CFTC charges Citi trader stole $300,000 from firm
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This is probably a stupid question but how does this actually help him?
Sure, if the Citi acct loses value he profits in his PA - but if the Citi acct gains, he loses 1:1 in his PA and gains his payout % per $ of P/L, a net loss (or vice versa, just using example from the story).
...they didn't mention options, and I realize you can have stops etc, but there's still some market risk with the added risk of losing your job and going to jail. I guess they did say he worked at Citi.
Sure, if the Citi acct loses value he profits in his PA - but if the Citi acct gains, he loses 1:1 in his PA and gains his payout % per $ of P/L, a net loss (or vice versa, just using example from the story).
...they didn't mention options, and I realize you can have stops etc, but there's still some market risk with the added risk of losing your job and going to jail. I guess they did say he worked at Citi.
They were illiquid back month contracts I am sure so he did it when he was the only one on the b/a on both sides.
Ok, so another stupid question - how does that help him? To profit, he'd still need to shift the b/a at some point, even if it's just a few ticks, right?
I guess that's not considered a large market risk (considering he is the market) but it just seems so overwhelmingly stupid for such little payoff.
Haha, yea, not sure what I was thinking. Thanks.
