Allston Trading
Capital MarketsIllinois, United States51-200 Employees
Allston Trading is a capital markets firm that specializes in electronic trading and market making to provide liquidity in global commodity and financial futures markets. Founded in 2002 by former CME floor traders, the company is headquartered in Chicago at 425 South Financial Place, Suite 2800, with offices in New York, Houston and London. The firm employs 51-200 people and is privately owned by current and former employees, a retired founder, and long-term institutional backers including Sequoia Capital and Francisco Partners. It is described as one of the world’s leading electronic trading and market-making firms, reflecting its presence across cycles in technology, regulation, and market structure. The company outlines a mission to advance markets and enrich lives and aims to become the industry-leading market-making firm through a collaborative and innovative professional environment.