Goldman Sachs Traders Get Their Swagger Back in Stocks

  • Goldman is No. 1 in stocks trading again after yearslong fight
  • This time it’s expected to post $1 billion lead over archrival
Goldman has once again surged to the top spot in the $65 billion stock-trading business.Source: Kulka/Getty Images
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A decade ago, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. not only lost its crown as Wall Street’s top equities shop, it then hosted a Morgan Stanley boss who described how great it felt to wear it.

Colm Kelleher, known to delight in needling rivals, talked up his firm’s new lead at a Goldman conference: “I have to say, that gives us a little bit of pleasure.”