- Chicago Trading Company (CTC) has reinforced its position as a global leader in derivatives market-making, deploying advanced quant and technology teams across major hubs.
- By moving its research and analytics infrastructure onto modern data-platforms a recent case study notes that CTC achieved significant cost savings and faster insights.
Chicago Trading Company’s growth and focus
Founded in 1995, Chicago Trading Company began on “Chicago’s noisy exchanges” and has evolved into a sophisticated proprietary trading firm combining traders, quants, technologists and operations professionals.According to its LinkedIn profile, the firm thrives on “a dynamic, disciplined approach to trading across a variety of products and strategies”.
CTC emphasises its culture of collaboration. Its global presence spans Chicago, New York, London and Amsterdam, supporting liquidity provision across equities, interest rates, commodities and derivatives. The firm also invests heavily in its technology backbone: its technology teams build proprietary platforms for execution, research, data engineering and connectivity to major exchanges worldwide.
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Industry context and challenges
Many in the industry still wrestle with old systems and growing infrastructure demands. Chicago Trading Company stands out for doing the opposite — it rebuilt its technology foundations, moving to flexible, data-driven architectures that support new quantitative strategies. Advances in real-time analytics, automated execution and cross-asset innovation continue to redefine how markets function. CTC’s readiness to embrace these changes allows it to balance precision with speed — 2 qualities essential to modern trading.
Chicago Trading Company’s success is built on a mix of skill, collaboration and integrity. Its teams of quants, traders and engineers work seamlessly to turn data into strategy. The firm’s focus on doing the right thing, even in high-pressure environments, has strengthened its reputation among peers. By combining human insight with technology, CTC shows what a forward-looking proprietary firm can achieve — one that is efficient, ethical and resilient.
