Rapid Addition™ provide leading edge products and services to the financial services industry based on the FIX protocol, for the Microsoft platform. Our products are in use at many prestigious organisations, including Brokers, Investment Managers, and some of the world’s leading Exchanges.

The founders of Rapid Addition comprises some of the best known names in the FIX industry:

Kevin Houstoun, helped to establish the FIX protocol in Europe. His first FIX engine was given away as a learning aid that helped many enterprises further their knowledge of FIX. Kevin is the designer of the FIX Repository for FIX Protocol Limited, chairs the Global Technical Committee, and is an active member of the Global Steering Committee.

Simon Leighton Porter, is a member of the FIX Allocations and FIX Business Practices Working Groups. He is also a member of the FIX Global Technical Committee and represents FIX Protocol Limited on the MiFID Joint Working Group.

Clive Browning, has written three FIX engines prior to becoming a cofounder of Rapid Addition. Clive is an active member of FIX Protocol Limited, co chairs the Global Technical Committee’s FIX 5.0 Usage Subcommittee, and is involved in the development of FIXT1.2. Clive was responsible for writing the C# port of the FAST Protocol.