The E*TRADE Java SDK by E*TRADE allows developers to access the E*TRADE trading platform from their Java applications. The SDK provides code libraries for handling authentication, accounts, market data, and orders.
Spotware has released the second version of its open trading platform API: cTrader Open API. Unlike its private API, which is available to brokers only, cTrader Open API is available for anyone who is interested in building tools for traders. V2.0 opts for Protocol Buffering instead of REST.
Model generally goes: build a few mashups of your own ("resume mashups") and then hang a shingle as a mashup expert, perhaps within some sub-specialty like Google Maps, Amazon, or eBay.
Prosper, America's first peer-to-peer lending marketplace, launched a new set of API services that enable lenders to develop tools that enhance the ability to reach investment goals. The API provides over 550 data points that lenders can use to evaluate investment opportunities. Propser expects users to integrate the Prosper API into existing tools or build new tools based on the API and its underlying data set.
