Behind the scenes in the IT lab
At an online share trading company, the IT department is always one of the busiest, and the last couple of months have been no exception. Our main focus has been on our new online trading platform Rapid Trader and we are happy to announce it now features a streaming course of trade in the Market Depth view.
Something exciting that hasn’t been released from the lab yet is the streaming charts function for Rapid Trader. Just like the rest of Rapid Trader, the new charts update in real time as trades take place. We’re including support for intervals from Monthly down to Ticked based. This function is currently receiving some modifications to ensure it’s fully supported by our systems. For our beta testers, you will be able to see this as an extra tab in the chart area, when we have the feature turned on. The actual release date is still to be finalised so look out for our announcements later in the year.
At Trader Dealer we also understand the importance of information, so we have developed an application enabling you to take advantage of the wealth of data that is available. For those of you without Rapid Trader, you can use our handy company information finder on our website to get key fundamental data about any company listed on the ASX. Just enter the stock code or the name of the company you are interested in for ASX share price information, company size, research analyst forecasts, share and financial ratios, as well as business and financial summaries.
Other tasks we’re working on at the moment include internal updates to our websites. You will already have seen the Trader Dealer website which was launched a few months ago, and we are currently redeveloping a number of other group websites so keep an eye out for these changes.
We are always developing new products, but behind the scenes there are many other jobs that require ongoing support to internal functions. My appreciation goes out to everyone within the “nerd” department for their continued hard work.
There will be many updates and improvements going forward as we grow and strive to bring you the best but for now that’s it from me!
Craig Foley
Chief Information Officer
