Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) will close its proprietary trading desk next month and all remaining employees will leave the company, according to a report from Bloomberg News. The closure has been known of for some time. The closure is being done in response to the so-called Volcker Rule, which restricts institutions which take consumer deposits from trading with their depositors’ cash.
Citi Will Shut Down Prop Trading Desk (C)
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