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Ethics and HonestyWe take pride that our trading doesn’t impose hidden costs or risks on counterparties or the market. No one at Jane Street will be asked to defend a position or state an opinion that they don’t believe in. It’s crucial to us that interactions both within and outside of our walls are conducted honestly and openly. |
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Responsible Risk ManagementAt Jane Street we specialise in managing risk. We carefully study how trading risks might be bigger or more interrelated than they appear, and this allows us to be especially bold. Our risk thinking has an ethical as well as a practical dimension. We do not believe in taking excessive risk knowing that others will bear the downside. When systems fail, even when the consequences are minor, we have a strong culture of postmortems: we believe that process improvement works better than apportioning blame. |
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Intellectual HumilityStaying humble allows us to question our assumptions and to update our views based on new arguments. Being skeptical and asking “why” are critical. We talk openly about mistakes because that’s the best way to learn from them. |
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Less Hierarchy, More CollaborationWe strive to minimise red tape and don’t put much stock in seniority. It’s easy to connect with colleagues no matter their department. People who work here are partners working together toward shared goals. |
