Name

Walleye Capital

Legal name

Walleye Capital, LLC

Website

https://walleyecapital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund of Funds (FSAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Multi-strategy hedge fund
• Institutional asset management
• Quantitative investing
• Volatility strategies
• Equity long short

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Management and Performance Fees: Walleye Capital generates revenue through traditional hedge fund fee structures, typically comprising management fees (calculated on assets under management) and performance fees (percentage of profits above a high-water mark). The firm manages $10B+ in assets as of 2025.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Walleye Capital is a global multi-strategy hedge fund that deploys capital across internal strategies (Volatility, Fundamental Equities, Quantic, and Tactical) and external manager allocations. The firm manages $10B+ in assets under management, serving institutional investors with alpha-generating strategies spanning equities, options, futures, fixed income, and reinsurance. Walleye also operates Deephaven Data Labs, a proprietary database engine now serving external financial services institutions, and Dockside Platforms, a managed account platform.

Product overview

Walleye Capital is a global multi-strategy investment firm offering a unified platform that combines deep fundamental research, sophisticated quantitative methods, and artificial intelligence to generate alpha across global markets. The firm's product architecture centers on its core multi-strategy platform supporting four main strategy groups: Volatility (including market making, single-stock and index volatility, convertible arbitrage), Fundamental Equities (market neutral long/short, global primary strategies, event strategies), Quantic (quantitative systematic strategies across equities, futures, and options), and Tactical (reinsurance, fixed income relative value). Supporting infrastructure includes Deephaven Data Labs (a proprietary database now serving external financial clients) and Dockside Platforms (managed account platform). The firm operates across 104 exchanges globally with approximately 300+ employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Walleye Multi-Strategy Platform A global multi-strategy investment platform combining deep fundamental research, sophisticated quantitative methods, and artificial intelligence to generate alpha across equities, quant, volatility, and tactical strategies. Supports operations across 104 exchanges, 69 countries, ~16,000 underlying holdings, and 31 million trades over the LTM. Targeted at institutional investors including family offices, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, and pension funds.
• Volatility Strategies Walleye's longest-tenured strategy group, encompassing single stock volatility, index volatility, market making, Quantic volatility, FX volatility, commodity volatility, and convertible arbitrage. Originating from the firm's 2005 options market making roots, it remains one of the firm's most successful businesses. Targeted at institutional investors seeking volatility-focused alpha.
• Fundamental Equities Fundamental equities strategies consisting of market neutral, sector-focused equity long/short, global primary strategies, and event strategies. Teams are led by experienced portfolio managers with demonstrated success generating strong risk-adjusted returns. Targeted at institutional investors seeking fundamental equity alpha.
• Quantic Walleye's most prominent quantitative investment business, leveraging robust technological and operational infrastructure to trade systematic strategies across equities, futures, and options globally. Solves complex investment challenges with cutting-edge technology and algorithms. Targeted at institutional investors seeking quantitative systematic alpha.
• Tactical Strategies Tactical strategies encompassing reinsurance and global fixed income relative value strategies. Teams benefit from Walleye's proprietary technology, quantitative modeling capabilities, and powerful database tools. Targeted at institutional investors seeking tactical and relative value alpha.
• Deephaven Data Labs Custom-built database engine originally created at Walleye to accommodate enormous data challenges posed by modern equity options market making. Now a true data software leader serving major financial services institutions among its external clients. Targeted at financial services institutions needing high-scale, real-time data infrastructure.
• Dockside Platforms A dedicated managed account platform launched in 2023, enabling Walleye to offer managed account solutions to investors. Targeted at institutional investors seeking managed account/segregated portfolio exposure.

Quantifiable outcome

• $10B+ AUM milestone in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AnthropiccoreTechnology or Integration · 5 May 2026Walleye Capital has adopted Anthropic's Claude AI technology for financial services workflows including pitchbook creation, valuation reviews, month-end closes, and KYC screenings. Walleye is among the major financial firms that have adopted the technology for advanced workflows.
• Northern TrustcoreTechnology or IntegrationNorthern Trust provides Walleye Capital's investor portal infrastructure, enabling secure investor access to fund information and reporting.
• Deephaven Data Labs ClientscoreOthersDeephaven Data Labs, the custom-built database engine originally created at Walleye, now serves major financial services institutions among its clients.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Balyasny Asset Management: Balyasny is one of the largest multi-strategy hedge funds with approximately $22B+ AUM and a pod-style structure spanning equities, macro, commodities, and quant. It is Walleye's closest comparable peer and a major source of recent senior hires (DeAngelis, Hade, Giannini, Gondi).
• Citadel: Citadel is the largest multi-strategy hedge fund with $600B+ AUM spanning equities, fixed income, commodities, credit, and quant through Citadel LLC and Citadel Securities. Walleye recruits heavily from Citadel (DeAngelis, Reed, Giannini all ex-Citadel) and competes for the same institutional allocator mandates.
• Millennium Management: Millennium is a multi-strategy platform with $60B+ AUM operating a federation of trading teams across equities, fixed income, commodities, and quant strategies. Direct competitor for institutional allocator capital and trading talent.
• Point72 Asset Management: Point72 is a multi-strategy hedge fund with approximately $30B+ AUM focused on equities, macro, and systematic strategies. Competes with Walleye for the same family office, endowment, and institutional allocator relationships.
• Schonfeld Strategic Advisors: Schonfeld operates a $13B+ multi-strategy platform with discretionary and systematic pods across global markets. Highly comparable to Walleye's pod-style structure with quants, fundamental equities, and tactical verticals.
• Two Sigma: Two Sigma is a $60B+ technology-driven investment firm combining systematic and discretionary strategies. Overlaps with Walleye's Quantic quant business and shares the technology-first investment philosophy.
• D.E. Shaw Group: D.E. Shaw is a $50B+ multi-strategy alternative investment firm combining systematic, discretionary, and private credit strategies. Comparable technology-driven approach and global multi-strategy mandate.
• Man Group: Man Group is a $170B+ publicly listed multi-strategy hedge fund and active manager with systematic (AHL), discretionary, and private markets businesses. Comparable multi-strategy architecture; CEO Will England began his career as a quant researcher at Man Group's AHL division.
• AQR Capital Management: AQR is a $100B+ quantitative investment firm applying systematic strategies across equities, fixed income, alternatives, and multi-asset. Closest pure-quant comparable to Walleye's Quantic vertical.

Emerging players

• Hudson River Trading: HRT is a leading quantitative trading firm with $10B+ in proprietary and external capital focused on equities, futures, and options market making. Highly comparable technology infrastructure to Walleye's volatility and Quantic businesses.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments15 records

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