Akuna Capital

Akuna Capital began with an idea in Sydney and opened its Chicago headquarters in 2011. It now lists offices in Chicago, Sydney, Shanghai, Singapore, and London.

The firm trades with its own capital and specializes in options market making: providing buy and sell quotes that add liquidity to financial markets. Its trading activity spans products including commodities, indexes, and cryptocurrencies.

Akuna develops its own low-latency trading systems, mathematical models, and infrastructure. The business is organized around four core functions—Technology, Trading, Quant, and Operations—making it particularly relevant to students interested in quantitative finance, software engineering, and fast-paced market decision-making.