Trading Desks in L.A.

Are there any legitimately successful trading desks in L.A.???

One is mentioned in Liar's Poker...

I would appreciate any names of firms which have trading desks in LA or LA-focused hedge-funds.

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TheHam1, NY is not that bad.. my first impression was not that good, i missed socal, but later the city grows on you! you can walk everywhere, there's everything for everyone there! OK.. i dont work for NY tourism

 

I was being sarcastic with "suffer" - but only a little...

L.A. - cheaper cost of living and I believe I would prefer the girls. I'm used to the SoCal dolled-up J.A.P.'s on the beaches of the OC...tall, athletic surfer girls...tans...bikini's...girls who have been driving Benz's since they were 16.

That's hard to leave, in my opinion.

 

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