Squarepoint Capital is a privately held quantitative investment management firm that runs a systematic, diversified global investment platform. Technology is treated as the firm's enabler: engineering teams build highly custom simulation and trading software supporting complex models produced by the investment team, with seamless integration between research and trading intended to capture opportunities quickly. The platform executes millions of trades a day.
Technical work spans quantitative investment management, technology and trading operations, covering research-to-trading software integration and complex simulations. The firm takes pride in deep expertise across these disciplines, and collaboration occurs across all teams, with investment ideas shared openly.
Founded in 2000 with origins at Lehman Brothers in Tokyo, Squarepoint has been independent and privately held since December 2014. Four founding partners continue to lead the firm, which maintains offices in seventeen cities worldwide. The firm describes a culture of ownership and accountability, with an entrepreneurial spirit sustained by founders who remain actively involved.
