At 19, Martin was the youngest person ever to pass the Higher National Certificate in Computer Studies and Business Organisation with Distinction. After spending a number of years as a Computer Games Designer, Martin was eventually lured by the bright lights of the “City?. He is a Principal Consultant with over 15 years experience in the financial industry. Martin has been responsible for interface design and data feed developments at a number of large financial institutions, including Euronext.Liffe (the Pan-European Stock Exchange), Credit Suisse First Boston, Reuters and Cantor Fitzgerald International. Having written White Papers on the deployment of MDDL and a number of articles published on industry standards Martin has put his years of experience into this publication.