Milestones

  • October 2023

TraderServe launch QuickTest schedule templates – easy to customise to enable firms to get contribution to market disorder testing suitable for their algorithms up and running quickly for major asset classes on multiple venues.

  • May 2022

TraderServe release V11.0 including test schedule customisable templates and enhanced disorder provocation measures for arbitrage and semi-arbitrage trading.

  • September 2021 (London)

TraderServe announce v10.0 of AlgoGuard including ultra-low latency capability and increased capacity

  • 2020

TraderServe launch BestExGuard, its Algo Best Execution testing suite.

  • 2019

​TraderServe announce V8.0 of AlgoGuard with customisation capability for highly complex multi-asset class ecosystems.

  • 2018

TraderServe adds customised binary compatible order entry gateways to AlgoGuard Connect for clients.

  • 2017

​TraderServe release AlgoGuard Cloud & AlgoGuard Hosted as low cost options for investment firms to meet the MiFID II compliance deadline. For more complex requirements AlgoGuard Enterprise is available.

  • 2016

TraderServe & SQS the world’s leading specialist in software quality announce partnership to roll out fully documented AlgoGuard non-live testing consultancy to investment firms and trading venues.

  • 2015

TraderServe & Colt announce partnership to deliver AlgoGuard to investment firms and AlgoGuard Arena to trading venues. AlgoGuard is the third generation of TraderServe’s Algorithmic Stability Testing technology with pass/fail testing of propensity of tested algorithms to cause or contribute to disorderly trading.

  • 2013

TraderServe develops working prototype of FPGA-based TS-Watermark data watermarking product.

  • 2012

TraderServe deploys TS-Arena at major exchange.

  • 2011

TraderServe release version 2.0 of the TraderServe Tickmetrics Data Quality Platform.

  • 2010

TraderServe release version 7.0 of the TraderServe Algorithmic Trading Platform.

  • 2009

​TraderServe develop new real-time data quality management tools.

  • 2008

TraderServe implement Smart Order Routing product Range.

  • 2007

The management team buys out the venture capital partners. Development of the ultra-low latency platform and associated services.

  • 2006

​TraderServe introduces innovative transaction cost analysis service to accompany the platform and develops a range of products for MiFID.

  • 2005

 ​Independent distributed pre-trade risk management added.

  • 2004

​Trade Controller implemented with automated order state management to manage many thousands of order slices simultaneously in multiple markets.

  • 2003
      • Pioneering Flow Manager and graphical Model Building Interface developed.
      • ​Publication of major TraderServe report on Technological Barriers to Pan-European Best Execution in Equities “Breaking the Barriers”.
  • 2001

ATP, with added client management system and web front end goes live at first broker.

  • 2000

The core ATP platform is spun off into a new company, TraderServe, which raises £1.35m venture capital.

  • 1997

Quantics fund launches and short-term trading starts in financial futures and US equities.

  • 1996
      • Nick Idelson and Nicholas Hallam form Quantics Limited as a joint venture with the largest foreign exchange fund manager in Europe.
      • New platform ‐ the core of the current ATP ‐ is built.
  • 1990
      • Deployment of distributed real-time environment across 85 processors, including the largest on-line tick database in the world at the time.
      • Nicholas Hallam appointed Chief Model Builder for black box team
  • 1988

​Nick Idelson founds Midland Montagu black box team. Nicholas Hallam joins Nick Idelson to work on real-time logic modelling.

  • 1986

Nick Idelson starts development on real-time automated trading environment at Midland Bank.

  • 1980-82

​Nick Idelson develops daily trading models for commodity brokers and S class companies.

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