What Quick Suite Trading does

Quick Suite Trading, Inc. is a U.S.-based (Chicago) private software vendor that builds multi-asset trading technology for the global derivatives and securities markets. Its flagship product is the QST Trading Platform — a single-vendor, front-to-back straight-through processing solution spanning QST Professional (desktop), QST Mobile (native iOS, Android, and Huawei), and QST Web (browser-based). The platform supports CFDs, equities, futures, and FX, with 74 technical indicators, real-time streaming quotes, advanced options analytics (Black-Scholes, Black '76, Binomial, Trinomial, Bjerksund-Stensland 2002, Barone-Adesi Whaley, Bachelier), and spread-matrix analysis. Surrounding modules include QST Order Routing (low-latency pre-trade risk), QST Post-Trade Risk (proprietary margin engine implementing SPAN and PRISMA), QST Back Office (intra-day/end-of-day processing, margins, cash, commissions), QST Client Portal, and a FIX/PBK trading API. The company positions itself primarily to institutional clients — clearing houses, FCMs, broker-dealers, and prop trading firms (logos include R.J. O'Brien, Wedbush Futures, StoneX, Marex, PhillipCapital, CGS-CIMB, Maybank, COFCO, ADM Investor Services, Plus500, Yuanta, Straits Financial) — while also offering a self-serve free trial for individual traders across 16 major global exchanges. Revenue is generated primarily through recurring subscription/software licensing of the platform and modules, with pricing not publicly disclosed. The company was founded in 1995 per firmographics (other sources indicate 2010) and operates with 51–100 employees.

Name

Quick Suite Trading

Legal name

Quick Suite Trading, Inc.

Website

https://quicksuitetrading.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Quick Suite Trading builds multi-asset (futures, equities, FX, CFDs) trading technology for institutional clients and individual traders, delivering a front-to-back straight-through processing platform across desktop, mobile, and web with order routing, post-trade risk, back-office, and FIX/PBK API modules.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trading Software

NAICS

Commodity Contracts Intermediation (523160), Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231), Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320)

SIC

Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Asset Electronic Trading Platforms (FSAFANAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Algorithmic Trading & Execution Platforms (FSAFANAN)

Keywords

• Multi-asset trading software
• Electronic order management
• Futures trading platform
• Post-trade risk management
• Trading API integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Trading Platform Licensing: Quick Suite Trading generates revenue through licensing its multi-asset trading technology solutions to institutional clients including clearing houses, brokerage firms, and prop trading operations. The platform is offered as a complete front-to-back straight through processing solution with various deployment options including Desktop, Mobile, and Web interfaces.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Quick Suite Trading provides a complete suite of multi-asset trading technology solutions for the global financial industry. Its flagship QST Trading Platform delivers front-to-back straight-through processing for CFDs, equities, futures, and FX across desktop, mobile, and web, complemented by modules for low-latency order routing, post-trade risk/margin management (SPAN/PRISMA), back-office trade processing, a client portal, and a FIX/PBK-based trading API.

Product overview

Quick Suite Trading offers a complete suite of multi-asset trading technology solutions organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture. The flagship QST Trading Platform serves as the core product, supported by specialized modules including QST Order Routing (QOR) for pre-trade risk controls, QST Post-Trade Risk (QPR) for margin engine and risk management, QST Back Office (QBO) for trade processing, and QST Client Portal for client-facing account management. The QST API provides enterprise trading API access using FIX and PBK protocols. Users can access the platform through three delivery channels: QST Professional (desktop application), QST Mobile (iOS/Android), and QST Web (browser-based). The platform supports CFDs, equities, futures, and FX asset classes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• QST Trading Platform: Flagship front-end trading platform available on Desktop, Mobile, and Web supporting multi-asset trading including CFDs, Equities, Futures, and FX.
• QST API
• QST Order Routing (QOR)
• QST Post-Trade Risk (QPR)
• QST Back Office (QBO)
• QST Client Portal
• QST Professional
• QST Mobile
• QST Web

Products and services

• QST Trading Platform Flagship multi-asset trading technology platform providing a complete front-to-back straight-through processing solution for managing the entire trading life cycle across CFDs, equities, futures, and FX. Targets professional traders, clearing/brokerage houses, prop trading operations, and individual traders globally.
• QST Professional Desktop trading application providing advanced charting, quotes monitor, options analytics, price ladder, order entry/management, real-time news, and comprehensive market analysis tools for active professional traders and individual traders.
• QST Mobile Mobile trading application for iOS, Android, and Huawei offering comprehensive order entry, portfolio management, real-time charts, options chain, and market monitoring on-the-go for futures, equities, FX, and CFD trading.
• QST Web Browser-based trading platform providing internet-based mobility with real-time streaming quotes, advanced HTML5 charts, and full trading functionality without software installation for individual and SMB traders.
• QST API (Quick API) Enterprise trading API enabling automation of trade strategies for order management and market data, based on FIX and PBK protocols, targeted at institutional clients building automated trading systems.
• QST Order Routing (QOR) Low-latency order routing solution with accurate pre-trade risk controls, supporting outrights, short options, and strategies for brokerage firms and institutional trading desks.
• QST Post-Trade Risk (QPR) Post-trade risk management system using a proprietary margin engine engineered for performance and accuracy, implementing SPAN and PRISMA margin methodologies for clearing members and FCMs.
• QST Back Office (QBO) Real-time back-office trade management system leveraging the full QST solution suite for intra-day and end-of-day processing, including margins, cash deposits, and commissions.
• QST Client Portal Client-facing portal for account inquiries, account status, statement retrieval, and tax document access for end-clients of brokerages and FCMs using the QST platform.

Named customers17 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CQG: Provides multi-asset trading platforms, market data, and order routing to futures, options, and FX markets globally — directly comparable to QST's combined platform-plus-market-data offering.
• Trading Technologies: Direct competitor offering a multi-asset, multi-exchange front-end trading platform with order routing, analytics, and APIs across futures, options, and FX — highly comparable in product scope and institutional client base.
• NinjaTrader: Futures and equities trading platform serving both professional and individual traders, comparable to QST's prosumer positioning and free-trial / downloadable distribution model.
• MetaQuotes (MetaTrader 5): Multi-asset retail and institutional trading platform with trading APIs and broad CFD/forex support — comparable to QST for individual traders and broker white-label use cases.
• Patsystems (ION): Multi-asset exchange-traded derivatives trading platform with FIX connectivity and exchange connectivity — closely aligned with QST's order routing and multi-asset trading proposition.
• CTS (FIS Trading Solutions / T4): Offers T4 multi-asset trading platforms with execution, order routing, and risk/clearing connectivity to global futures exchanges — directly comparable to QST's STP and global exchange coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Interactive Brokers (Trader Workstation): Institutional and individual brokerage with a multi-asset trading workstation and APIs spanning equities, futures, options, and FX — overlaps QST where clients need integrated brokerage plus trading tech.
• FIS (SunGard): Large incumbent offering trading, risk, and post-trade processing infrastructure across asset classes — overlap is partial but broad, competing for enterprise trading tech RFPs alongside QST.
• LSEG (Refinitiv) Trading Platforms: Refinitiv (now LSEG) provides multi-asset execution platforms, FX trading, and post-trade processing that compete with QST, particularly for institutional and treasury clients.
• Bloomberg EMSX: Bloomberg's execution and order management system for equities, futures, options, and FX. Overlaps with QST on institutional order routing and FIX-based execution but offered as part of the broader Bloomberg Terminal ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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