As the 1990s unfolded, the landscape of both technology and banking underwent a transformative shift. Gone were the days of open-cry trading, replaced instead by the rapid adoption of computerized trading and matching systems. This paradigm shift propelled Information Technology (IT) to the forefront of trading technology.

In response, our IT departments experienced significant expansion and our roles became increasingly specialised.  Operating within a predominantly Unix/Windows environment, we bid farewell to the earlier Novel/DOS machines in favour of the robust capabilities offered by x86 processors and the emerging dominance of Microsoft in the corporate environment. Moreover, the advent of VB programming languages facilitated the development of bespoke, on-the-fly applications tailored to streamline data manipulation and trading operations with unparalleled efficiency.