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JMJAtlanta

@jmjatlanta

Long-time software engineer, centered in banking/finance/insurance

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JMJAtlanta
@jmjatlanta Jul 3, 2019, 11:29 AM UTC

Who do you trust with your investments?

Investors in the US markets have a pseudo-government agency that has their back, the SIPC. If a broker takes their investors' money, this "insurance" makes them whole. Contrary to some conspiracy the…

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JMJAtlanta
@jmjatlanta Apr 8, 2019, 12:21 PM UTC

Some benefits of BitShares

Firstly, let me make sure I am clear: These are my personal thoughts. I am not writing in behalf of anyone else. I am not paid by anyone to write (other than when you vote on my posts, and I am paid…

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JMJAtlanta
@jmjatlanta Mar 20, 2019, 2:46 AM UTC

The Future of Finance

Since I reached working age, I have been fortunate to work secularly in two areas that I like. Software and finance. I have worked for insurance firms, banks, and banking software companies. I like s…

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JMJAtlanta
@jmjatlanta Nov 19, 2018, 12:06 PM UTC

A note about changing BitShares database IDs

Items within the BitShares database have an identifier. They are mostly hidden from the end-user. But when we do some elementary development using the BitShares platform, database ids become importan…

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JMJAtlanta
@jmjatlanta Oct 15, 2018, 10:31 PM UTC

The "Killer App" for cryptocurrencies

For the personal computer, spreadsheets were a true "killer app". Before PCs, universities had computers to do complicated (for them, at least) simulations. Banks had access to computers to keep ledg…

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JMJAtlanta
@jmjatlanta Oct 3, 2018, 12:08 PM UTC

Trading on the Bitshares Platform

I am sure you can find plenty of opinions here on steemit and elsewhere about trading cryptocurrencies. I feel my perspective is a bit distinct for a few reasons. I am the type that normally sites fa…

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JMJAtlanta
@jmjatlanta Dec 14, 2017, 3:26 PM UTC

Connecting the Bitshares DEX to existing trading systems

In my last posts here and here, I examined Bitshares as a trading platform. In this post, I will examine some of the challenges in implementing the FIX protocol to connect to the DEX. The vast majori…

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JMJAtlanta
@jmjatlanta Dec 12, 2017, 11:36 PM UTC

Bitshares Trading Software Options

In a previous post, I rattled off the good and bad points I see when using Bitshares as a trading platform. It boiled down to the following questions: A) Should a "connector" be built that wires in B…

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JMJAtlanta
@jmjatlanta Dec 12, 2017, 12:52 PM UTC

Bitshares as a trading platform

From the outside, you can see Bitshares as another blockchain, with their coin attempting to survive in a soup of other cryptocurrencies. But unlike many of the others, there are some differences tha…

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