iSAM Securities as a Market Maker

A Quantitative Market Maker, Built for Modern Markets

Market makers are essential to the functioning of today’s financial markets. By providing continuous two-way pricing, they ensure liquidity, tighter spreads and reliable execution across changing market conditions.

At iSAM Securities Limited, market making is powered by institutional-grade quantitative technology, disciplined risk management and a diversified client franchise - delivering liquidity that reflects real market dynamics.

The Role of Market Makers in Modern Electronic Markets

Market makers dynamically adjust pricing in response to live market conditions, supported by advanced quantitative models, real-time risk management and sophisticated execution infrastructure.

Maintain Orderly Trading

By continuously quoting two-way prices, ensuring buyers and sellers can transact efficiently even when markets are moving quickly.

Reduce Transaction Costs

By narrowing bid-ask spreads through competitive pricing, improving execution outcomes for market participants.

Provide Liquidity When Volatility Increases

By remaining active in the market during periods of heightened uncertainty, supporting trading continuity when other participants may withdraw.

Enable Price Discovery

By continuously updating bid and ask prices based on real-time market data, helping markets accurately reflect supply and demand.

What Makes iSAM Securities Different?

Unique Inventory

We have truly unique insight with direct access to aggregated flow from retail broker clients that is often uncorrelated with institutional consensus, along with our dominant market share in this space.

Differentiated Skew

Our diverse flow and disciplined risk appetite allow us to price markets autonomously, producing differentiated skew and liquidity that is often unavailable from traditional providers.

Strength in Gold

With significant daily XAU flow through our franchise, we deliver deep liquidity and consistently tight spreads in one of the world’s most actively traded markets.

True Risk Takers

We generate our own proprietary risk price, powered by systems ingesting 2 billion datapoints daily. Our ultra-fast technology delivers sub-1ms turnaround times, ensuring consistently high execution quality.

Institutional DNA

Our market making capability is built on the same quantitative technology and research principles that underpin our systematic hedge fund heritage. This includes ultra-low market impact and no recycling of traditional liquidity.