Quote from CQNC:
methinks we have another altruistic prop hater in our midst. they seem to be popping up these days for not being in the game.
any retail trader can convert to prop, or at minimum, trade within the daytrading rule with 25K equity. if they can't, then they trade at their own peril. the raison d'etre of prop is leverage.
it's like driving in LA. if you can't keep up in the passing lane, then get the hell out of my way.
Quote from Lights:
But they ARE saying they are NOT.
You think Goldman will say their market making is prop trading?
Quote from Lights:
Wrong. GS's golden goose is sigma X market making.
Quote from Lights:
But they ARE saying they are NOT.
You think Goldman will say their market making is prop trading?
Quote from Maverick74:
Honestly, have the aliens landed? WTF. Do you know who Peter Muller is? He ran PDT. A proprietary trading group within Morgan Stanley. He was one of the biggest liquidity providers in the game. They were an HFT operation. The group made billions. HFT at all the investment banks and prop firms for that matter fall under proprietary trading.
Quote from Lights:
No, hardly. I trade prop. you're totally missing the point. stick with the why the fuck did markets fall that day debate. it's cos market makers are prop traders in disguise selectively fulfilling any duties they claim to.
Prop traders don't claim to making markets.