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More freewheeling traders are leaving the big banks � Quartz

More freewheeling traders are leaving the big banks � Quartz



Risk-taking traders at the world’s biggest banks are on the outs.That’s one conclusion from some recent high-profile departures at firms like Morgan Stanley and Barclays, which have further whittled away the ranks of financial crisis-era freewheeling traders.Take Jonathan Hoffman, a global rates trader at Barclays who quit the firm recently. (A spokesman confirmed his departure to Quartz and Hoffman couldn’t be reached separately for comment.)A former Lehman Brothers trader heavyweight, Hoffman was among the highest-paid executives at Lehman prior to its bankruptcy. He pocketed a handsome $30 million one year before the firm, run by CEO Dick Fuld, collapsed under the weight of its own financial bets.It’s unclear exactly what led to Hoffman’s recent exit from Barclays. But Barclays, …



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Bonds Flock to E-Trading – Markets Media

Bonds Flock to E-Trading – Markets Media



Bonds Flock to E-Trading01.10.2014 December is a typically slow month for bond trading, but a significant portion of that trading takes place on electronic trading venues because they offer the best chance for completing trades.“December is an interesting time of year. Clients and dealers are winding down as we head into the end of the year, and closing up their books,” said Alex Sedgwick, head of research at MarketAxess. “Most companies are closing up their books and want to go into the end of the year flat.”With the exception of December 2008, which was a period of aggressive off-loading of risk following the collapse of Lehman Brothers, December volumes are typically more than 15% lower than the rest of the year.Alex Sedgwick, …



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