I’ve had many days at DRW – I’ve been here for over 15 years – and no two days are the same. I remember how uncomfortable I felt on my first day. I had a lot ahead of me – not only learning how to trade, but also navigating my first professional experience out of college. It was daunting, but I figured my only choice was to give it my all.
At DRW, we describe our trading as diverse – we trade asset classes and instruments using various strategies and we execute on an array of exchanges. This means we’re taking risk where we see opportunity, provide liquidity, and participate in latency sensitive trading – all at the same time, in markets around the world.
On October 8, 2016, a trader in DRW’s London office competed in the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. Before he set off to swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 and run 26.2, we spoke with him to learn more about his journey to becoming one of the top Ironman athletes in the world and how his sport parallels his career.
When I was nearing the end of my college career, I saw two options: Silicon Valley or anywhere else in the world. Now, I just needed to choose. Easy, right?
DRW has been named a 2015 Top 100 Digital Technology Company in Chicago by Built In Chicago. This is the company's first time on the list, which ranks digital tech employers based on local employee count. DRW came in at the 30th position.