Is AKUNA CAPITAL a good company to work for?

AKUNA CAPITAL has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 381 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 4% over the last 12 months. 77% of employees would recommend working at AKUNA CAPITAL to a friend and 73% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about AKUNA CAPITAL have been left by employees working as Trading Intern , Junior Trader and Software Engineer .

Does AKUNA CAPITAL pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, AKUNA CAPITAL employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at AKUNA CAPITAL. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at AKUNA CAPITAL?

77% of AKUNA CAPITAL employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated AKUNA CAPITAL 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at AKUNA CAPITAL?

Trader (33) , Software Developer (29) , Software Engineer (28) , Junior Trader (18) , Trading Intern (15) , Developer (11) , Quantitative Researcher (11) , Junior Developer (8) , Quantitative Analyst (7) , Quantitative Developer (7) , Intern (6) , C++ Developer (5) , Derivatives Trader (5) , SWE Intern (5) , Anonymous (4)

What are the pros of working at AKUNA CAPITAL according to real employee reviews?

"Most people are nice and helpful." ((in 52 reviews)); "Culture is good" ((in 24 reviews)); "Friendly and smart colleagues" ((in 17 reviews)); "• good work life balance" ((in 14 reviews)); "good and smart people who are always open to teaching" ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at AKUNA CAPITAL according to real employee reviews?

"Management is poor, lack of direction" ((in 18 reviews)); "Low pay and no lunch" ((in 13 reviews)); "Nepotism at its best." ((in 8 reviews)); "Company outlook declining, mid and senior levels are not being compensated well and leaving, recent layoffs, highly political" ((in 8 reviews)); "bad managers, bad pays compared to other trading company." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about AKUNA CAPITAL layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about AKUNA CAPITAL layoffs and their outlook for job security at AKUNA CAPITAL in 2026.

What are the top reviewed AKUNA CAPITAL locations?

Chicago , New York , Champaign , Syracuse , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Boston

AKUNA CAPITAL reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(293 total reviews)

73% positive business outlook

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AKUNA CAPITAL has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 293 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AKUNA CAPITAL employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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293 reviews

2.0

May 29, 2025

Bad culture with no development

Junior trader

Recommend

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Pros

The people at work were smart and some had cool backgrounds The pay was great

Cons

Culture was pretty shocking and leadership didn't make any effort. During my time I didn't receive any training at any point after the grad program, nothing at all invested in development of employees. Bad place to join as a grad since they simply don't care about your career. Culture at workplace wasn't supportive at all. Asking questions and not knowing things were often met with snarky comments and people didn't take ownership of their mistakes. Leadership team is a boys club, not as much of a meritocracy as they like to suggest.

5.0

Feb 3, 2024

Nice culture and learning opportunities

Junior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- People are nice, smart, approachable - Fairly open and not siloed - Pretty good autonomy - Management is fairly transparent and company is very flat

Cons

- Seemingly overly optimistic hiring a while ago led to large layoffs (generally true across the tech sector), it was a rough time and hopefully doesn't happen again

5.0

Feb 26, 2025

Scrappy upstart trading firm

Senior quantitative researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

* Work with some really smart motivated people * Small office vibe - know everyone by name * Fast paced and dynamic. Your work feel your impact.

Cons

* No Free Lunch * Had a big contraction a few years ago - but has been stable since then * Markets close for no man

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Jobs at AKUNA CAPITAL

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