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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.