Re: Understanding FIX for a Newbie
Mahesh Kumaraguru <>
1 Mar 2007 10:42AM ET
Hi Mark,
Welcome to the FIX and Online stock trading world.
Since you mentioned that you do not have any experience in financial arena, before you get into FIX, develop an idea of Stock trading and electronic exchanges.
Anatomy of a Stock Trade: Trading a Stock from Start to Finish
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http://www.movethemarkets.com/blog/2006/09/05/anatomy-of-a-stock-trade-trading-a-stock-from-start-to-finish/
Shares made simple
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http://www.tdwaterhouse.co.uk/learn/shares.cfm
Learning about Investing
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http://www.rbs-sharedealing.co.uk/learn/index.cfm
Education center@Trading-Futures-Markets.com
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http://www.trading-futures-markets.com/futures101.htm
Below are links which give you meanings of terms used in stock trading.
Stock trading glossaries
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http://lei.ncee.net/resources/glossary.php
http://www.amex.com/dictionary/frinit.html
http://www.hotspotfx.com/aboutfx/glossary/
http://www.foxonline.net/types.cfm
http://www.thepitmaster.com/
http://investopedia.com/dictionary/
http://www.schwab.com/public/schwab/home/get_started/new_investing/glossary
http://www.swcp.com/pcaskey/schwabstockhelp.html
http://www.euronext.com/common/glossary/glossary-2214-EN.html
http://money.aol.com/fool/investing/canvas3/_a/what-are-all-these-different-types-of/20050429104009990001
http://www.mansecuritiesinc.com/edu/glossary.cfm
http://www.mansecuritiesinc.com/edu/ordertypes.cfm
https://www.theice.com/glossary.jhtml
http://www.oio.com/education/ordertypes.asp
http://www.eagletraders.com/advice/securities/orders.htm
http://www.excelfutures.com/commodity_futures_trading_commis.htm
http://www.uboc.com/wealth/main/0,,2485_2825,00.html
http://www.trxfutures.com/trx_trader/liffe_connect
https://www.wellsfargo.com/investing/glossary/glossary1
http://aol.fool.com/dbc/qa/qa19.htm?ref=in
http://www.boonebank.com/app/services/personal/investing/services19.jsp
http://www.uobkayhian.com.sg/pics/US%20Quick%20User%20Guide.pdf
A Good FIX tutorial
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http://www.splunk.com/base/FIX
Finally FIX_Specifications@fixprotocol.org
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http://fixprotocol.org/specifications/
Hope these help you in reaching your goal. Best of luck.
Regards,
K. Mahesh
+1-203-252-4039
> Would anyone be able to advise on how I could gain a foothold in the
> City of London, with FIX understanding and experience under my belt.
>
> My current background is in the IT support arena for the last 10 years,
> although none of this has been in the financial arena etc....a major
> issue in gaining a foothold for a reputable company in the City.
>
> As I understand, FIX is one of the areas that I need to understand in
> order to progress to what most certainly is a completely different
> playing field.
>
> I am more than certain that I have what it takes to handle the pressures
> of city life, but in order to do so; I must make sure I am at least
> prepared to a certain extent with technologies such as FIX.
>
> All advice is more than welcome and gratefully received.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark Murray.
