The good old days from the open outcry trading in the pit are gone. But it remains a source of good stories. Last Friday was a good place to share them, with the annual reunion of the former traders, brokers and obo’s. Coming up next is another networking event, but this time aimed at the [...]
The market makers in Amsterdam have a pressure group for defending their rights in discussions with governmental institutions like the trading watchdog AFM, the national bank DNB and all other sorts of (semi) government. Recently in focus was the proposed limitations in handing out bonuses to employees – talks are still ongoing. They don’t waste [...]
Certain news isn’t important enough for a post on its own, but interesting none the less. Alphabay, the Van der Moolen spin-off including most higher ranked managers, has been axing their headcount. Approximately half the staff has been laid off, including the general manager. Earlier some support staff were fired in an attempt to cut [...]
This weekend the website is undergoing some serious technical update – downtime is expected. Couldn’t imagine a better weekend to have it done, as the vast majority is at the beach or under way to the World Cup final. Speaking of the World Cup, a dozen of Dutch traders from remote areas as Hong Kong, [...]