Hiring Slow-down in Finance?

Investment banks seem to be doing quite badly recently. I'm interested in a job at a prop trading market making firm and am wondering if they are also having a bad time and the hiring rate may slow down? Or perhaps alternatively the market volatility is something that has contributed to increased profits for e.g. an options market maker?
For context, I've done a quant trading internship and am wondering if I should just accept an offer from this worse firm, or do an internship at a better firm and risk the uncertainty of not getting a grad offer afterwards.

Would highly appreciate any advice!

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