Wachovia Moves Prop Trading Off Stock Desk

This article appears courtesy of Institutional Investor

This article appears courtesy of Institutional Investor

Source: Wall Street Letter

Veronica Belitski

Wachovia Securities , the third largest brokerage by assets, has moved its new proprietary trading unit off the equity trading desk in a bid to prevent the perception of front-running and conflicts of interest, traders at the firm said. Although the move affects only about a dozen Baltimore-based traders, it is one of the first big brokerages to install internal controls on trade execution information.

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