What ARB TG does

ARB TG, operating through legal entity ARB Sustained Holdings, LP, is a privately-held Chicago-based diversified financial ecosystem founded in 2014 that operates three integrated divisions. ARB Trading Group is a global multi-asset proprietary trading firm that provides elite traders with backing capital, institutional-grade technology (low-latency algo/automated trading, FIX access, colocation hosting), connectivity to 25+ global exchanges, and risk management across futures, options, fixed income, equities, and digital assets, while traders retain strategy autonomy and partnership economics. ARB Asset Management is a CFTC-registered CTA (Commodity Trading Advisor) that packages proprietary and external strategies into fund and separately managed account offerings for institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals qualified under CFTC Reg. 4.7, including four named products: ARB Flagship Multi-Strat, RoboSig (systematic FX), SBGM (systematic multi-asset futures), and ARB Bond RV Futures Strategy.

ARB Fund Management is a turnkey institutional-grade hedge fund platform that provides legal structuring, regulatory filings, fund administration oversight, investor operations, and counterparty setup to emerging and established portfolio managers at materially reduced cost versus traditional infrastructure, while managers retain autonomy over strategy and fees. Supporting the core operations are three wholly-owned subsidiaries within the "ARB Group of Companies": Rival Systems (multi-asset cloud-based trading technology), LiveSquawk (24-hour real-time financial news/audio squawk service), and Credo (institutional digital asset access). The firm employs 101-250 people across 13+ offices in North America (Chicago HQ, Miami, Montreal), Europe (Dublin, Zagreb, London pending), the Middle East (Dubai DMCC), and Asia (Mumbai, Hyderabad, Gurgaon, Gift City, Shanghai).

ARB monetizes through three primary streams: a share of proprietary trading P&L from ARB Trading Group; management and performance fees on AUM in ARB AM's CTA-registered fund and SMA products; and service/platform fees from ARB Fund Management's turnkey fund infrastructure. Distribution is relationship-driven via direct institutional sales, a dedicated investor portal (arb.altsmarketplace.com), HubSpot lead-capture forms, and three LinkedIn company pages (ARB TG, ARB AM, ARB FM). The go-to-market is strictly institutional/QEP-qualified for investment products and enterprise-direct for trader recruitment and fund launches, with no consumer or self-serve channels.

Name

ARB TG

Legal name

ARB Sustained Holdings, LP

Website

https://arb-tg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ARB TG is a privately-held Chicago-based financial ecosystem founded in 2014, operating three integrated divisions: ARB Trading Group (multi-asset proprietary trading across 25+ exchanges), ARB Asset Management (CFTC-registered CTA offering institutional and HNW investors access to four proprietary fund strategies), and ARB Fund Management (turnkey hedge fund platform for emerging and established portfolio managers).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Proprietary Trading and Asset Management

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231), Commodity Contracts Intermediation (52316), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Cross-Venue Arbitrage & Latency Infrastructure (FSADAJAK)

Keywords

• Proprietary trading
• Asset management
• Hedge fund platform
• Multi-asset trading
• Algorithmic trading systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Proprietary Trading Returns: ARB Trading Group operates as a proprietary trading firm where entrepreneurial traders operate with institutional-grade infrastructure, backing capital, and risk management while retaining the economic upside of true partnership. Revenue is generated through profitable trading positions across futures, options, fixed income, equities, and digital assets on 25+ global exchanges, with ARB retaining a share of trading economics.
2. Asset Management (CTA) - Management & Performance Fees: ARB Asset Management is a registered CTA providing institutional and high-net-worth investors access to proprietary trading-caliber strategies via fund or separately managed account offerings. Revenue is generated through management fees and performance fees on AUM across strategies including ARB Flagship Multi-Strat, RoboSig, SBGM, and ARB Bond RV Futures Strategy. The platform sources low-correlation, capacity constrained alpha from top performers supported by ARB's institutional risk oversight and global trading infrastructure.
3. Fund Management Platform Services: ARB Fund Management delivers a turnkey, institutional-grade hedge fund platform enabling emerging and established managers to launch and operate funds efficiently. Revenue is derived from providing legal structure, regulatory filings, fund administration oversight, investor operations, and counterparty setup services — all at significantly reduced cost compared to traditional infrastructure. Managers retain complete autonomy over strategy, fees, and counterparties while leveraging ARB's institutional credibility and operational support.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ARB TG operates a diversified financial ecosystem spanning proprietary multi-asset trading (futures, options, fixed income, equities, and digital assets across 25+ global exchanges), registered CTA asset management offering four institutional fund strategies (ARB Flagship Multi-Strat, RoboSig, SBGM, and ARB Bond RV Futures Strategy), and a turnkey hedge fund infrastructure platform for emerging and established managers. The firm provides traders with capital, low-latency technology, colocation hosting, FIX access, and risk oversight while preserving partnership economics and strategy autonomy.

Product overview

ARB TG operates as a diversified financial ecosystem with three core divisions: ARB Trading Group (proprietary multi-asset trading across futures, options, fixed income, equities, and digital assets on 25+ exchanges), ARB Asset Management (registered CTA offering institutional access to proprietary strategies including ARB Flagship Multi-Strat, RoboSig, SBGM, and ARB Bond RV Futures Strategy funds), and ARB Fund Management (turnkey hedge fund platform for managers). Supporting infrastructure includes Market Hub Access, Algo/Automated Trading, Hosting Services, and FIX Access. The ecosystem also includes partner platforms Rival (trading technology), LiveSquawk (financial news/audio), and Credo (digital asset access).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ARB Flagship Multi-Strat: A diversified, multi-strategy, multi-manager fund designed to deliver consistent, low-volatility absolute returns across market environments by combining non-correlated strategies with ARB's institutional trading infrastructure
• RoboSig
• SBGM
• ARB Bond RV Futures Strategy

Products and services

• ARB Trading Group (Proprietary Trading) Global multi-asset proprietary trading firm where entrepreneurial traders operate with institutional-grade infrastructure, backing capital, and risk management while retaining partnership economics. Trades futures, options, fixed income, equities, and digital assets across 25+ global exchanges.
• ARB Asset Management (Registered CTA) Registered CTA offering institutional and high-net-worth investors access to proprietary trading-caliber strategies sourced from top performers within the ARB ecosystem via fund or separately managed account offerings, with institutional risk oversight and global trading infrastructure.
• ARB Fund Management (Turnkey Hedge Fund Platform) Turnkey, institutional-grade hedge fund platform enabling emerging and established managers to launch and operate funds efficiently with comprehensive regulatory, operational, and administrative support at a fraction of traditional cost, while preserving full manager autonomy.
• ARB Flagship Multi-Strat Fund Diversified, multi-strategy, multi-manager fund designed to deliver consistent, low-volatility absolute returns across market environments by combining non-correlated strategies with ARB's institutional trading infrastructure.
• RoboSig (Systematic FX Strategy) Systematic, market-neutral FX strategy that uses proprietary statistical arbitrage models to exploit short-term dislocations in highly liquid global currency markets, targeting 10% volatility with an average trade duration of just over one week.
• SBGM (Systematic Multi-Asset Futures Strategy) Fully systematic, multi-asset futures strategy that uses proprietary quantitative models to identify and monetize behavioral extremes across global markets, targeting market-neutral alpha across Equity Index, Fixed Income, Energy, Metals, Currency, Agricultural, and Crypto futures contracts.
• ARB Bond RV Futures Strategy Systematic relative-value strategy that targets pricing dislocations between U.S. Treasury futures and liquid bond-proxy futures by comparing implied Treasury yield embedded in bond-proxy futures to the actual Treasury yield curve, seeking convergence between implied and actual yield curves.
• Rival (Multi-Asset Trading Platform) Wholly-owned subsidiary platform offering professional multi-asset trading with global market access and risk management on low-latency, fully hosted, cloud-based infrastructure.
• Credo (Institutional Digital Asset Access) Wholly-owned subsidiary platform providing secure, institutional-level access to the global digital asset ecosystem, backed by professional trading infrastructure and risk management.
• LiveSquawk (Real-Time Financial News) Wholly-owned subsidiary service providing 24-hour real-time financial news and audio squawk trusted by traders and institutions worldwide.

Quantifiable outcome

• Consistent, uncorrelated absolute returns with low volatility across market environments via multi-strategy, multi-manager programs (ARB Flagship Multi-Strat)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature9 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hudson River Trading: Multi-asset quantitative proprietary trading firm with low-latency infrastructure across global venues. Highly comparable to ARB's algorithmic, multi-asset trading franchise.
• Jump Trading: Global quantitative trading firm operating across multiple asset classes and exchanges with sophisticated low-latency technology. Directly comparable to ARB on technology stack and asset class breadth.
• Optiver: Global proprietary trading firm trading multiple asset classes across 25+ exchanges with proprietary low-latency technology. Closely comparable to ARB Trading Group's asset class breadth and global infrastructure footprint.
• DRW Trading: Chicago-based diversified proprietary trading firm trading multiple asset classes globally. Closely comparable to ARB Trading Group in scale, multi-asset scope, and Chicago-rooted prop trading model.
• Wolverine Trading: Chicago-based proprietary trading firm with multi-asset, global exchange connectivity and institutional trading infrastructure — directly comparable to ARB's prop trading and technology platform.

Emerging players

• CAIS: Turnkey alternative investment platform providing operational infrastructure and distribution for hedge fund managers. Comparable to ARB Fund Management's turnkey platform model for emerging and established PMs.
• iCapital Network: Technology platform providing operational and infrastructure support for alternative fund managers and their investors. Comparable to ARB Fund Management's fund structuring and investor access services.

Broad incumbents

• Winton Group: Large systematic/CTA investment manager with multi-asset futures strategies targeting institutional investors. Comparable to ARB's systematic strategies (SBGM, Flagship Multi-Strat) and institutional CTA positioning.
• Citadel Securities: One of the largest global market makers and proprietary trading firms, with multi-asset trading across equities, options, futures, and fixed income. Comparable to ARB's trading infrastructure and scale, though much larger and broader.
• Man Group: Large global alternative investment manager with systematic/CTAs (AHL, FRM) and multi-strategy offerings to institutional clients. Comparable to ARB Asset Management on the CTA/multi-strategy institutional side.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xlinkedin.com/company/arb-am
• Facebookfacebook.com/ARB-Trading-Group-446590538874260
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arb-tg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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