Who we are

At SDI Partners we are mathematicians, computer scientists, statisticians, and engineers.

We research and develop automated AI trading systems and algorithms using advanced mathematical techniques.

We have built one of the world's most sophisticated trading/computing environments, and our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading.

Our Story

Our founding partners first conceptualised SDI while working in the city of London and noticing how the earliest adopters of artificial intelligence and supercomputing were beginning to outperform the pack in the quantitative investment management world.

SDI Partners was then formed in the second half of 2022 as a commodity options trading outfit, offering fund management services to private investors. A little over a year later, in 2024, we began offering our services to the public as a multi-asset class options trading firm and market maker.

SDI is an acronym that stands for Seder Digital Intelligence. Seder is a Hebrew word that translates to order, referring to a structured method of learning, emphasising clear sequences and methodologies to enhance understanding and retention of knowledge.

This encapsulates the quantitative investment strategy we excel in today, built up primarily around machine learning and artificial intelligence.

We are proud of what we have accomplished since inception but even more excited for what lies ahead of us. As we continue to build, access new markets, and create new strategies, we believe the majority of our growth profile is still ahead of us.

SDI’s History

Past
Past

SDI's founding partners graduated from Oxford, UCL, and MIT with degrees in computer science and mathematics and founded SDI in 2022. Armed with programming skills and sharp quantitative minds, they hypothesised that by harnessing the emerging powers of technology, they could outperform the markets. Very quickly their algorithms saw success in the markets, and SDI grew from its origins in commodities to a global, multi-asset class trading firm.

Present
Present

Today SDI employs over 150 brilliant minds from a variety of mathematical, scientific, technical, and quantitative disciplines. We trade on nearly all of the world's electronic markets and are a leading force in the utilisation of artificial intelligence in the quant investment management industry.

Future
Future

The marketplace is constantly shifting, and as a young company with a focused management team, we are quick to adapt and even lead the changes. Our track record shows that we are successful in low-volatility conditions and excel during times of high volatility. With many more untapped assets, strategies, and markets to trade, SDI's global expansion is only just beginning.

How We Earn Your Returns

Options Trading

SDI's core business is options trading, and we are one of the largest emerging options market participants globally.


We actively trade options on major currencies, commodities, cryptocurrencies, and equities on exchanges around the world.


Momentum and technical patterns provide a base for machine learning and predictive techniques on fundamental regimes to risk weight each trade we make.


Our in-house supercomputers, capable of 200 quadrillion calculations per second, analyse millions of data points continuously and enable our proprietary trading algorithms to execute trades at optimal pricing, aiming to profit from short-term momentum and volatility while forecasting price movements with greater accuracy and mitigating risk to provide for high trading returns.


We make use of a combination of deep learning, supervised learning, and reinforcement learning algorithms for trading.


Our trading algorithms have different in-built strategy “wizards” that analyse market conditions, compare previous trading patterns in similar scenarios during the past 20 years of data, and combine everything in one single software.


During the non-stop analytics, research, and optimisation process, all new movements and patterns are stored to be used in upcoming scenarios, helping solve future market situations. With deep reinforcement learning, our systems can constantly learn and develop meaningful trading decisions.



Market Making

We act as market makers and liquidity providers, standing ready to buy and sell a wide range of equity, commodity, FX, and fixed income products in order to generate profit through the bid-ask spread.


We build bridges between supply and demand, across space and time, to make the world's financial markets more efficient, stable, and transparent.



Investor Protection

At SDI, risk management and control are in our DNA and are built into our financial and operational processes. Our dedicated team of risk and control professionals ensures we are operating in accordance with the strict investment regulatory guidelines aimed at capital preservation and safety against loss. It is for this reason individual investors entrust us with their capital, and we are trusted to provide continuous prices for thousands of financial instruments on exchanges around the globe.

Partner funds are held with insured custodians and are segregated from our corporate activities, ensuring that our partner funds are never subject to any risks related to our business operations.

We focus on four core risk and control domains: market risk, operational risk, automated trading risk, and compliance. As of December 2024, exposure to both our investment offerings has been rated by independent auditors as safe and regulatory compliant with a moderate risk profile.



An artificial intelligence, fortune-seeking electronic brain at our command

Our Philosophy

Our ambition is to become and remain the best-performing investment management firm of all time. We strive to identify the most optimal uses of capital to generate sustainable above-market returns for professional investors who bank on us around the world.

Innovation and technology are at the forefront of what we do. Our people are relentless in seeking a better path. Each day, we refine and reconstruct our strategies, models, and technology in pursuit of superior results and sustained long-term outperformance.

Sustained Long Term Growth

Outperforming Traditional
Investment Vehicles

Positive Performance
Irrespective of Market Cycles

Our expertise

We trade and provide institutional entities around the globe with liquidity in equities, FX, fixed income, and commodity products.

  • Equities
    ETF Options
  • Equities
    Index Options
  • FX
    FX Listed Options
  • Fixed Income
    Government Futures
  • Equities
    Dividend Futures
  • Commodities
    Natural Gas Options
  • Equities
    Single Stock Futures
  • Equities
    ETF Options
  • Equities
    Index Options
  • FX
    FX Listed Options
  • Fixed Income
    Government Futures
  • Equities
    Dividend Futures
  • Commodities
    Natural Gas Options
  • Equities
    Single Stock Futures
  • Commodities
    Oil Options
  • Fixed Income
    Treasury Options
  • Equities
    Index Futures
  • Equities
    ETFs
  • Commodities
    Precious and Base Metals Options
  • Fixed Income
    Eurodollar Options
  • Fixed Income
    Government Options (Germany)
  • Commodities
    Oil Options
  • Fixed Income
    Treasury Options
  • Equities
    Index Futures
  • Equities
    ETFs
  • Commodities
    Precious and Base Metals Options
  • Fixed Income
    Eurodollar Options
  • Fixed Income
    Government Options (Germany)
  • Commodities
    ETFs
  • Equities
    Single Stock Options
  • Equities
    ETFs (Global ETFs)
  • Equities
    Index Options (ex Japan)
  • Equities
    Cash Equity
  • Commodities
    Agricultural Options
  • FX
    FX Listed and OTC Options
  • Commodities
    ETFs
  • Equities
    Single Stock Options
  • Equities
    ETFs (Global ETFs)
  • Equities
    Index Options (ex Japan)
  • Equities
    Cash Equity
  • Commodities
    Agricultural Options
  • FX
    FX Listed and OTC Options

Our Managing Partners

David Rosenberg, Andrew Katz, and Amit Iyer are the managing partners at SDI and are closely involved in the day-to-day operations of the firm. David is the head of trading and focuses on the firm's growth into new markets and asset classes, Andrew is our head of technology and leads the development and maintenance of the technology that keeps us ahead of the pack, and Amit is our head algorithmic engineer, dedicated to developing SDI's cutting-edge trading and market-making algorithms.

David Rosenberg

David Rosenberg

Andrew Katz

Andrew Katz

Amit Iyer

Amit Iyer

Our Team Has

60%+

Quantitative researchers who hold a PhD

As of December 2024

90%+

Quantitative researchers who hold an advanced degree

60%+

Research and engineering function heads who achieved their positions within 10 years of graduating university

FAQs

Is SDI Partners licensed?

Yes, SDI Partners is authorised to provide investment management services under the regulation of the Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016.

How long does account setup take?

If you filled out our account opening form correctly, we will be able to verify your information and set up your account almost immediately.

How are my returns accrued?

Daily returns net of fees are credited into partner accounts at the end of each trading day. Please note that markets are closed on weekends and bank holidays; hence, no returns should be expected on such days.

Can I open an investment account from my country?

Our services are available to residents of most countries except China, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Bolivia.

Are my returns compounded?

Yes, we compound all client accounts on the first week of each calendar month.

How accurate are your performance projections?

Our monthly projected returns are derived from algorithmic simulations of our past market performance under similar market conditions, taking the market volatility into account. It is very unlikely that any fluctuations will occur too far below or above the returns we project in the short to medium term.

What are your fees?

We only charge you money when we make you money. These charges amount to 10% of your monthly returns and are billed before returns are credited into your account daily.
This performance fee allows us to run a profit and also build up the cash reserves required to maintain, update, and upgrade our technological infrastructure.

How do I handle my tax?

Tax handling is the full responsibility of each capital partner and depends on their unique circumstances as well as the governing tax laws of their place of abode.

Do you have a lock up period?

No, there is no lock-up period; your investment balance can be withdrawn from or topped up at any point in time.

How secure is your website and my data?

Our data centres are certified for Information Security Management Standards and operate with multiple layers of security, virtualised environments, and secure encryption. Microsoft, our network host, actively mitigates DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks and performs regular penetration testing.

We are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office and we will obtain, process, store, use, and retain your personal data in accordance with the applicable data protection legislation.

How do I close my account?

If you would like your account closed and your personal data deleted, please send a request to privacy@sdi.partners and we would be happy to do so.

Is there an upper limit on invested capital?

Yes, there is a $10m upper limit on each partner account. In the case the upper limit is reached either through account growth or subscriptions, mandatory monthly withdrawals of accrued returns in excess of said upper limit will be made.