Ask HN: Ways that financial institutions store ledgers and transactions? 4 points by except 5y ago ↗ HN I saw a talk mentioning the use of append-only transactions in a NoSQL database however I was wondering if there was a different way that is more widely used in industry.
[–] enjoyyourlife 5y ago ↗ Blockchain [–] giantg2 5y ago ↗ I believe Symbiont is one of the companies creating/marketing this.
[–] throwaway1312 5y ago ↗ https://www.advent.com/solutions/geneva-for-hedge-funds/Stores ledgers and transactions of any instrument: currencies, stocks, bonds, etc.It's developed over the past 30 years, requires financial operations staff to operate. It has a server and client, has an API available.It's expensive to run for startups and hard to transition out of once you use it.
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[ 1.7 ms ] story [ 15.6 ms ] threadStores ledgers and transactions of any instrument: currencies, stocks, bonds, etc.
It's developed over the past 30 years, requires financial operations staff to operate. It has a server and client, has an API available.
It's expensive to run for startups and hard to transition out of once you use it.