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Proprietary trading
Tell me again: What's the Volcker Rule?
Dec 4, 2013
Regulators are close to deciding on the Volcker Rule to limit banks' speculative trading.
Explaining proprietary trading and its risks
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Paddy Hirsch
Feb 23, 2012
Prop trading, as it’s called on Wall Street, is the target of the Volcker Rule, a centerpiece of the Dodd-Frank financial reform act. Marketplace’s Paddy Hirsch explains what proprietary trading is, and why it’s potentially dangerous for our savings and the financial system.
Angela Kim/Marketplace
MID-DAY UPDATE: Gold prices glitter and investors go "green"
Nov 9, 2010
Gold hit records highs today, topping more than $1,412.75 an ounce. Why are investors putting their faith in gold? Will the Republicans take aim at...