I was told by my friends that goldman has all the money, access to the best technolgies, analysts, government contacts, lawyers, information, flow of information, contacts around the world,access to industry insiders, and the ability to see what their own clients trade, that it would be insane for anybody, anybody at goldman not to make at least 10 million dollars in profits for the firm per trader. I just dont understand how goldman could have been at the brink of bankruptcy, if they were so knowelegable Not withstanding the legalities of how they get their trading edge, it would have been impossible for them 10 months ago tobe at the brink but they were. So it begs the question, are traders at goldman actually good traders, or if you gave a 5 year old with everything I said above you would be able to make a boat load of money?