On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 8:56 PM, Yoann Padioleau <padator@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
Having said that, about your company, Jane Street,
aren't you part of the people that put the countries in such trouble ?
Do you create wealth ? It seems you are just a parasite ... that
exploits some loopholes in the system.
What Jane Street does is very far from the part of finance---and the
ways of thinking---that caused these troubles. You can't just lump all
of finance together as "the guys who caused the trouble"; that would be
like condemning all engineers for
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Fi1VcbpAI
The beginning of the talk gives a flavor of role that Jane Street actually does play in the markets, so that's a good thing to watch if you're interested.
y