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Exit opps from top prop firms/market makers
how are the exit opportunities from a market making prop shop, like Getco or Jane Street? a lot of people from my school (top target) choose these places over places like GS , and i'm wondering whether that really makes sense or if they're thinking too short term. once you leave a place like Getco...
Transaction cost for HFTs
Let's say an HFT company acts as a market maker. I read that its b/o spread must be very tiny, in the fractions of a cent. What kind of commissions/transaction costs does it incur, if any, and how does it make profit beside them?
HFT compensation structure for coders
Does anyone know how compensation works in HFT where people trade in teams rather then individuals because of the multiple disciplines needed to execute HFT strategies? I know at places like Jump or Getco people eventually get placed into a team of 4-6 people where they fill a role depending on what...
6yrs solid programming. Where do I go from here in trading? hft?quant developer?
Hi, This is my first post in this forum and to be honest I'll admit that I don't have much knowledge about trading or finance world. Heres my situation: BS CS (foreign) , MS CS(top 50 state school), close to 6yrs as a programmer in big software companies which everyone has heard off and use thier...
What is "life" like at a normal HFT firm?
Hello WSO , I've been lurking here for a while, this is my first post. So I just got an offer as a software developer from one of these prop trading firms in Chicago, and it seems like a sweet place to work. The only thing is how there seems to be overall a lot of men for each woman. Also, their...
hft prop shop corporate structure
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Impact of Legislation on HFT
What do people think about the potential affects of legislation on the future of high-frequency trading and algorithmic trading firms? How will algorithmic trading firms battle this and how will this cut into their profits? How substantial will the hits in profit be? Will this legislation have much...
Here we go: High-Frequency Traders Start Lobbying
from bloomberg: The high-frequency trading industry is stepping out of the shadows in Washington. Closely held companies with undisclosed profits and obscure names like Getco LLC, Hard Eight Futures LLC and Quantlab Financial LLC, are beginning to act more like Wall Street banks, cutting checks to...
Q&A: IAMA Algorithmic Trader about to finish his second year
I saw someone do this on Reddit, so I thought I'd try it out here. IAMA = I am a(n) *I will not disclose where I work (or information which might identify me).
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