i have heard that prop trading is still alive, thanx to Bloomberg. I am not sure and wante your professional opinion. IS it alive and hiring.????
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Search for Michael Lewis' article about this. Read it a while ago, and actually there are already a few threads about it on here.
banks are hiring prop traders but they are putting them on the market-making desk. it is quite a scam, dont even get me started...
It's funny because i used to work on a prop desk at a big broker and they moved us away from the dealership market-making desk due to regulatory/legal issues...now they are all moving back due to the new regulations. That's the genius of government for you...
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