Chicago Trading Company
Overview
Chicago Trading Company is a proprietary trading firm specializing in derivatives market making across equity index, interest rate, and commodity products that also operates a venture capital arm, CTC Venture Capital, to make strategic investments in financial infrastructure.
Investments
| Company | Date | Stage | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProphetX | Jul 2026 | Early Funding | Co-investor |
| Kero Sports | May 2025 | Series A | Co-investor |
| ProphetX | Apr 2023 | Seed | Lead |
| MEMX | Mar 2023 | Strategic | Co-investor |
| Pico | Jul 2022 | Private Equity | Co-investor |
Key People
Eric Chern
Co-Founder
Frank Bednarz
CTC Board Advisor, Managing Director
jonathan grodnick
Global Head of Index Trading, Managing Director
Matthew Coe
Managing Director Credit
Thomas Pradd
Managing Director
Calvin de Vries
Partner, Head of Options Execution Tech
David Levenstein
Retired Partner
Matthew Beal
Head of Microstructure, Head of Option Delta Trading, Partner
Pat Schuler
Retired partner, retired Chief Technology Officer. Mentor and entrepreneur.
John Watrous
Member Board Of Directors, R&D Advisor, Founding Partner
Sean Corrigan
Partner, Director of Development
Bill Fargo
Principal Trader
Cassidy Rubin
Principal Trader
Daniel Cook
Principal Quant Trader
Dmitry Mogilevsky
Principal Quantitative Developer
Drew Becker
Principal, Head of SPX Floor
Sector & Stage Mix
Industry, funding stage, and valuation band breakdowns.
