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2006

Marble Bar Asset Management

ICQ Trade Chat

A C# .NET Windows Forms application built on an ICQ server for sharing internal research on individual stocks.

What I built

A front-office chat system with ticker-specific rooms, research contributions, trade-idea discussion and keyword detection for relevant information broadcasts.

How I built it

Developed the Windows Forms application, ticker-room workflow and keyword-driven broadcast behaviour.

Architecture

N-tier architecture

Deliverables

Windows desktop application

Deployment

On-premises user desktops

Outcome

Enabled senior portfolio managers and analysts to receive relevant stock research and trade-idea information automatically.

Technologies

C# · .NET Windows Forms · custom Windows Forms controls · Microsoft SQL Server · SQLite · ADO.NET · inter-process communication

Playful ICQ Trade Chat illustration inspired by the build concept
Playful monochrome illustration inspired by ICQ Trade Chat.