Barx and Citi Velocity

Hey guys.. I recently got offers to work on the electronic trading desks at Barclays and Citi. Specifically, I'd be involved with the firms' ET platforms - BARX (Barclays) and Velocity (Citi). I know these positions are not your run of the mill s&t gigs, but I see huge upside for this area of the business and am excited about the opportunities.

Does anyone have any insight into barx/velocity? I think barx is the top dog right now. But I'm also aware that velocity is still a young business and is growing at a much faster rate than barx. I'm also fairly certain that the head of Citi Velocity ran Lehman Live before the collapse - and then Barclays Live before it combined with Barx...

Any advice ?

 

I am an avid user of both, primarily for analytics...

Historically, Barx has always been a leader, but they have slowed down a lot recently and their support for the product has felt a little, how to say it, haphazard for the past few years. In contrast, Velocity is going from strength to strength. So, if you're willing to extrapolate from that,..

 

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