Our HistoryDRW was founded by Don Wilson, who got his start trading on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in the late 1980s. Every trader on the floor had a three letter acronym for identification—Don chose his initials, DRW, and the name stuck. Over the past 25 years, DRW has expanded globally while staying true to what has always set us apart…our ability to identify and capture opportunities by leveraging technology, research and risk managementOur ApproachWe characterize our trading activity as following three general approaches —•Liquidity providing: making markets, buying and selling products every day, with execution on a trading floor, over the phone and electronically•Risk taking: doing our homework, formulating a view and putting on a position. Some positions are held for a few days, some for a few months or even years.•Latency sensitive: combining research and risk management with superior technology and executionTrading in any asset class might include just one of these or may bring together all three; it all depends on what we see as the right strategy in that market. Our knowledge of the markets, pricing and modeling skills, risk management, and leading technology work together to create liquidity, improve market efficiency, and capture opportunitiesOur CultureDRW combines the best of both worlds: the opportunity and spirit of a startup and the stability of an established, experienced firm. Our employees work hard to solve interesting problems, and their results are rewarded. We value continuous learning—from our outcomes, from the environment and from each other. It’s a place of high expectations, deep curiosity, and constant collaboration, with some of the smartest, most passionate people you’ll meet.Our trading is diverse, and it’s this diversification that sets us apart. We trade across many asset classes and instruments, using a variety of models. Our approach is to combine the disciplines of risk management, research and technology to create optimal trading and investment strategies within the regulatory framework.TradingOur own wayWe trade for our own account in major markets across the globe. No outside investors. No third party funds. So we can be innovative and nimble, while using our market experience to prudently manage risk. We have the team and infrastructure in place to drive business forward without the inefficiencies that hold back other organizations. Not many places do things like we do, and we like it that way.TechnologyCore to everything we doOur approach to technology is ambitious, yet pragmatic. Our teams are empowered to solve challenging business problems, collaborating with equally motivated traders and researchers to engineer the right solutions for the job. The result? Inventive, industry leading systems deployed across the globe.Real EstateAnother tradeIn 2009, we started the real estate arm of DRW and have since established Convexity Properties. We look at real estate investments as another way to trade…the same analysis with a longer horizon. We take the lead developer role on many projects, as well as partner with leading development and architecture firms to bring increased value and new purpose to our properties.Source: this is an extract from the company’s own website.
Our HistoryDRW was founded by Don Wilson, who got his start trading on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in the late 1980s. Every trader on the floor had a three letter acronym for identification—Don chose his initials, DRW, and the name stuck. Over the past 25 years, DRW has expanded globally while staying true to what has always set us apart…our ability to identify and capture opportunities by leveraging technology, research and risk managementOur ApproachWe characterize our trading activity as following three general approaches —•Liquidity providing: making markets, buying and selling products every day, with execution on a trading floor, over the phone and electronically•Risk taking: doing our homework, formulating a view and putting on a position. Some positions are held for a few days, some for a few months or even years.•Latency sensitive: combining research and risk management with superior technology and executionTrading in any asset class might include just one of these or may bring together all three; it all depends on what we see as the right strategy in that market. Our knowledge of the markets, pricing and modeling skills, risk management, and leading technology work together to create liquidity, improve market efficiency, and capture opportunitiesOur CultureDRW combines the best of both worlds: the opportunity and spirit of a startup and the stability of an established, experienced firm. Our employees work hard to solve interesting problems, and their results are rewarded. We value continuous learning—from our outcomes, from the environment and from each other. It’s a place of high expectations, deep curiosity, and constant collaboration, with some of the smartest, most passionate people you’ll meet.Our trading is diverse, and it’s this diversification that sets us apart. We trade across many asset classes and instruments, using a variety of models. Our approach is to combine the disciplines of risk management, research and technology to create optimal trading and investment strategies within the regulatory framework.TradingOur own wayWe trade for our own account in major markets across the globe. No outside investors. No third party funds. So we can be innovative and nimble, while using our market experience to prudently manage risk. We have the team and infrastructure in place to drive business forward without the inefficiencies that hold back other organizations. Not many places do things like we do, and we like it that way.TechnologyCore to everything we doOur approach to technology is ambitious, yet pragmatic. Our teams are empowered to solve challenging business problems, collaborating with equally motivated traders and researchers to engineer the right solutions for the job. The result? Inventive, industry leading systems deployed across the globe.Real EstateAnother tradeIn 2009, we started the real estate arm of DRW and have since established Convexity Properties. We look at real estate investments as another way to trade…the same analysis with a longer horizon. We take the lead developer role on many projects, as well as partner with leading development and architecture firms to bring increased value and new purpose to our properties.Source: this is an extract from the company’s own website.
Our HistoryDRW was founded by Don Wilson, who got his start trading on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in the late 1980s. Every trader on the floor had a three letter acronym for identification—Don chose his initials, DRW, and the name stuck. Over the past 25 years, DRW has expanded globally while staying true to what has always set us apart…our ability to identify and capture opportunities by leveraging technology, research and risk managementOur ApproachWe characterize our trading activity as following three general approaches —•Liquidity providing: making markets, buying and selling products every day, with execution on a trading floor, over the phone and electronically•Risk taking: doing our homework, formulating a view and putting on a position. Some positions are held for a few days, some for a few months or even years.•Latency sensitive: combining research and risk management with superior technology and executionTrading in any asset class might include just one of these or may bring together all three; it all depends on what we see as the right strategy in that market. Our knowledge of the markets, pricing and modeling skills, risk management, and leading technology work together to create liquidity, improve market efficiency, and capture opportunitiesOur CultureDRW combines the best of both worlds: the opportunity and spirit of a startup and the stability of an established, experienced firm. Our employees work hard to solve interesting problems, and their results are rewarded. We value continuous learning—from our outcomes, from the environment and from each other. It’s a place of high expectations, deep curiosity, and constant collaboration, with some of the smartest, most passionate people you’ll meet.Our trading is diverse, and it’s this diversification that sets us apart. We trade across many asset classes and instruments, using a variety of models. Our approach is to combine the disciplines of risk management, research and technology to create optimal trading and investment strategies within the regulatory framework.TradingOur own wayWe trade for our own account in major markets across the globe. No outside investors. No third party funds. So we can be innovative and nimble, while using our market experience to prudently manage risk. We have the team and infrastructure in place to drive business forward without the inefficiencies that hold back other organizations. Not many places do things like we do, and we like it that way.TechnologyCore to everything we doOur approach to technology is ambitious, yet pragmatic. Our teams are empowered to solve challenging business problems, collaborating with equally motivated traders and researchers to engineer the right solutions for the job. The result? Inventive, industry leading systems deployed across the globe.Real EstateAnother tradeIn 2009, we started the real estate arm of DRW and have since established Convexity Properties. We look at real estate investments as another way to trade…the same analysis with a longer horizon. We take the lead developer role on many projects, as well as partner with leading development and architecture firms to bring increased value and new purpose to our properties.Source: this is an extract from the company’s own website.