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Pico
Pico is an SEC-registered investment adviser in Oakland, CA. It manages approximately $11 million in regulatory assets. The firm has 1 employee and 1...
Pico
Pico is an SEC-registered investment adviser in Oakland, CA. It manages approximately $11 million in regulatory assets. The firm has 1 employee and 1 investment adviser.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
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
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.
Is Pico structured as a single-family office or as an operating technology company?
Pico is a financial technology operating company, not a family office or asset manager. It generates revenue by providing infrastructure, software, and analytics services to financial markets participants. No AUM, investment mandate, or family-wealth origin appears in any public disclosure. Its presence on a family-office research platform likely reflects service provision to family offices as one segment of its client base.
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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