TradeMinds — Portfolio Management Platform
A full-stack financial tracker built for performance
Outcome
40% query efficiency improvement
The Problem
Retail investors lacked a lightweight, performant tool to track multi-asset portfolios without relying on bloated third-party apps.
The Approach
- 1
Designed a normalised MySQL schema for users, portfolios, positions, and transactions.
- 2
Built a Node.js/Express REST API with JWT-based authentication and role-based access.
- 3
Implemented Redis caching on high-frequency read endpoints — improved query efficiency by 40%.
- 4
Developed a responsive React + Material UI frontend with cross-device compatibility.
- 5
Added real-time price polling with rate-limited external API calls.
The Result
Delivered a fully functional financial tracker with 40% faster queries, secure auth, and a clean mobile-responsive interface.