Deadend Career in Bank Trading

Algo trading / systematic trading are all dead end career in bank. Why? you can’t hide your strategy if it is systematic and other people will steal your idea. Your work won’t get recognized and your pay will be peanut.

Solution? Go join buy side. Sell side systematic strategies and algo trading is bad career choice,

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