Traders Poll

Which form of social media do you check or use during the trading day?

Twitter

8%

Facebook

4%

LinkedIn

54%

None. Compliance prohibits or restricts the use of social media on the desk

33%

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A Year's Worth of Buyside Snapshots

Buyside traders had their work cut out for them in 2011. At the forefront were issues that ranged from getting the right technology in place, to keeping strong relationships with brokers, to the age-old problem of accessing liquidity. Those were the primary issues highlighted in a dozen interviews this past year in Traders Magazine's "Buyside Snapshot," which chronicles life on the buyside and the issues buyside traders face.

Dan Royal, global head of trading at Janus Capital Group


Jump in with both feet first -- that's the mantra of Royal. The triathlete, who's competed in two Ironman competitions, embraces a challenge.



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