# Kershner Trading Group

> Kershner Trading Group is an Austin-based proprietary trading and technology firm founded by Andy Kershner in 2001. It supplies firm capital, its private Gr8trade execution platform, market data, quantitative infrastructure and mentoring to discretionary traders and systematic strategists, earning a share of trading profits. Its New York partnership with SMB Capital connects its technology with trader education and coaching.

- **Founded:** 2001
- **Headquarters:** Austin, United States
- **Founders:** Andy Kershner (Founder, CEO and Chairman)
- **Products:** Gr8trade, Proprietary trader backing, Quantitative strategy partnerships, Developing-trader program, CloudQuant
- **Notable:** Developed and retained the proprietary Gr8trade platform, with origins in its predecessor business in 1998., Established a New York joint venture with SMB Capital in 2013., CloudQuant’s 2017 public launch included a reported $15 million allocation to a licensed crowd-researched trading algorithm, with a 10% share of monthly net trading profits for its creator. This was trading capital, not corporate fundraising.

## Products & services

- **Gr8trade** — Private execution and analysis platform for firm members, integrating discretionary and automated trading, scripting, backtesting, forward testing, live trading and post-trade analysis. The firm says it is not sold or licensed externally; its predecessor business launched it in 1998.
- **Proprietary trader backing** — Firm capital, trading infrastructure, coaching, technical support and risk management for qualified US equities traders, with smaller activity in futures and options.
- **Quantitative strategy partnerships** — Capital and research/execution infrastructure for quantitative strategists; advertised arrangements allow retained intellectual property, existing tools and location flexibility.
- **Developing-trader program** — Current recruiting describes two years of training and trading, followed by selective progression to larger books, quantitative collaboration and additional products.
- **CloudQuant** — Related technology business historically launched publicly in 2017 as a crowd-research trading incubator. Its present offering is Data Liberator, a platform for accessing distributed data, including through AI tools. The historical incubator and current platform should not be conflated.

## Achievements

- Developed and retained the proprietary Gr8trade platform, with origins in its predecessor business in 1998.
- Established a New York joint venture with SMB Capital in 2013.
- CloudQuant’s 2017 public launch included a reported $15 million allocation to a licensed crowd-researched trading algorithm, with a 10% share of monthly net trading profits for its creator. This was trading capital, not corporate fundraising.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research snapshot on October 25: the public job board lists six openings, including experienced and developing equities roles, a quantitative strategist role and a Summer 2027 Austin trading-desk internship. This is an observation date, not an announcement date.
- **2026-04** — Related business CloudQuant published a three-part data-access series concluding April 8, while its website positions Data Liberator around zero-copy access and AI-agent integration.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kershnertrading.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kershner-trading-group
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/KershnerTrading

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Last updated: 2026-10-25