It’s been a stressful year so far for equities traders in Hong Kong – first Standard Chartered cut about 100 jobs in the territory as it shut down its equities division, then came huge plunges in local stock markets. “They’ve been […]
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How just seven traders earned $42m
How much P&L do you need to generate if you want to work for a top high frequency trading firm? If the UK operation of Sun Trading is anything to go by, it’s somewhere in the region of $6m a […]
Do traders need to know how to code?
You want to work as a trader. Does this mean you need to learn how to code? If you want to build an enduring career, the answer is almost certainly yes. “If you’re simply a market maker or a discretionary […]
Where Deutsche Bank is hiring traders
With Deutsche Bank in the midst of a strategy review, which could see thousands of jobs eliminated, the assumption would be that more people are trying to get out than accepting jobs. Senior bankers are indeed heading for the door, […]
FIFA versus traders: qui gagne le plus ?
La finance n’a pas bonne presse, mais en matière d’impopularité la FIFA se positionne en sérieux challenger. Au-delà du scandale de corruption et de favoritisme qui a déclenché une crise au sein de la Fédération internationale de Football et la démission […]
Traders leave Credit Suisse as rates revival sours
2015 began well for rates traders, with Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and others benefiting from a strong first quarter in rates trading. Unfortunately, the good run hasn’t lasted. Six months into the year and rates traders’ fortunes have plummeted. “Rates is very […]
Where the hiring and firing will be on Wall Street in 2015
As Wall Street struggles to appease regulators and repair reputational damage, it’s become clichéd to point to the frenzied recruitment of risk management and compliance staff in investment banking. Banks are paying their middle office staff more and competing for […]
The 25 Highest-Earning Hedge Fund Managers And Traders
A little more than one year ago, Steve Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors pleaded guilty to insider-trading related charges stemming from a sweeping federal investigation into the hedge fund firm. Cohen’s SAC Capital, one of the most successful hedge fund firms […]
30 Under 30 Finance: The Top Young Traders, Bankers And Dealmakers
The rising stars of finance are making their mark on Wall Street, working at big banks like Goldman Sachs, hedge funds like Coatue Management, and private equity firms like KKR. The 30 men and women on Forbes’ 30 under 30 […]
Is It the Market Going Crazy? Or Is It Traders?
Investors looking for why the stock market is in turmoil might want to go back to 1987, when “Walk Like an Egyptian” topped the charts and Janet Yellen, now the Federal Reserve chairwoman but then an unknown, untenured economics professor […]