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    Comment #44841927

    My understanding of these firms is limited too, but I’ve never heard of market makers charging transaction fees. Isn’t it actually the opposite? they pay for order flow instead? Th…

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    Comment #44841811

    That sounds good in theory, but I haven’t come across a codebase that’s really optimized and free of unnecessary imports, especially in large companies. And when you have to depend…

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    Comment #44841734

    Being a market maker vs "We have a fancy trading algorithm that statistically is never going to outperform just buying VOO and holding it, but the thing is if you get lucky, it cou…

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    Comment #44841519

    > I agree, which is why you should design your modules correctly and import only the stuff you need. How do you achieve this without making gazillions of modules, where each module…

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    Comment #44841338

    HRT is a prop firm, which means they don't have outside investors. They invest their own money like you said, no income from fees. You just proved that you have no idea what you ar…

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    Comment #44841221

    > "We have a fancy trading algorithm that statistically is never going to outperform just buying VOO and holding it, but the thing is if you get lucky, it could". How they make $8B…