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Posted by Chris, Jun 08, 2007 3:49PM

People from NY have their heads too far up their asses, including you Bess. Chicago is the best city for traders to do business and live, the more laid back lifestyle and less grind than NY provides for a better city not just for traders but for everyone. On top of all that New York is responsible for the Knicks and Yankee's -10 points.

Posted by just saying, Jun 08, 2007 3:52PM

i'd like to stick my head in bess's ass.

Posted by Friendly Corner MD, Jun 08, 2007 4:08PM

Uhh, ya whatever. If Chicago is such a great city for traders why does citadel do all its recruiting in NYC? At some point they just "plum ran out of quality people and were down to the corn fed/flyover stuff"

Posted by thain, Jun 08, 2007 4:31PM

Because Citadel sucks and everyone in Chicago already knows better.

Posted by thain, Jun 08, 2007 4:32PM

I dig Chicago because the restaurants are effing awesome. Alinea stacks up against the best I've had in NYC.

Posted by Yup, Jun 08, 2007 4:59PM

Since everyone is there at 7 anyway, you might as well get done at 3 instead of 4.

Posted by anon, Jun 08, 2007 5:04PM

Don't kid yourself and think that because Alinea is a top-notch restaurant (true) that Chicago is a better food city than New York. Nothing could be further from the truth. And don't get me started on deep dish pizza.

Posted by , Jun 08, 2007 5:19PM

This is easily true for derivatives. CME, CBOE, and CBOT volumes put AMEX, NYSE, NYMEX, and NYBOT to shame.

Posted by BSD, Jun 08, 2007 5:34PM

The anon above is right - ultimately it's a matter of what you trade and NYC, love it though I might, is hardly the financial capital it once was.
So long as the top 3 cities are London, New York and Chicago the actual placement is subjective. Honestly, how hard is it to take a jet to NYC (or Miami or LA) for the weekend if you want to go out and party?

Posted by RandomGirl, Jun 08, 2007 5:42PM

I imagine it must be the best city for traders, because you can't throw a rock downtown without hitting a trader on the head.

Posted by T, Jun 08, 2007 9:57PM

Los Angeles is better.

Posted by Dan, Jun 10, 2007 3:16PM

Having lived in both Chitown & NYC and worked in both the CBOE & AMEX, I can honestly say that Chitown is hands down the better city not only for trading, but for overall quality of life.

I miss Chitown...

Posted by Dan, Jun 10, 2007 3:17PM

Having lived in both Chitown & NYC and worked in both the CBOE & AMEX, I can honestly say that Chitown is hands down the better city not only for trading, but for overall quality of life.

I miss Chitown...