If there is real money in bitcoins, then there should be a real engineering staff running a real, secure trading platform.
I don't have the requisite knowledge, and probably not the fiduciary responsibility, but I'd like to at least observe your progress. Email in profile.
I'd be down for that, it sounds like a fun project in an interesting domain and I was actually thinking about what building one would entail as I've been reading though the comments here.
and finding a legally safe location to put a business like that.
For that I'll put my ego aside and do a few weeks of boring work. and yeah, I was fantasizing about neat-o technology problems too. I'd love to build an order matching system. Then I got to thinking about the market size, and taking a cut of each transaction.
If you create a clear, well defined entity there very well may be an opening in the market for another bitcoin exchange.
In fact, i'd say there absolutely is an opening and I presume the market will grow over time. Skim 0.75% off each side of the transaction and you're looking to be in good shape. Particularly as btc trading activity increases.