Susquehanna

About Susquehanna

Susquehanna (SIG) is a global quantitative trading firm founded with an entrepreneurial mindset and a rigorous analytical approach to decision making.

As one of the largest proprietary trading firms in the world, SIG trades their own capital at own risk. They are experts in trading essentially all listed financial products and asset classes, with a focus on derivatives, and handle millions of transactions on exchanges around the world every day. While their presence in the market is broad, SIG’s trading desks are highly specialised, allowing for a deep understanding of the unique drivers of each product. SIG’s expertise in probabilistic thinking and game theory combined with their focus on signal detection and low-latency performance have made SIG one of the leading global market makers. By providing liquidity and ensuring competitive prices for buyers and sellers, SIG plays a critical role in the financial markets.

SIG’s operations extend across markets in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, where they trade essentially all listed financial products and asset classes. SIG’s expertise in trading, combined with quantitative research, innovative technology, and fundamental research, positions them as leaders in the global marketplace.

SIG trades a wide range of products:

• Options
  SIG is one of the leading participants in options markets globally, with proven expertise in pricing, trading dynamics, market structure, and risk management. They specialise in trading almost every exchange-listed option product, including commodities, energy, equities, exchange traded funds (ETFs).
• Equities
  SIG is an active participant in equity markets worldwide. They trade individual equities and provide wide coverage of all major ETFs.
• Cryptocurrency
  SIG was an early entrant to the cryptocurrency market. They trade a portfolio of cryptocurrencies around the clock.
• Commodities
  SIG actively trades options and futures markets of all major commodities, including metals, oil and related products, natural gas, and agricultural products.
• Energy
  SIG trades a broad array of energy products, with a primary focus on electricity, natural gas, weather, financial transmission rights (FTRs), and energy options. Strong fundamental understanding of weather prediction and supply and demand characteristics give them a competitive edge.
• Fixed Income
  SIG maintains a diversified portfolio of actively traded fixed income products, including corporate and convertible bonds, credit default swaps, and fixed income ETFs.
• Foreign Exchange
  SIG is an active participant in foreign exchange markets globally, with a particular focus on trading currency options on spot, futures, and ETFs.