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 53 reviews)); "Culture is good" ((in 21 reviews)); "Friendly and smart colleagues" ((in 18 reviews)); "Very good pay, nice office" ((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 17 reviews)); "Nepotism at its best." ((in 9 reviews)); "Recruitment was barely scathed during layoffs, so that they can continue to have their team lunches and only use external recruiters." ((in 7 reviews)); "bad managers, bad pays compared to other trading company." ((in 5 reviews)); "High pressure due to the nature of the work" ((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

5.0

Oct 28, 2023

Chill Environment

Swe intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very Chill environment; enjoyed the work

Cons

Divide between SWEs and Traders,

4.0

Oct 4, 2023

Good place to learn but going downhill rapidly

Quantitative developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good opportunity for impact even as a junior, fast pace of innovation and development, interesting problems to solve, generally good WLB but team-dependent

Cons

Company outlook declining, mid and senior levels are not being compensated well and leaving, recent layoffs, highly political

4.0

Sep 22, 2023

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Quantitative developer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Rewarding Interesting work Free food/beverages + ammenities were amazing

Cons

Very competitive. Never felt like I could become a senior because of the intellect I was around. I was understood that there was a chance I would be let off, but it happened suddenly and sadly

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