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What can Sell-Side traders do at HFs?
I don't know much about this, but sell-side traders are not exactly known for their deep analysis skills, so what do they do when they make the move to HFs? My guess is that HFs need execution traders as well, and that is where the airhead sell-side traders would come in, right?
Financial Reform - Impact on Market-Makers
Hi there, I am about to start at a BB commodity desk as a new associate in couple of months. I am pretty excited but the finanical reform bill is making me really nervous. Even though I will be a market maker essentially, am concerned about - 1. Senator Lincoln's amendment around prohibiting banks...
What do market makers do? Also, prop trading firms.
Could you guys tell me a little bit about how market making works? To my knowledge, market makers basically make money off the spread between bid and offer. So when a market maker sees a bid that is slightly above an offer, does he buy the security, actually hold it for a short period of time (a few...
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