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 20 reviews)); "Friendly and smart colleagues" ((in 18 reviews)); "Office is pretty, good location." ((in 16 reviews)); "• good work life balance" ((in 15 reviews))

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

"Management is poor, lack of direction" ((in 21 reviews)); "Nepotism at its best." ((in 8 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)); "Long hours and not much off a community" ((in 6 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

5.0

Nov 12, 2025

Love working with my Team

Quant researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its been a great place to join from university. My team are fantastic to work with. Workloads have intense and quiet periods which is a good WLB for me. My Dept Heads are really good guys. I like the company overall and see myself here for a long time. Wasnt always certain we had the right leadership but they proved themselves.

Cons

Very surprised by the negative reviews on here and suspect its adverse selection from people who were laid off a few years back. Hope all the best for them but its probably time to let it go.

1.0

Oct 24, 2025

Low quality leadership

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None that I can think of

Cons

Poor management performance Low bonus percentage Low morale due to sudden redundancies Can't recommend this place

4.0

Oct 24, 2025

Great work life balance for HFT but sudden redundancies

Junior developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Friendly and smart colleagues - Challenging problems to solve - Great work life balance for HFT - Great managers (at least in my team)

Cons

- Sudden redundancies - Not the highest paying HFT

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