Market Making subsidiary of a hedge fund - prop trader requirements

for a large macro hedge fund 20bln+ that has a separate (yet large) market making operation, what kind of numbers are they looking for in terms of a macro trading strategy / prop trader?

Sharpe Ratio
min P&L (% and $$)
Balance sheet usage and turnover

any insight would be appreciated

 

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