So, having spent my entire career so far in research environments, the time for the big change finally arrived: I made the move to the financial sector.

About a month ago I joined Merrill Lynch (now part of Bank of America) in their Electronic Trading Technology group, a vibrant team the builds the platforms and applications for electronic trading in the EMEA region.

So far things are very exciting, the learning curve is very steep indeed, and I hope I will spend some very enjoyable time over there. Oh, and of course, it is Canary Wharf that I am based at now