Is sales and trading dying?

Hey everyone,

I was wondering if sales and trading is dying. I remember hearing about this a lot, but if it is, how is technology affecting this? I understand that buy/sell orders, stop losses, patterns can all be automated, and machines are not victims of letting their emotions get in the way. However, machines cannot create new algorithms Nor can they contact others for inside information.

Thoughts?

 

The last I heard was xVA desks are the closest to prop trading that you can get done at a bank. I may not be correct. Would love it if some one shed some light on the workings on the xVA desks at a bank.

"The markets are always changing , and they are always the same."
 

how old are you? depending on where you get in for msc, it might be easier to try and break in directly also, what would you be getting an msc in? msc fin? or msc efin

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