No. Only the POTENTIAL to build an option trading platform. Start coding in C#/Dot-net now, and you might be done by 2014. Good luck.
Tottally agrree it wiil take some years to finish system by coding yourself in C++ Using Excel is easier : Heres 2 books I dont think they were mentioned Microsoft Excel for Stock and Option Traders: http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Excel-Option-Traders-ebook/dp/B004GXB40W/ref=pd_sim_kstore_3 and Build an Automated Stock Trading System in Excel http://www.amazon.com/Build-Automat...=1352359331&sr=8-5&keywords=trading+and+excel Dont really know how to get the live quotes into excel Herers 2 links I havent tried http://technology.bauzas.com/conten...hoo-finance-you-can-query-them-via-excel-too/ and http://www.ehow.com/how_5907322_make-real-time-excel-spreadsheet.html