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Pico
Pico provides trading infrastructure, global connectivity, market data, software and a packet-level analytics platform to financial institutions.
Pico
Pico provides trading infrastructure, global connectivity, market data, software and a packet-level analytics platform to financial institutions. Customers include exchanges, market makers, banks, brokers, and quantitative trading firms across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Instant access to financial markets is provided via PicoNet, Pico's ultra-low-latency, fault-tolerant and globally comprehensive fiber-optic network platform.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
2009
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Oakland
Corporate office
32 Old Slip, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10005, United States
Additional offices
London, United Kingdom · Singapore · Chicago, United States · Tokyo, Japan · Dublin, Ireland · Hong Kong
Principals
Jarrod Yuster
Chairman, Founder & CEO
Eric Harkness
President & CFO
Seetharam Gorre
Chief Information Officer
David Toomey
Chief Technology Officer
Holly Meacham
Chief Sales Officer
Stacie Swanstrom
Head of Market Services
Ken Jinks
Head of Corvil Analytics
Frank Nebbeling
Head of Commercial & Client Partnerships
Lauren Goldberg
General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer
Kelly Spector
Head of Strategy
Matt Norman
Chief People Officer
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Pico?
Pico is a technology infrastructure and services provider, not an investment firm. It does not make investment decisions or manage capital. Leadership and governance information is not publicly disclosed by the company. The firm sells connectivity, analytics, and hosting to financial institutions that make their own trading and investment decisions.
How does Pico source and deliver its financial market connectivity?
Pico delivers connectivity through PicoNet, a proprietary, globally comprehensive fiber-optic network that feeds multi-asset market data into client algorithms colocated in Pico-managed data centers. The network connects to over 900 exchange and venue products spanning equities, options, fixed income, and crypto. PicoNet is instrumented with the firm's Corvil Analytics telemetry, providing clients with performance monitoring down to the packet level.
Which services does Pico provide specifically for trading firms?
Pico's stack for trading firms includes the RedlineFeed ticker plant and order execution gateway for ultra-low-latency access, Corvil Analytics for real-time network and IT operations monitoring, and managed infrastructure including colocation, cloud, and device-management services. The firm positions these tools as giving electronic market makers and quantitative hedge funds an operational edge through speed and transparency into their trading technology stack.
How is Pico different from exchange colocation or proprietary cloud services?
Unlike single-venue colocation or a broker's captive infrastructure, Pico operates a multi-venue, neutral platform that clients across competing banks and hedge funds use simultaneously. This horizontal architecture means Pico must enforce data isolation and fair-access policies across its shared network and analytics pipeline, a governance challenge that is central to its commercial proposition and client risk assessment.
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