail Banking

ASIN: 1883249953

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Today's competitive eCommerce environment requires banks to maintain a strong Web presence-along with user-friendly web portals for their customers and clients. Successful Web Portals in Retail Banking walks you through the entire process of creating an effective portal, from executing a proven framework to implementing advanced features for empowering portal users.

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Building effective online bank web portals.......2001-10-25

I am a banker by profession and also a postgraduate research student for the MSc in Internet Banking. I have read several books and articles on this subject and I would recommend, this book if you want a concise coverage in the area of Internet Banking. The book is unique in the sense that it is the only book I know which covers the use of Portal model in online banking. The book is based on the authors' analysis of 1,753 banks in the US and dicusses areas of Internet Banking which I have not seen elsewhere. For example, chapter 14 of the book discuss exclusively on reasons why a successful bank web site must be entertaining.

In addition, the book is geared towards designing customer effective online banking portals and I would recommend it to banks that are planning to enter into Internet Banking.

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Standing in long lines at the bank is a thing of the past. Discover the ways to save yourself time and money by banking online. Even if you've never logged on to the World Wide Web before, Banking Online For Dummies brings you all the information and software you need to get started right away in doing all your banking online -- and taking real control of your money.

Banking Online For Dummies guides you safely through the mysteries of online banking, from banking basics to advanced advice on finding, using, and understanding the latest e-commerce and banking news online. Discover the ease of managing all your money with several popular financial software packages -- including Managing Your Money, QuickBooks and QuickBooks Pro, Microsoft Money, and AOL BankNOW -- as you master the skills of transferring funds, reviewing your accounts online, paying bills, and more. Plus, the book comes with a bonus CD-ROM that includes Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer Web browsers, trial versions of QuickBooks and QuickBooks Pro, and direct links to the entire universe of online resources listed in the book.

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Big disappointment !.......2000-08-29

As I am a fan of Dummies series, I thought that this book would be such a good starting point to understand Cyberbanking. However, I was highly disappointed due to its poor content. It was written for only "how to use" purpose, rather than giving information about online banking. And the scope of the book is just limited with US.........

The Financial Planner's Guide to Moving Your Practice Online: Creating Your Internet Presence and Growing Your Business

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The Financial Planner's Guide to Moving Your Practice Online: Creating Your Internet Presence and Growing Your Business
Douglas H Durrie , and Douglas H. Durrie
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Packed with tips for finding and keeping clients through the Web, this is a soup-to-nuts marketing guide for financial planners who want to develop an Internet presence. From staking out a specialty to creating effective e-mail newsletters, The Financial Planner's Guide to Moving Your Practice Online takes advisers through every step, every consideration, and every precaution for navigating the uncertain seas of the Internet.

This thorough, easy-to-use handbook is full of invaluable resources for planners striving to build their brand online. It includes chapters devoted to finding leading Web site developers, crafting an effective site design, and measuring and evaluating site traffic.

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The world of banking and financial services is in the midst of dramatic change, moving away from traditional "brick and mortar" branches and focusing on new delivery channels, to improve customer service and give 24-hours-a-day access to information and transactions. What are the threats and the opportunities of electronic banking? What new pricing strategies should banks develop? How to secure electronic financial transactions? What effects will online banking have on the financial world? How to market the new electronic services? Read the expert opinions from bankers, trendwatchers and financial consultants. Explore the new banking solutions through white papers and reports. This HOTT Guide reveals all the ins and outs of this new online phenomenon.

Choosing an Offshore: Cybertax in the New Millennium

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No post 9-11 stuff, but still cool
cool for the novice
a useful text
not exciting but surely useful
Redefines the meaning of "boring"

Choosing an Offshore: Cybertax in the New Millennium
Michael H. Grosh , and Eric R. Greif
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How to Be Invisible: The Essential Guide to Protecting Your Personal Privacy, Your Assets, and Your Life (Revised Edition)

ASIN: 0968684602

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The Book is a pioneer in its approach to choosing and using offshore tax havens. It is an important tool for the professional and other interested parties seeking practical means for choosing an offshore. It looks to the essence of the choice, starting with what the user's needs are and progressing to what the user must look at. It also includes a detailed analysis of tax laws (featuring chapters on American, British and Canadian taxation law), Trusts, an overview of international law and implications of the internet.

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No post 9-11 stuff, but still cool.......2005-03-19

just bought my second copy as a gift to a client

although there is no anti-money laundering (after 9-11) material, as the text appears to have been written right before that, it is still an international standard in comparing tax haven locations

has an extensive section for Canadian investors, which is why i like it

reading is kind of on the dull side but it isn't meant to be a mystery novel but instead offers useful information using straight talk

cool for the novice.......2003-12-27

it was worth the money for this book because I now know not to believe the hype when searching for a proper offshore location country - helps you figure out what makes a place a suitable offshore site

a useful text.......2003-09-22

This is a great book - I would give a hint to potential buyers that I have seen this rather pricey good paperback seller over at Amazon.co.uk cheaper than at Amazon.com (via Amazon Marketplace), and it appears to be internationally available. Good hunting (for the book)...and then good hunting for a tax haven!

not exciting but surely useful.......2002-04-14

I was slightly intimidated because the previous reviewer (anonymous) gave it such a scathing review (stating it was boring and useless) - but I ordered it from Amazon nevertheless since it is so highly rated and a (according to a friend) best seller on the subject. OK, so it isn't the most exciting read on the planet, but useless? Hardly! I found that when I applied the information with the other standard books on offshore that it was extremely useful as a selection tool. There is a lot of information contained in the 300 pages. I suggest that if readers seek excitement that they go see a film. If someone wants a book about choosing an offshore tax haven (even if boring), this is worth the price.

Redefines the meaning of "boring".......2002-03-27

I was the struggling not to fall asleep the whole time. Terrible, dry language. Not a single practical piece of advice. I was bored to tears.

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Banking and Finance on the Internet
Mary J. Cronin
Manufacturer: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
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ASIN: B000N6AOGQ

Banking and Finance on the Internet (Internet Management Series)

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Failures on internet banking

Banking and Finance on the Internet (Internet Management Series)

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Electronic Banking: The Ultimate Guide to Online Banking

ASIN: 0471292192

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Banking and Finance on the Internet Mary J. Cronin, Editor Every business day, banks, brokerage houses, and other institutions transfer millions of dollars around the globe at the speed of light. Yet the financial services industry has just begun to harness the power of the worldwide network known as the Internet. Edited by internationally recognized online commerce expert Mary J. Cronin, Ph.D., Banking and Finance on the Internet offers bankers, mutual fund managers, and other financial services decision-makers insight on crafting effective online commerce strategies of their own. With chapters by authorities from the worlds of electronic commerce and academia, Banking and Finance on the Internet addresses the most pressing online financial services topics, including:

Competitive products and markets for Internet-based home and corporate banking
Moving mutual fund information to the Net
The rise of online brokerage houses
Smart Cards and their expanding role in Web commerce
Digital trust in financial services
International progress in implementing online banking

Complete with case studies of online successes and failures, Banking and Finance on the Internet presents e-commerce implementation experience and critical perspectives from decision makers, executives, researchers, and technology leaders in some of the world's largest and most innovative financial organizations.

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Failures on internet banking.......1999-11-26

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