Is Chicago Trading Company a good company to work for?

Chicago Trading Company has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 211 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months. 50% of employees would recommend working at Chicago Trading Company to a friend and 50% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Chicago Trading Company have been left by employees working as Quantitative Trader , Trader and Software Engineer .

Does Chicago Trading Company pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Chicago Trading Company employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Chicago Trading Company. This rating has decreased by 11% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Chicago Trading Company?

50% of Chicago Trading Company employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Chicago Trading Company 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Chicago Trading Company?

Software Engineer (26) , Trader (14) , Quantitative Trader (12) , Senior Software Engineer (8) , Associate Software Engineer (5) , Engineer (5) , Director (4) , Quantitative Researcher (4) , Senior Engineer (4) , Senior Trader (3) , Software Developer (3) , Trading Assistant (3) , Consultant (2) , Intern (2) , Junior Quant Trader (2)

What are the pros of working at Chicago Trading Company according to real employee reviews?

"Works good and culture is great!" ((in 35 reviews)); "Nice people to work with." ((in 28 reviews)); "Great benefits" ((in 20 reviews)); "They also offer good work/life balance" ((in 12 reviews)); "Coworkers are friendly and collaborative." ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Chicago Trading Company according to real employee reviews?

"bad management from the top down." ((in 13 reviews)); "Some managers don’t even have the required experience to lead the teams." ((in 6 reviews)); "This place tries to attract talents from various places with high comp but is unable to retain them when their bonus keeps dropping." ((in 6 reviews)); "Leadership seems aligned with these concerns." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Chicago Trading Company layoffs in 2026?

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

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Chicago Trading Company reviews

3.5

50% would recommend to a friend

(190 total reviews)

Lauren Rauch and Josh Schubkegel

64% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Chicago Trading Company has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 190 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Chicago Trading Company employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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190 reviews

4.0

Aug 16, 2024

Great culture

Sre engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay & culture, exposure to traders and trading.

Cons

Currently going through an org change

3.0

Feb 15, 2023

Good experience

Quantitative trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people and good traders

Cons

Not much I can think of

5.0

May 7, 2022

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work, good atmosphere and environment, balance between personal life and job, good salaries

Cons

Can’t think of anything tbh. If there is something you don’t like, management will always be very open to make things better

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