Redundancy Isn’t Optional in Algorithmic Trading

Many hedge fund and algorithmic investment solutions are entirely dependent upon one or two individuals (typically founders) for their research, coding, and trade operations and most only have 2 or 3 employees. However, redundancy of personnel is crucial for trading companies. 

What happens if the person who oversees signal generation is on vacation or out sick, or leaves the company? What if the data feed breaks or is corrupted? Are there other employees who understand the ins and outs of the algorithmic code and, most importantly, are qualified and trained to make the appropriate decisions and take corrective action if needed? 

The InvestiQuant team is a diverse, highly collaborative, cross-functional team consisting of traders, full-time software engineers and data analysts. Operating since 2008, we have the financial wherewithal, personnel and processes in place that ensure all operations will continue in a streamlined manner, no matter the circumstances. Just last week myself and Matt (our product manager) were both out of the office (not the norm and the first such time in the past 10 years). Despite that, our programs didn’t miss a beat. They executed flawlessly as our seasoned trading desk and quant developers watched on. Best of all, most of our strategies booked sizable gains while we were out, including our largest single day of profits (+$26,517) year-to-date in the Max 500 program.

Our capital is invested alongside our clients’ and is reliant on the very same trading programs each and every day. That’s why we’ve built our firm with institutional-grade continuity: if life happens, someone’s out, or the unexpected strikes, iQ operations don't skip a beat. We’ve engineered resilience into every layer of our company because our money is on the line too.