Who We Are
We are a team of innovative and ambitious individuals who use the power of free markets to solve challenging problems, capture opportunities, and pursue positive change.
We work at the intersection of trading and technology.
In 1992, our founder saw an opportunity to start a new type of trading firm – one that applies modeling, technology and quantitative research to identify opportunities in the global financial markets.
Over 30 years later, the combination of these three areas has made DRW one of the leaders in global markets and has created significant runway for the growth of our firm. We still trade for our own account and the absence of outside investors enables us to be innovative and nimble in capturing opportunities.
DRW takes an ambitious yet pragmatic approach to trading.
Hear from our Founder on DRW's origin and more.
What makes DRW unique is the diversity of strategies we deploy across asset classes.
We also leverage our expertise and approach in three non-traditional strategies:
Cryptoassets
Venture capital
DRW Venture Capital launched in 2011 and enables us to use our deep expertise in fintech and enterprise tech to invest in companies like BitGo and TradingView.
Real estate
A dedicated and resourceful team supports our operations across multiple time zones and a wide variety of exchanges and markets.
One of the drivers of this growth and our ongoing innovation has been the belief that each of our over 2,000 employees must be empowered to pursue new opportunities, develop new technologies and challenge the consensus of how we’ve always done things. This has enabled DRW to build state-of-the-art technology, create thoughtful market analysis, and implement proven risk management strategies.
As nimble as a start-up, with a global presence.
Since 1992, DRW has always stayed true to our roots: The ability to identify and capture opportunities by leveraging technology, research and appropriate risk management.
1992
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2009
2011
2013
Vigilant acquisition – (Montreal, Quebec) Proprietary trading firm specializing in low latency trading and technologies.
2014
2015
2017
2019
2021
2022
Cumberland Labs launched – global blockchain incubator backed by DRW’s founders
2023
DRW enters new markets and opens Hong Kong office.
2024
Artemeter DRW launched to combine DRW's expertise in global compliance carbon markets and voluntary carbon market trading with enhanced services in structuring, origination, and advisory.
