Simplex Trading

HQ
Chicago, Illinois, USA
131 Total Employees
59 Product + Tech Employees
Year Founded: 2004
Technology. Trading. Team.
Since our founding in 2004, Simplex has continued to remain at the forefront of the industry by focusing on innovation, automation, and data-driven analysis.
Simplex is a leading technology-driven market-making firm that builds proprietary software to create and capitalize on financial opportunities. We combine talented and dedicated technologists with data-driven employees to solve constantly evolving puzzles in the marketplace.
Specializing in US Equity Options and Future Options, Simplex provides the liquidity essential to a competitive, fairly-functioning marketplace. We continue to reinvent ourselves and evolve to best capitalize on financial market opportunity.

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Simplex Trading Offices

OnSite Workspace

Employees work from physical offices.

As a part of our commitment to fostering collaboration, innovation, and team culture, all employees in this role are expected to work onsite.

Typical time on-site: None
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What the Team is Saying

Simplex is the perfect fit because of its streamlined, tech-first culture. I get to focus on what matters most without jumping through hoops.
Jonathan
Jonathan
Jonathan
Nothing ever feels stagnant here, and the freedom to explore and tackle new challenges as I see fit keeps me engaged each day.
Joe
Joe
Joe
Simplex has a great vibe: incredibly intelligent people solving some of the market's most complex issues in a collaborative environment. I also love the top tier office space!
Ben
Ben
Ben
I have a lot of free space to solve problems and devise solutions in a way that aligns with my own style and perspective
Paul
Paul
Paul
As a developer at Simplex, I get to dedicate most of my time to tackling interesting projects involving writing and debugging code. I value the company's efforts to keep meetings to a minimum, which greatly boosts our productivity levels.
Daniel
Daniel
Daniel
Never in my career have I been more excited to come to work and help make myself, our team and the organization better. I feel recognized and rewarded for my contributions and that empowers me to strive for even greater heights.
Kevin
Kevin
Kevin

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Dennis Kerlin, Simplex Trading CCO. | Photo: Simplex Trading
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Published on October 22, 2025

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Technology We Use

C++
C++
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MariaDB
MariaDB
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MySQL
MySQL
DATABASES
Python
Python
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R
R
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SQL
SQL
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Boost
Boost
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C
C
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SystemVerilog
SystemVerilog
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