Well the easiest way to prevent these kinds of problems is to ensure that you aren't trading your own money (via depositing your money into the...
I guess the thing to think about is whether you can make more money by yourself (catch what you kill) vs a secure ~$200,000 salary + % sizable...
There are lots of prop firms with custom software. Jane Street, Jump Trading, Optiver, Two Sigma, Akuna, KCG, etc. all have their own custom...
DRW Jane Street Two Sigma KCG Optiver SIG Peak 6 Towers Research Capital Wolverine Transmarket Group are some great prop firms for US traders....
A traditional prop firm DOES NOT let you trade your own capital. You trade the firm's capital. "Proprietary trading (also "prop trading") occurs...
A strong interview process, corporate culture, and somewhat the pay. A strong interview process weeds out the weak, and it really shows the...
Most of them have colocation with the exchange, so if you are talking about prop firms like Jane Street, SIG, DRW, Optiver etc, it's prob....
If you don't want to use your own capital, there are many firms that allow for this. Fortunately, it's also recruiting season, so you can apply...
What kind of theory/math did you guys find helpful in building these systems? Time series forecasting/stochastic control theory/machine...
Separate names with a comma.