What Trading Firms Get When They Work With Us
Technology that turns market complexity into measurable business advantage
Global Macro Intelligence
Spot opportunities across FX, commodities, and equities before your competitors. Our systems detect market shifts in real-time, giving you the edge to act first.
Zero-Latency Execution
In markets where milliseconds cost millions, our execution architecture ensures you're always first in line. Faster fills, better prices, lower slippage.
Predictive Intelligence
Machine learning that adapts to changing markets automatically. We turn raw data into actionable predictions that improve your win rate and reduce drawdowns.
Risk Protection
Automated safeguards that protect your capital 24/7. Real-time monitoring, instant alerts, and complete audit trails that satisfy regulators and keep you in control.
Leadership
Kevin Thomas Founder & Principal Engineer
Kevin founded The 1.21 Initiative to close the gap between academic quantitative methods and production trading systems. His background in complex systems modelling at Oxford, combined with years of hands-on experience building low-latency execution infrastructure, means every engagement is approached with both theoretical rigour and practical realism.
Prior to founding the firm, Kevin worked across proprietary trading desks and hedge fund technology teams, building systems that processed high-throughput market data and executed under strict latency constraints. His systems have operated in regulated environments where correctness and auditability are non-negotiable.
We do not just build what you ask for — we partner with you to understand what your business actually needs. The result: trading systems that stay online during crashes, execute faster than the competition, and deliver returns you can measure.
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We Validate Before We Build
Every engagement starts with a hypothesis. We prove or disprove it before committing your capital to production development.
We Measure What Matters
Sharpe ratio, fill rates, and PnL attribution — not code coverage or deployment frequency. Our metrics align with your business outcomes.
We Transfer Knowledge
We do not create dependencies. Every engagement includes documentation, training, and knowledge transfer so your team can maintain and extend what we build.
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