Brad Hintz
Brad Hintz
banking easy investment relatively side tough trading
Investment banking is relatively easy to forecast, but the trading side is a tough one.
looking promising sign
They're all looking for brokers. And that's a very promising sign for this year.
statement trading
They're making a statement about where they think trading is going to go.
affect business career chief decisions executives
This is a business of reputation, and when chief executives are making M&A decisions that could affect their own career paths, they don't want to take a chance.
happy problems
(A.G. Edwards) brokers are not going to be happy about this, but they know the problems in their industry.
good quarter retail
It was a pretty good quarter for most of the firms. Retail is doing very well.
funds roaring willing
The hedge funds have come roaring into the commodities market, and they are willing to take risks.