Why HTG
HTG prides itself on creating an environment conducive to your success. We are a little different than traditional proprietary trading companies.
Attractive Agreements
- Customized and flexible trading agreements
- Traders and programmers that employ an algorithm may retain ownership of their source code
- Unlimited upside on growth
Support
- Dedicated IT, Back Office, Accounting, and HR staff
- IT staff supports leading front-end trading platforms as well as our own proprietary software
and middleware
- HTG supports most popular data, charting, and news services: CQG, DTN, Bloomberg, and more
Access, Connectivity, and Exchange Memberships
- Connectivity to the CME Group of Exchanges, Eurex, LIFFE, NYSE LIFFE, and the ICE Group of Exchanges. On the cash securities side, we connect directly to eSpeed and BrokerTec
- Our Corporate Equity Member status at the CME Group of Exchanges and as a non-clearing member of Eurex and LIFFE (subject to exchange requirements) entitles us to:
- Lowest possible exchange fees
- Exchange driven volume incentives o Access to participation in “Exchange Liquidity Market Maker” programs
- Direct access connectivity
- Co-location in Chicago and New York, we are looking to expand to Europe and Asia with high-speed lines connecting all locations.
Risk Management
- HTG’s risk management procedures come from senior management’s decades of experience. We constantly monitor traders and positions on a firm and individual level to:
- Minimize trading losses
- Manage risk/return ratios
- Analyze liquidity and event risk
- On all levels, (account, division, group and firm) position limits, daily P&L, and haircuts are continuously monitored by dedicated staff with an extensive array of state-of- the-art tools.