Posts tagged as: charity

IMC shuts down Hong Kong

654 comments / May 25, 2012

Heard it through the grapevine, wasn’t able to double check this rumor on IMC Financial Markets. Don’t take it as a hard confirmed fact just yet, but the following story has been buzzing around.  It’s short: IMC Financial Markets has shut down their Hong Kong office. Everybody is fired. Operations move to Sydney. Would fitRead more

For old times’ sake

46 comments / March 10, 2011

Once upon a time, there was a large trading pit in Amsterdam. Instead of dedicated long distance lines and high frequency trading, market makers could actually see each other.  Things have changed, it has been more than eight years now and only folks like Sem van Berkel still resist the change. Anyway, the website optiebeursvloer.nl hasRead more

Poker championship for traders

20 comments / February 4, 2010

Among normal citizens, good traders usually do quite well in a regular game of poker. Some traders are even better in playing poker than trading derivatives. Anyway, get your agenda’s as February 27th you’ll be able to win the title of the best poker-playing-trader of Amsterdam. But there’s more good news. All revenues will flowRead more