Diversify investment risks using systemized trading strategies across multiple asset classes in order to capitalize on dynamic markets.
What we are Creating
We are currently building out the Chirp framework – our revolutionary multi-asset trade execution system that is designed to bridge the gap between strategy research and deployment. The primary components of this system include a universal interface to share strategy code amongst different execution environments, the ability to simultaneously trade multiple financial instruments of different asset classes (including options and other derivatives) with information being shared between relevant asset controllers, and the use of modular components that allow for numerous lenses of market analysis to be completed before trade entries. Chirp also incorporates a sophisticated risk management engine that identifies potential tail-end risk and has the ability to improve trade performance over time by learning from past trades. With this framework, the responsibility of a trading strategy shifts towards simply providing a directional long/short signal along with position size recommendations, and our system takes care of the rest.
ABOUT US
Our Story
Founded in early January 2020 by a team of three college sophomores, who had a passion for financial markets and technology, the early roots of Squirl started out as an extracurricular project to develop algorithmic trading strategies that outperformed the S&P 500. Overtime, as our shared experience and connections grew, we eventually transitioned into becoming an advanced quantitative trading firm with deep partnerships to asset management firms globally.
Over the past year, we have been working with BCM Partners to launch our first in-house systematic trading algorithm: a LONG-SHORT global macro strategy that executes on directional trading opportunities in the FX market. We are also testing additional strategies in the equities market that demonstrate significant alpha in backtests.
Throughout our journey, we have gained a more proficient understanding on how to best capitalize on the changing dynamics of financial markets, and our hands-on experiences have allowed our portfolios to excel in even the most volatile of times.
Our Edge
Why Us?
At Squirl, we are leveraging our background in finance, technology, and quantitative trading to help you make the most of your investments. Our aim is to create a wide range of automated portfolio management options that are tailored to your needs while simultaneously diversifying your risk, through our team’s experience in the equities, fixed-income and foreign-exchange markets. Alongside the Chirp framework, we are also creating a set of AI models that proactively seek out shifts in market conditions, allowing your capital to thrive regardless of current events.
News & Insights
Squirl 2022 Q4 Newsletter
Subscribe now We’re very excited to share the progress we’ve made over the last few months! With our developments on our live deployment to our outlook for 2023, we give you the inside scoop! Subscribe to stay in tune with all future updates! No aspect of this material is intended to provide or should be […]
Squirl 2022 End of Summer Letter
Hello everyone! Over the past couple of months, the entire Squirl team has worked hard on multiple developments that we are thrilled to share with you! Between our transition away from currency markets, starting to paper trade our own strategies, bringing on a new Chief of AI/product, starting a new joint venture, and attending our […]
Squirl Financial Q1 2022 Letter
Looking at this past quarter, things may have seemed like they did not go as well as we would have hoped. While this is somewhat true from a surface-level standpoint, the challenges we experienced from the turbulent market environment have presented us with unique learning opportunities in addition to shining light on various elements of […]
Live Trading an Algorithmic Trading Strategy During a Global Conflict: One Month In
Exactly one month ago today, we went live with our first automated strategy. Through our partnership with BCM Partners, we have been granted this incredible opportunity to manage the capital of outside investors and start building a track record as an up-in-coming quant firm. Unfortunately, our timing with starting live couldn’t have been further from […]
Funding Secured
Throughout 2021, we’ve had a lot of ups during our growth journey: Starting a consulting contract with BCM Partners to automate their discretionary analysis of the forex market Transitioning this aforementioned agreement into a sub-advisory model based on our own proprietary FX trading strategy Bringing on additional talent: James as a senior Quant Trader and […]
Paper Trading an Automated Forex Momentum Strategy… One Month In
Some Context At Squirl, our ultimate goal is to automate financial markets through algorithmic trading strategies that operate across multiple asset classes. We started in early 2020 as a team of 3 college students (Adi, Brendan, and Alex) with the intent of creating automated strategies in the equities market. While we are primarily an equity […]
Careers
Our Culture
We have a passion for financial markets, technology, and creating an inclusive workspace that promotes talent and novel ideas. We do this by eliminating barriers between research, development, and execution of trading strategies. If this sounds interesting, please see our openings below.