About AIQ Markets

We empower bond traders, portfolio managers, and quant teams with institutional-grade intelligence for U.S. corporate bond markets.

Our Mission

U.S. corporate bond markets move fast, data is fragmented, and trading desks need answers now. Traditional terminals weren't built for this reality.

AIQ Markets is changing that. With AIQ Insight™, we're building dynamic intelligence that understands bond markets, integrates with institutional workflows, and turns trade data into actionable insights in seconds.

Our goal: give every trader, portfolio manager, and quant team the edge that comes from faster, more flexible market intelligence.

Enterprise-First

Built for institutional trading desks from day one

Speed-Focused

Optimized for real-time workflows and rapid decision-making

Market-Aware

Deep understanding of fixed income data and trading workflows

Executive

Kevin Rutter

CEO

ex. NYDDEX • Peak6

Serial founder & operator. Co-founded Steel Key Capital and founded NYDDEX (regulated perpetual-futures for U.S. market).

Ex-PEAK6 volatility-arbitrage trader. Former head of digital assets at R3. U.S. Patent holder with 5+ peer-reviewed papers.

Brandon Stiles

CTO

ex. Convergence RFQ • Bloomberg

Market-structure builder. Co-launched transparent, on-chain RFQ exchange supplying liquidity to makers and takers.

Built OTC infrastructure end-to-end. Bridges product, engineering, and market-connectivity to ship production systems.

David E Rutter

Board Chair

ex. LiquidityEdge • ICAP

Founded LiquidityEdge (first new U.S. Treasuries venue in a decade), sold to MarketAxess for $150M. Founded R3 and LedgerEdge.

Former CEO, ICAP Electronic Broking. Led 500+ staff, drove >$500M revenue. Deep relationships across fixed income markets.

Advisors

Steve Whyman

Fidelity
BlackRock

Arthur Breitman

Tezos
Goldman Sachs

James Carlyle

R3
Barclays

Kate Karimson

LedgerEdge
CME

Stefano Dallavalle

LedgerEdge
MarketAxess

Our Expertise

Deep expertise in three crucial areas

Financial Markets

Deep understanding of fixed income trading and workflows

AI & Machine Learning

Cutting-edge AI research and production deployment

Enterprise Software

Battle-tested systems for mission-critical operations

Careers

We're looking for exceptional engineers, traders, and market-structure experts who want to build the future of fixed income trading. Competitive NYC compensation, meaningful equity, and top-tier benefits.

Senior AI/ML Engineer

Full-Time · New York, NY

Build LLM/RAG agents and real-time pipelines over millions of bond trades, with knowledge graphs and production AI infrastructure.

Quant Engineer

Full-Time · New York, NY

Build yield-curve, relative-value, and execution-analytics models and production pricing engines for U.S. corporate bonds.

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AIQ Markets is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.