Vector Trading
Bob Young has extensive experience in technology and trading, currently serving as a Technologist at Vector Trading since April 2016. Previously, Bob held various roles at Jump Trading from October 2004 to January 2015, including Trader, Strategist, and Chief Software Architect, where responsibilities encompassed managing software development. Prior experience includes Development Manager at Goldman Sachs, Development Manager at Hull Trading, and a Developer at the Chicago Board Options Exchange and Reuters. Bob began a career in software development with Rich as a Developer in 1985. Academic credentials include a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, earned in May 1985.
Vector Trading
Vector Trading is a prop trading firm composed of talented professionals working on multiple strategies and expanding to different asset classes and electronic exchanges around the world. Vector has consistently experienced self-sustained growth at extraordinary rates since our founding in 2014. Their company culture is based on scientific curiosity, integrity, personal growth and teamwork. Inevitably, this is the secret of their success. Vector Trading works to be a leader in the application of technology and statistical modeling for price discovery in the financial markets. For strategies that depend on speed, their bots can execute trades measured in nanoseconds.