First Derivatives
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KX is a high-performance data and AI company providing temporal AI infrastructure for capital markets and other data-intensive industries, offering products like kdb+, KDB-X, OneTick, and trade surveillance tools. It is a subsidiary of FD Technologies (First Derivatives) and is not an investment firm.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
- What sectors does First Derivatives focus on?
- First Derivatives focuses on Crypto & Web3.
Media Β· Podcasts & interviews
from their channelExtended Hours, Odd Lots, and the Infrastructure Implications of Always-On Markets
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Rewiring the Front Office: Cloud, Data, and AI in Capital Markets
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Adapting to Market Data Changes: Impact of US SIP, Odd Lots, Minimum Tick Sizes, and 24/7 Trading
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KDB X Python against Polars, DuckDB and Pandas for in memory queries A new financial benchmark
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KDB-X Modules Explained: Better Code Organization, GGPlot & Time Series Search in q
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Introducing the OS module in KDB X
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