Posts tagged as: bonus

HFT at school

38 comments / March 16, 2016

Less than twenty years ago, a trading jacket and a badge was all you need to trade at the option market. During the open outcry era, youngsters fresh from secondary school showed up in the pit. Some did remarkable well without a university degree. They started on the trading floor aged 18. For instance, there’s thisRead more

DNB: Market makers to curb bonuses

76 comments / December 5, 2010

Market maker bonuses under fire of the financial authorities – in effect over results over 2010. Bonus capped, stretched over three years and partly in non-cash items such as shares. After several rounds of nice chit chat and popcorn moments reading the Quote 500 list and the who’s earning/losing what amount in which currency discussionsRead more