ProtosResearchLabs
Technology for systematic trading

From market insight
to disciplined execution.

A trading platform and strategy suite in development for people who take markets seriously. We’re bringing together low-latency infrastructure, quantitative research, and systematic approaches to delta-one and options trading.

In development · For active traders and professional trading teams

THE PRODUCT VISIONRESEARCH → EXECUTION
UnderstandMarket data & context
DevelopDelta-one & options strategies
EvaluateRisk, costs & robustness
ExecuteLow-latency infrastructure
01The platform

Built around the
trading process.

A strategy needs more than an idea. It needs a way to evaluate its assumptions, understand its risks, and translate it into execution. These priorities shape our product direction.

Execution infrastructure

We’re developing an ultra-low-latency trading platform with performance and reliability as core engineering goals.

  • Efficient handling of market events
  • A focus on the path from decision to order
  • Latency and reliability as design priorities

Systematic strategy research

A suite of strategies across delta-one and options, built around explicit hypotheses and repeatable evaluation.

  • Clearly defined trading logic
  • Research across market conditions
  • Attention to costs and implementation

Risk-aware development

Our intended workflow considers exposure, downside, and execution constraints alongside potential returns.

  • Position and payoff analysis
  • Sensitivity to changing assumptions
  • Testing and review before deployment

These are development priorities, not a list of currently available product features.

02Strategy research

Two market perspectives.
One research discipline.

We’re developing systematic approaches to public financial markets, with distinct research tracks for delta-one instruments and options.

01 / DELTA ONE

Research the underlying move.

Delta-one instruments broadly track changes in an underlying asset. Our research direction explores how market observations can become defined, testable trading rules.

Research lens
Price behaviour, market structure, and the conditions behind a trading hypothesis.
Evaluation lens
Exposure, liquidity, turnover, transaction costs, and drawdowns.
Engineering lens
How a strategy’s execution requirements translate into platform design.
02 / OPTIONS

Look beyond direction.

Options introduce multiple dimensions: the underlying price, volatility, time, and the shape of the payoff. We’re developing strategies with these relationships in view.

Research lens
Payoff structures and how option prices respond to changing market conditions.
Evaluation lens
Greeks, volatility exposure, liquidity, and downside scenarios.
Engineering lens
The coordination and execution considerations of options strategies.
03Our approach

An idea is the beginning.
Validation comes next.

The workflow we’re building toward makes the reasoning behind a strategy as important as the result.

Frame the hypothesis

Define the opportunity, the market conditions it depends on, and what would invalidate it.

Test the assumptions

Examine historical behaviour with attention to data quality, costs, and the limits of a backtest.

Evaluate the risks

Consider exposure, drawdowns, liquidity, and sensitivity to different market scenarios.

Review and iterate

Translate research into tested implementations, with human review before deployment.

04Who we’re building for

For traders who
think in systems.

We’re shaping the product for active individuals and professional teams looking for a more structured approach to research and trading.

Active individual traders

For traders moving from discretionary observations toward explicit rules, repeatable analysis, and a clearer understanding of risk.

Quantitative & trading teams

For teams thinking about how research, strategy implementation, and execution infrastructure should work together.

05A few details

Before we talk.

Is the platform available today?

The platform and strategy suite are in development. Get in touch to discuss what we’re building and share your requirements. This website is a product introduction, not a live trading application.

Which markets are you focused on?

Our focus is delta-one and options strategies in public financial markets. Specific instrument coverage, broker connections, and access arrangements will depend on the product’s development.

How does AI fit into the product?

We plan to use AI-assisted tools for code development, testing, debugging, and research analysis. Latency-critical trade execution would run in dedicated infrastructure, with our team reviewing changes before deployment.

How can I learn more?

Email ks@protosresearch.com with the markets you trade, your current workflow, and what you would like to improve. We welcome product enquiries and conversations with traders and research teams.

Let’s talk trading technology

Tell us how you trade.

Discuss the platform, share your workflow, or explore a research and technology collaboration.