Brexiters: "Let's just sign any old Brexit deal. Financial services can wait until next year. It's not as if the City is going anywhere."

Banks and exchanges: "Click [Transfer] button. Done."

And just like that, London lost its crown for stock trading, derivatives trading etc.
"Amsterdam overtakes London as Europe's top share trading centre" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/feb/11/amsterdam-overtakes-london-as-europes-top-share-trading-centre
Amsterdam overtakes London as Europe's top share trading centre

English capital pushed from perch, with average daily trading halving – from €17.5bn to €8.6bn – last month

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/feb/11/amsterdam-overtakes-london-as-europes-top-share-trading-centre
"Derivatives trades worth billions flees London for New York post-Brexit"

(Only left because London offers zero benefit as a location now we're out of the EU. Money doesn't care about geography, only legal and regulatory environment.) https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/brexit-london-new-york-swaps-trading-derivatives-075711621.html
Billions leaves London for New York post-Brexit

Average weekly trade in euro-denominated interest rate swaps in New York has ballooned by $600bn since the turn of the year.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/brexit-london-new-york-swaps-trading-derivatives-075711621.html
"London Finance Takes Another Hit as Carbon Market Goes to EU" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-08/london-finance-takes-another-hit-as-emission-trading-moves-to-eu
London Finance Takes Another Hit as Emission Trading Moves to EU

Intercontinenal Exchange Inc. plans to move its 1 billion-euro ($1.2 billion) daily market for European carbon emissions contracts to the Netherlands from London in a blow to the U.K.’s attempts to...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-08/london-finance-takes-another-hit-as-emission-trading-moves-to-eu
"City of London’s Brexit Tab Rises With Stock and Swaps Moves" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-12/city-of-london-s-brexit-tab-rises-with-stock-and-swaps-moves
City of London’s Brexit Tab Rises With Stock and Swaps Moves

The City of London has little to celebrate from the first six weeks of freedom from the European Union.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-12/city-of-london-s-brexit-tab-rises-with-stock-and-swaps-moves
"City firms move ÂŁ1.2tn and 7,500 jobs out of London" https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/city-firms-move-1-2tn-and-7-500-jobs-out-of-london-ey-1.4369451
City firms move ÂŁ1.2tn and 7,500 jobs out of London - EY

Dublin still among big winners from Brexit exodus by financial services groups

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/city-firms-move-1-2tn-and-7-500-jobs-out-of-london-ey-1.4369451
So that's stock trading, swaps (derivatives) trading, swaps clearing, carbon trading, assets and jobs, all draining away from the City due to Brexit.

At some point, a billion pounds here, a trillion pounds there, it all starts to add up to real money...

But the fish are happy!
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