Unhedged

The titans of Wall Street

Citadel, XTX and Jane Street have come to dominate trading on Wall Street, and not just in equities. They now run a huge proportion of trading in currency and bonds, something the banks used to own. But where did they come from, why have so few people heard of them, and how did they get so big? Today on the show, Katie Martin and Robin Wigglesworth discuss the massive growth in the algorithmic trading firms. Also, they go long honesty, and long the upcoming FT Alphaville pub quiz in New York.  Read the FT’s series about the new titans of Wall Street <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e86a8960-fd66-494b-9580-a7098d4a40bd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.  For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: <a href="https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer</a> You can email Robert Armstrong at <a href="mailto:rob.armstrong@ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">robert.armstrong@ft.com</a> and Katie Martin at <a href="mailto:katie.martin@ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">katie.martin@ft.com</a>.  <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2e690b6d-e7e6-4ebb-9870-99ad39586f56" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Katie Martin, Robert Armstrong and other markets nerds at the Financial Times explain the big ideas behind what’s happening in finance right now. Every Tuesday and Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.