Heard of these high-frequency trading firms?

Has anyone heard of:

Sun Trading

Knight Capital

Bracebridge Capital

EWT

Hudson River Trading

IMC Chicago?

What do you think about these firms in terms of pay, prestige etc?

Also what do you guys think about electronic trading as a career choice?

I would appreciate any helpful insights.

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Macro ArbitrageNumerous HFT firms are facing significant problems as of late. Just something to consider.

Do you have inside knowledge about this or are you just guessing? I'd be curious to see more info on HFT firms struggling, either threads or articles.

Thanks.

 

Knight has always been the big name in Electronic Trading. They have a very good reputation across the street and is known for being market makers.

 

Knight Capital is a publicly traded company. That means all of their historical performance is available for the public to see, with the power of Google.

I agree with Brady4MVP, HRT and IMC are both very legit.

 

I asked in a previous post about this Sun Trading, which my recruiter friend puts in the same league of Jump Trading and Getco. Someone please comment.

 

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