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Risk is what you make of it.
I have an economics degree from Harvard.
We think that excellence in investing comes from focus.
We all know that great leaders can create great successes.
I'm the CEO; I'm the one who should be looking out for risk.
If I could wave a magic wand, I'd break up the banking system.
It drives people nuts that I take them to McDonald's all the time.
Business is business. I don't manufacture cars, but we do manufacture money.
We don't have a good legal justification for breaking up the banking system.
There won't be one, single global market. But there will be global investors.
Our financial markets work best when they are competitive, fair, and transparent.
As an industry, we have a responsibility to manage risk in a way that is prudent.
Capital markets reward you for what you learn that other people have yet to ascertain.
I am proud to support the incredible economics department at the University of Chicago.
There will come a time and place it will be appropriate for us to consider going public.
Don't act like a bank unless you are a bank. That was a really big lesson learned from 2008.
I did not forsee a day where the government had to intervene to bail out basically everybody.
We're going through a period of retrenchment as the dynamics of the playing field are changing.
Investors who find the best businesses to put their money behind are rewarded for their research.
My fantasy is to break up the big banks. I wish we would end 'too big to fail' in our banking system.
The ability to create same day straight through processing of mutual fund trades is a matter of will.
Speaker Ryan's vision for a confident America, both at home and abroad, reflects his thoughtful leadership.
I set up my own trading center in my Cabot dorm room... with my computer, my fax machine, and my telephone.
You can't succeed in the markets today unless you are part of a great team. The team is the essence of how you win.
I want tension in my business. Tension creates change. Change is necessary to evolve and prosper. I am never satisfied.
The success story at Citadel has been written by a number of people who have backgrounds from the University of Chicago.
It is not my belief that we need greater government regulation of hedge funds with respect to the systemic risk they create.
Blockchain's a very interesting technology that will have some very profound applications for society over the years to come.
It is incredible to come to work every day surrounded by individuals whose insights and efforts place us at the forefront of finance.
I don't feel I'm at liberty to speak about the actions of any one CEO. That's not fair; given CEOs have duties to their shareholders.
The culture of rigorous questioning and open discourse at the University of Chicago has opened minds to ideas that have changed the world.
It is my hope that visitors, artists, and students from around the world will experience all that MoMA has to offer for generations to come.
We dont have a good legal justification for breaking up the banking system. But if I could wave a magic wand, Id break up the banking system.
In our firm's earliest days, our understanding of the power of great software engineering and quantitative analytics helped Citadel stand out.
We don't have a good legal justification for breaking up the banking system. But if I could wave a magic wand, I'd break up the banking system.
It is often constructive to meet with a candidate for a particular office, but I believe what is most important is the candidate's track record.
One of the great advantages that I had in my career is I started trading 24 hours a day in my early 20s, and I had to learn to delegate to people.
In some industries, we refer to risk taking as 'research and development.' At financial institutions, we often take risk by investing in securities.
For choice, I prefer not to be a public figure. I don't have Tom Cruise's good looks. I don't have a need to be on the front page of fill-in-the-blank.
Those who have enjoyed the benefits of our system more than ever now owe a duty to protect the system that has created the greatest nation on this planet.
The resources at Harvard - its professors, our fellow students, the libraries, its alumni - created for me the opportunity to pursue my passions in finance.
So many of the great thought leaders that have shaped economics - Gary Becker, Milton Friedman - what an unbelievable success story they've had in their field.
We all know that great leaders can create great successes...success for the Chicago public education fund is to bring great leaders into Chicago's public schools.
Gambling is entertainment... Financial markets, what one often refers to as speculation, is really the force by which we move capital to the best and highest use.
The investment banks should either choose to be regulated as banks or should arrange to conduct their affairs to not require the stop-gap support of the Federal Reserve.
I've often thought of successful entrepreneurs as individuals who have just the right expertise - at just the right moment - to solve the emerging problems of their time.
If you think about the amount of critical thinking that has come into the field of economics, two universities have dominated the landscape in my life: Chicago and Harvard.
I have known Senator Rubio for a number of years, and he is an inspiring, courageous, and bold leader who embodies the American dream of freedom and equal opportunity for all.
Every organization has two choices. Choice one is to grow. Choice two is to die. If you decide not to grow, it's a clear-cut message to talented people that it's time to leave.
Should we think about separating the investment banks from the commercial banks, a new Glass-Steagall? I would be really excited to see that. I think it would be great for the economy.