# Vijay Kedia

> Vijay Kedia is the founder, president and CEO of FlexTrade Systems, the trading technology company he founded in 1996. Based in Great Neck, New York, he trained in electrical and electronics engineering at BITS Pilani and worked on Bear Stearns’ program trading desk before building software that helps institutions control execution across brokers and markets.

- **Role:** Founder, President and CEO at FlexTrade Systems
- **Organizations:** FlexTrade Systems, Inc., FlexTrade LLC, FlexTrade UK Limited, Bear Stearns, FONAR Corporation
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
- **Known for:** Founded FlexTrade in 1996 and continues as president and CEO., Included in Institutional Investor’s 2018 Trading Tech 40., Received the 2025 BITS Pilani Distinguished Alumnus Award in Corporate Leadership.

## Career timeline

- **1983** — Graduated from BITS Pilani with an engineering degree.
- **Before 1996** — Worked in scientific programming at FONAR Corporation and on Bear Stearns’ program trading desk; exact employment dates are unverified.
- **1996** — Founded FlexTrade; his cousin Rajiv joined in establishing the company.
- **2001** — Appointed a director of FlexTrade UK Limited on November 23.
- **2017** — FlexTrade launched FlexAlgoWheel on May 15.
- **2018** — Included in Institutional Investor’s Trading Tech 40; FlexTrade launched a strategy back-testing framework in September.
- **2021** — FlexTrade and BlackRock announced a strategic Aladdin integration partnership.
- **2025** — Received BITS Pilani’s Distinguished Alumnus Award in Corporate Leadership.
- **2026** — Led FlexTrade into its thirtieth anniversary year.

## Achievements

- Founded FlexTrade in 1996 and continues as president and CEO.
- Included in Institutional Investor’s 2018 Trading Tech 40.
- Received the 2025 BITS Pilani Distinguished Alumnus Award in Corporate Leadership.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — FlexTrade announced integration of Portx portfolio construction and risk analytics into FlexONE on July 13; this is a company development, not a new personal appointment.
- **2026-06** — The Security Traders Association’s June 11 interview with Rajiv Kedia described FlexTrade’s 30-year history and Vijay Kedia’s founding role.
- **2026-01** — In FlexPREDICTS 2026, published January 13, Kedia marked the thirtieth anniversary year and discussed resilience and barriers to wider AI implementation.

## Links

- Website: https://flextrade.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijay-kedia-2976657

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