INTRODUCTION

Belvedere Trading is a proprietary trading firm specializing in equity index options. It is a member firm of the Chicago Board Options Exchange and currently has traders on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange as well as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange that act as market makers, ensuring liquidity by laying two sided markets to help provide an orderly market place in the products it trades.

Founded in 2002, Belvedere Trading, LLC exclusively manages its own capital seeking returns based on marketplace changes and discrepancies. The firm currently operates an office of more than fifty employees and actively pursues opportunities for growth.

The company utilizes its own proprietary trading models and software systems, maintained by a thriving technology department, in order to stay ahead in the fast paced trading industry. These systems are continuously reengineered, optimized and maintained by an internal technology department to keep Belvedere a progressive trading firm.