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 48 reviews)); "Culture is good" ((in 25 reviews)); "Friendly and smart colleagues" ((in 17 reviews)); "good and smart people who are always open to teaching" ((in 14 reviews)); "The pay was great" ((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)); "Nepotism at its best." ((in 9 reviews)); "Company outlook declining, mid and senior levels are not being compensated well and leaving, recent layoffs, highly political" ((in 7 reviews)); "bad managers, bad pays compared to other trading company." ((in 5 reviews)); "Long hours and not much off a community" ((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

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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).

Reviews by job title

293 reviews

4.0

Oct 5, 2016

Expect to Work

Trade support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cutting edge technology Always something to do Pay and benefits are superb Kitchen is always stocked with food

Cons

Expect to work 12+ hours a day

5.0

Oct 1, 2016

Great place

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

relaxed, good salary, good team environment and collaborative

Cons

i wish i could have kept up

4.0

Sep 29, 2016

Trading Intern

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lot's of independence. Hard working environment. Sociable people. No wasted hours at work, and recreational lounge/ping pong table. Extremely performance oriented.

Cons

Can be cliquey. Need 5 words at least..

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