Jump Trading

What Jump Trading does

Jump Trading is a Chicago-headquartered, privately held proprietary trading firm founded in 1999 that operates across equities, options, credit, commodities, digital assets, and futures markets. With approximately 3,086 employees across 12+ offices in the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, the firm trades exclusively with its own capital and runs no externally managed money, generating revenue primarily through proprietary trading profits and market-making spreads. Operating subsidiaries include Jump Crypto (digital-asset and blockchain operations), Jump Capital (venture investments), Jump Execution (broker-dealer), Jump Trading Futures, and Jump Trading Europe B.V.

The firm's technology stack is anchored by three purpose-built research data centers, more than 100 co-located compute environments near global exchanges, custom ASIC and FPGA development, and proprietary low-latency network infrastructure. Jump has deployed NVIDIA's next-generation Vera Rubin NVL72 platform for deep learning research—one of the first enterprise financial-services deployments—and operates a petabyte-scale ML infrastructure with 10,000+ compute nodes, more than 5 million daily simulations, and sub-24-hour model deployment cycles. In-house software is written in C++, Python, Go, and Rust. Notable proprietary technology assets include the Firedancer Solana validator client (capable of 1M+ TPS on mainnet) and PropAMM, an automated market maker for tokenized equities integrated with Securitize and Jupiter on Solana.

Revenue mechanics are transaction-driven through proprietary capital deployment across global markets, supplemented by market-making on prediction markets (Kalshi, Polymarket), tokenized-securities venues (Securitize, Figure OPEN), and other digital-asset platforms—often compensated via equity stakes rather than direct fees. The firm does not disclose financials, has no retail customers, and operates without external investors of record. Recent strategic moves include co-leading Positron AI's $230 million Series B, leading Ostium's $20 million Series A, deploying Vera Rubin, and launching tokenized-equities and prediction-market products. Material overhangs include a $4 billion Terraform Labs lawsuit and a China regulatory action removing HFT servers from local exchange data centers.

Name

Jump Trading

Legal name

Jump Trading, LLC

Website

https://jumptrading.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Jump Trading is a Chicago-headquartered proprietary trading firm operating globally across multiple asset classes. With 3,000+ employees and 12+ offices, the firm trades exclusively with its own capital using proprietary hardware, co-located infrastructure, and AI/ML-driven decision systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Proprietary Trading

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231), Commodity Contracts Intermediation (52316), Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523), Investment Banking and Securities Intermediation (523150)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211), Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221)

akta.pro primary industry

Algorithmic Trading & Execution Platforms (FSAFANAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Equity Derivatives Trading (Options/Single-Stock & Index) (FSACAFAF), Agency Equity Execution (Cash Equities) (FSACAFAA), Brokerages & On/Off-Ramps (fiat rails, instant buy/sell) (FSAPADAG), Investment Grade Credit Trading (FSACAEAC)

Keywords

• Proprietary trading
• High-frequency trading
• Quantitative finance
• Market making services
• Algorithmic trading

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Proprietary Trading: Jump Trading generates revenue through proprietary trading across multiple asset classes including equities, options, credit, commodities, digital assets, and futures. The firm employs high-frequency trading, statistical arbitrage, and discretionary macro strategies. Revenue is generated through trading profits from capital deployment across global markets.
2. Market Making Services: Jump Trading provides liquidity as a market maker on prediction market platforms including Kalshi and Polymarket, as well as for tokenized securities through partnerships with Securitize. In exchange for market-making services, Jump receives equity stakes in these platforms.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jump Trading is a global proprietary trading firm that deploys its own capital across equities, options, credit, commodities, digital assets, and futures, executing strategies from high-frequency and statistical arbitrage to discretionary macro. The firm supplements proprietary trading with institutional market-making services on prediction-market platforms (Kalshi, Polymarket) and tokenized-equity venues (Securitize, Jupiter on Solana), where it receives equity stakes in exchange for liquidity provision. All activity is enabled by a proprietary technology stack spanning custom ASIC/FPGA silicon, co-located compute, NVIDIA Vera Rubin infrastructure, and an integrated AI/ML platform.

Product overview

Jump Trading operates as a global trading firm with three interconnected core offerings: (1) a global trading platform spanning equities, options, credit, commodities, digital assets, and futures; (2) an integrated AI/ML platform with 10,000+ compute nodes powering real-time inference and research; and (3) purpose-built technology infrastructure including three research data centers and 100+ co-located environments near global exchanges. Supporting these core operations are the Jump Trading Fellowship Program funding PhD students, the Conference Travel Grant Program supporting student conference attendance, and the Jump Trading Probability Cup forecasting competition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Global Trading Platform A proprietary global trading platform deployed by Jump Trading across equities, options, credit, commodities, digital assets, and futures, covering every time horizon from high-frequency to discretionary macro; used by Jump's traders and researchers to deploy the firm's own capital across global markets.
• Market Making Services Liquidity provision and automated market making on prediction-market platforms (Kalshi, Polymarket) and tokenized-equity venues (Figure OPEN); Jump receives equity stakes and dedicated-staff commitments in return for two-sided quoting and trading capacity.
• PropAMM Automated Market Maker Jump's proprietary automated market maker for tokenized equities on Solana, integrated with Securitize's broker-dealer and KYC infrastructure and Jupiter's DeFi distribution layer to deliver regulated, institutional-grade secondary-market liquidity for tokenized real-world assets.
• Technology Infrastructure Purpose-built proprietary infrastructure used by Jump Trading, comprising three research data centers, 100+ co-located compute environments adjacent to global exchanges, custom ASIC/FPGA silicon, and proprietary network infrastructure; powers Jump's trading, research, and AI/ML workloads.
• Jump AI/ML Platform Jump Trading's integrated AI/ML platform spanning petabyte-scale market and alternative data, 10,000+ compute nodes, 5M+ daily simulations, and sub-24-hour model deployment to trader feedback, applied across time-series forecasting, NLP, autonomous agents, and generative AI use cases.
• Firedancer Validator Client Jump Crypto-developed validator client for the Solana blockchain, capable of processing over 1 million transactions per second on live mainnet and contributing to the network's throughput and competitiveness against other Layer 1 chains.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sub-24 hour model deployment from development to production trading feedback
• +3 more outcomes

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, major and core.

• SportsPredict.comflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 12 June 2026Jump Trading and SportsPredict.com launched the Jump Trading Probability Cup, a global advertising campaign for a worldwide forecasting competition tied to soccer's biggest summer tournament. Developed with agency StrawberryFrog, the 5-week campaign invites anyone 16+ worldwide to compete on probability predictions with a $1 million portfolio fellowship as top prize.
• StrawberryFrogmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 12 June 2026StrawberryFrog is the creative agency partner for the Jump Trading Probability Cup campaign, developing the global advertising campaign across digital and social channels.
• SecuritizecoreTechnology or Integration · 5 May 2026Jump Trading Group partnered with Securitize and Jupiter to launch fully on-chain, regulated trading for tokenized equities on Solana. Jump provides PropAMM liquidity while Securitize provides regulatory infrastructure including broker-dealer services and KYC-enabled wallets. The collaboration enables real equities to be issued, accessed, and traded onchain under existing securities regulations including Regulation NMS.
• JupitercoreTechnology or Integration · 5 May 2026Jupiter provides the DeFi-style user interface for trading tokenized stocks on the Securitize Markets alternative trading system. Jupiter's distribution layer has over $2 trillion in trading volume and 43 million active wallets, enabling broad access to tokenized securities trading.
• NVIDIAcoreTechnology or Integration · 17 March 2026Jump Trading announced deployment of NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72, becoming one of the first financial services enterprise customers to adopt the next-generation rack-scale AI supercomputer platform. The deployment builds on over 15 years of collaboration between Jump and NVIDIA, with Jump designing systems around NVIDIA CUDA to enable flexibility, programmability, and sustained research exploration.
• UCL Gatsby Computational Neuroscience UnitmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 March 2026Jump Trading partnered with University College London's Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit to fund four fully supported PhD scholarships beginning in autumn 2026. The scholarships provide full financial support including tuition, stipend, travel funding, and visa costs. The partnership reflects belief that understanding complex adaptive systems starts with fundamentals.
• Figure Technology SolutionsmajorTechnology or Integration · 14 January 2026Jump Trading Group provides market-making support for Figure's On-chain Public Equity Network (OPEN) platform, which enables companies to list and trade equity directly on public blockchain. Figure is valued at $12.04 billion.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Citadel Securities: One of the largest global market makers and HFT firms, competing directly with Jump across equities, options, and futures. Operates similar low-latency infrastructure and multi-asset liquidity provision strategies, making it the closest direct competitor.
• Jane Street: Privately-held global trading firm and market maker trading equities, ETFs, options, bonds, and crypto. Comparable multi-asset breadth, technology-driven approach, and proprietary capital model; Jump was an early access partner alongside Jane Street for Pyth Pro.
• Hudson River Trading: Quantitative trading firm operating globally across equities, futures, options, and crypto with a strong emphasis on ML/AI-driven strategies. Shares Jump's focus on custom hardware, co-located infrastructure, and systematic alpha generation.
• DRW Trading: Chicago-based diversified principal trading firm with multi-asset strategies including equities, fixed income, commodities, and crypto (through Cumberland). Direct competitor in HFT and liquidity provision with similar technology intensity.
• Susquehanna International Group (SIG): Global quantitative trading firm and options market maker trading equities, options, ETFs, and crypto. Competes with Jump across options market-making and equity execution; comparable proprietary capital model and research-driven approach.
• Optiver: Amsterdam-based global market maker specializing in derivatives (options, futures) and equities. Direct competitor in HFT and market-making with similar custom-engineered low-latency infrastructure and global office footprint.
• IMC Financial Markets: Global proprietary trading firm and market maker trading equities, options, futures, and crypto. Comparable technology-first approach, multi-asset scope, and co-located trading infrastructure across global exchanges.
• Tower Research Capital: Quantitative trading firm specializing in high-frequency trading across equities, futures, options, and FX. Competes with Jump in HFT strategies, with emphasis on custom engineering and low-latency execution.

Broad incumbents

• Virtu Financial: Publicly-traded leading market maker and execution services provider across global equities, options, and ETFs. Broader market participant with retail-facing execution services alongside HFT, comparable to Jump's market-making operations but with different business model.
• Two Sigma Securities: Quantitative trading and technology firm applying ML and distributed computing to trading strategies. Comparable emphasis on AI/ML-driven alpha generation and petabyte-scale infrastructure, though broader in scope with systematic investing businesses beyond pure HFT.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jumptrading
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@JumpTradingGroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jump-trading-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments29 records

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