Getco, LLC

Return to Company Database

Website:

Getco, LLC

contact e-mail:

[email protected]

Industry:

Proprietary Trading

GETCO is a leading global market maker. Our primary business involves both buying and selling securities to provide two-sided markets on exchanges around the world. The liquidity we supply allows individual and institutional investors to immediately transfer the risk often associated with securities while saving money on trading costs. In addition, we also provide customers with algorithmic, routing and execution services through our client services arm, GETCO Execution Services (GES).

Locations:

350 N. Orleans, 3rd Floor South

Chicago, IL, 60654

United States

Phone: 312 931 2200

See map: Google Maps

55 Broad Street, 27th Floor

New York, NY, 10004

United States

Phone: 212 299 0001

See map: Google Maps

Don't Miss This Awesome Related WSO Content

GETCO is a global market maker focused on helping investors efficiently transfer risk. Our primary business involves both buying and selling securities to provide two-sided markets on exchanges around the world and as a Designated Market Maker (DMM) on the New York Stock Exchange. We also...
GETCO
From news GETCO financial results look quite poor: several years of declining revenues, layoffs, etc. Anyone have an inside scoop on what's going on in there? Is it a turnaround story, cyclical downturn, or just straight-up decline?
GETCO, are things as bad as they look?
What are the advantages/disadvantages of working for a small trading LLC straight out of MBA school that offers in house training, commission based salary, and requires no securities examinations?
Advantages/Disadvantages of working for a small trading LLC?
Spot Trading L.L.C. operates as an equity options trading company. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. A technology-focused, proprietary option trading firm specializing in listed derivatives. Spot uses fundamental analysis as well as quantitative analysis for...
Spot Trading LLC
Founded in 2002, Hudson River Trading (HRT) develops automated trading algorithms using advanced mathematical and statistical modeling techniques and an extremely high-performance computing environment. Hudson River Trading has successfully positioned itself at the intersection of technology and...
Hudson River Trading LLC
From Advantage Futures: Advantage Futures is one of the highest volume clearing firms in the industry. In the past eight years we processed over 2 billion client contracts. Emphasizing superior technology, responsive risk management, customizable back office operations & highly personalized...
Advantage Futures LLC
Sunrise Futures, LLC was formed by a group of experienced traders and computer scientists who recognized the importance of electronic trading. Since our inception, we have utilized the best technology and the brightest minds to steer our progress. We have profitably deployed trading strategies...
Sunrise Futures LLC
Five Rings is a proprietary trading firm founded with a vision of combining strategy, innovation and technology to succeed in today’s global markets. Based in New York, we trade in various domestic and international markets, both established and esoteric. Five Rings does not depend on clients...
Five Rings Capital LLC

Forum Topics

I'm wondering if I should transfer to an ivy league school in order to get look better on my resume for i banks and, ultimately, MBA programs. I'm going to be a sophomore at a T25 private school (think UVA, Emory, Notre Dame) where I'm majoring in finance and minoring in art history...
Should I Transfer??
Basically, what is expected out of an intern in asset management? Particularly, at a mutual fund? Think about 10-15 billion in AUM. Am I expected to generate ideas, get coffee, work on models? What happens if I mess up? I'm planning for next summer and was wondering if anyone's...
what is expected of an intern?
...
.
Pretty slow with it being the Friday of a long weekend, wanted to know if you guys had anything interesting going this weekend? How many of you will be studying for the CFA? I'm hitting a concert tonight (Juicy J) then doing some sailing on Sat....
Long Weekend Plans
I've been trying to score an internship this summer in an investment bank, but nothing has developed over the last few months that I've been e-mailing and calling firms all day long. As a last resort effort, I'm trying to reach out to anyone here to see if they know of any openings...
Still looking for an internship this summer..
I've been trying to score an internship this summer in an investment bank, but nothing has developed over the last few months that I've been e-mailing and calling firms all day long. As a last resort effort, I'm trying to reach out to anyone here to see if they know of any openings...
Are any Investment Banks still taking on interns?
I'm writing an initiation report on a community bank, and one of my valuation methods is a DDM. Unfortunately, this bank does not pay out any dividends. From what I have been able to find online, I can still use the DDM by finding the FCF and estimating the dividend pay-out ratio based on...
Calculating DDM with no dividends?
Hello everyone, I will be going into sophmore year after this summer at a semi-target school and currently I am working as an intern at a BB PWM for the summer. My GPA for freshman year is 3.7, only because I did poorly in first semester and really pulled up my average in second semester. My...
How to leverage internship?
Anyone looking for a roommate for work in downtown Houston (starting in August)? Looking for locations near Midtown/Med Center--let me...
Houston FT 2013
I have been browsing LinkedIn and stalking the profiles of first year analysts are BB banks and noticed that a lot of them either took on a second major in mandaring chinese, or they were mandarin chinese minors. How helpful would learning mandarin be in attaining an offer in IB in general? Is it...
How Helpful is a Minor in Mandarin?
For younger analysts/former summer interns: If you worked in S&T and have to get up super early, do you eat breakfast at all? and if you do, where do you get it? food trucks? make something at home? My office is in Midtown/Times Square-ish and I'd appreciate some good breakfast...
Where do S&T people eat breakfast (in Midtown)?
Do you guys have a subscription to WSJ? It's like $25 a month, pretty expensive for a student. Any ways around this? I can barely read the first page of the articles until I get to the subscription content Do your companies pay for...
WSJ Subscription
How much AUM do you need before it becomes a worthwhile proposition? I realize this is a broad question but use your own subjective...
Question for people who run RIA's
Google glass is doomed to fail because it's simply just not a "cool" product, see below for a particularly funny site: http://whitemenwearinggoogleglass.tumblr.com I remember when the very first iPhone came out (I got one right when it came out). I would take that thing to a...
Google Glass will fail miserably

Upcoming Events

Highest Ranked Content

Week Month Year All Time Comments
I was writing an email to a fellow monkey who is about to start as a banking analyst in the summer. It's been a little over 5 yrs now since I was a wee young first-year analyst in restructuring for one of the Moelis/Houlihan/Evercore type firms (I call them the firms where most people will... 15 things I wish I knew as a first year banking analyst
This is the reaction any analyst who has ever worked in banking has when you say you want to leave banking for business school then come back as a post b school associate... <img src="http://epicpinterestfail.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/how-i-met-your-mother-barney-why.gif"... Why You DON'T Leave Banking for B School Just to Come Right Back...
I get a ton of emails and answer a ton of posts asking similar questions so I thought I would answer the most common ones I get here and allow others to post their questions so everyone can see them and the subsequent answers. Hope this helps. <strong>Summer Analyst... MSF Question and Answer
Inspired by comments from this: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/basic-guide-ramping-up-on-a-company-with-public-information-part-1-of-3 Lets just jump in. <strong>Technology:</strong> In this space there are really two metrics that matter the most, sales growth and EPS... Beginners Guide to Valuation and Metrics By Sector
I work as a currency volatility trader and manage one of the bigger G10 blocs in London. I've been lucky enough to get responsibility early in my career. I started off managing a single currency book a few months into the job, and have steadily been granted more responsibility to where I am... Ask Me Anything: I'm a Currency Volatility Trader
I'm currently a Private Equity Analyst in Shanghai, China. Academically, I graduated from a target school majoring in Economics and Chinese. I also spent my time at college as the president of an on-campus student organization related to Finance and Economics and a volunteer for a local... Ask me anything… I'm a Private Equity Analyst in Shanghai
<em>Mod note: Best of Bankerella - this was originally posted 10/1/12</em> I occasionally get PMed by people at colleges I’ve never heard of before, asking if they have a shot at IBD. Folks, why IBD? The finance world is broad and varied, and there are a million ways to... My Biggest Career Mistake to Date: Prestige
For better or for worse, there’s a very unique feeling when everything goes completely according to plan yet nobody seems to care or notice. Such is the case with our favorite company of the moment, Tesla Motors. For those unaware, TSLA has rocketed upwards since its Q1 earnings release,... A Perfect Storm
I work as a long/short equity analyst at a large hedge fund. I've been lucky enough to be more than just a model monkey early on in my career, but have also been exposed to the stress of being measured on returns. I primarily cover consumer and TMT names. I went the typical path (target... I'm a Hedge Fund Analyst - Ask Me Anything
Fellow Primates, We are looking for 1-2 students on each campus to help WSO in its sales efforts to student clubs/career centers, and overall promotion at your school both online and on the ground. Below is a description of the position and benefits...thanks in advance for your help! <a... WSO is Looking for Campus Reps For Summer/Fall 2013 (and beyond)

Poll

User	Silver Bananas
Edmundo Braverman	1125
TNA	1104
CompBanker	873
happypantsmcgee	742
IlliniProgrammer	726
UFOinsider	635
TheKing	620
BlackHat	566
rufiolove	423
Nouveau Richie	420

User

Silver Bananas

Edmundo Braverman

1125

TNA

1104

CompBanker

873

happypantsmcgee

742

IlliniProgrammer

726

UFOinsider

635

TheKing

620

BlackHat

566

rufiolove

423

Nouveau Richie

420

Top WSO Members

User	Banana Points
Edmundo Braverman	14408
TNA	13536
WallStreetOasis.com	12074
UFOinsider	10349
happypantsmcgee	9621
IlliniProgrammer	9244
CompBanker	8508
Siberian Husky	5862
AndyLouis	5827
monty09	5405

User

Banana Points

Edmundo Braverman

14408

TNA

13536

WallStreetOasis.com

12074

UFOinsider

10349

happypantsmcgee

9621

IlliniProgrammer

9244

CompBanker

8508

Siberian Husky

5862

AndyLouis

5827

monty09

5405

6 Free Financial Modeling Lessons...and More.

Getco, LLC

Don't Miss This Awesome Related WSO Content

Forum Topics

Upcoming Events

Highest Ranked Content

Recent Jobs

Poll

Silver Banana Rankings

Top WSO Members

New Groups

As Seen In

Sister Site

6 Free Financial Modeling Lessons...and More.

Getco, LLC

Don't Miss This Awesome Related WSO Content

Forum Topics

Upcoming Events

Highest Ranked Content

Recent Jobs

Poll

Silver Banana Rankings

Top WSO Members

New Groups

As Seen In

Sister Site

Get updates for Getco, LLC including new compensation data, interview insights and company reviews