Chicago Trading Company (CTC) is a proprietary market-making firm with floor and electronic operations in the derivatives market.
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CTC is a cutting-edge proprietary trading firm with a long-term vision and a clear focus on helping the world price and manage risk. Our fun and trusting culture inspires us to solve the industry’s most challenging problems and take calculated risks in a collaborative environment.
We strive to be the most innovative firm in the industry today, tomorrow, and long into the future while upholding ethical excellence. We believe that CTC makes a positive impact on the markets, the lives of our employees, and all the communities to which we belong. Started in 1995 by a team of forward-thinking Traders, we are proud to call ourselves an industry leader that keeps making markets and each other better.
Born out of Chicago Trading Company, CTC Capital Management is an asset manager operating nine investment vehicles, with over $200MM of committed capital under management. Our strict adherence to principles and processes, discipline, in depth analysis, and sizing enable the company to successfully invest in alternative strategies with a lean towards real estate, life settlements, fund of funds, and private equity. We focus on generating strong IRR returns by discovering opportunities in asset classes that may require longer hold times and use varying degrees of leverage. CTC Capital Management’s real estate division invests in apartment communities in need of recapitalization, repositioning, renovation, and ground-up development.
We are seeking a highly motivated and results-driven individual, to spearhead investor communication, forge new relationships, and drive capital inflow to support our aggressive growth plans!
Capital Raising and Business Development:
- Grow our investor base of high net worth, ultra-high net worth, family office, and institutional investors to assist in raising substantial capital for our real estate offerings.
- Devise and execute strategic marketing campaigns to enhance our value proposition and appeal to potential investors.
- Establish relationships with additional capital providers to identify co-investors/lenders for larger transactions.
Investor Engagement and Relations:
- Cultivate and bolster relationships with our existing investor base, ensuring they remain informed, engaged, and enthusiastic about our offerings.
- Regularly report to senior management on investor relations activities and their outcomes.
Networking:
- Attend capital markets and industry conferences / events representing the firm to expand the network of industry contacts.
Database Management and Analytics – including familiarity with Juniper Square.
- Maintain a comprehensive investor database, tracking interactions, preferences, commitments, and other essential data.
- Measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns using KPIs and ROI metrics.
Stakeholder Communication and Reporting:
- Field investor questions for capital calls, distributions, and general fund questions.
What We’re Looking For
- 10+ years of Investor Relations/Fund Raising experience in the commercial real estate industry, working for an owner/operator, institutional operator, a capital allocator, or a placement agent.
- Experience raising capital from and managing relationships with high net worth, ultra-high net worth, family office, and institutional investors.
- Existing rolodex a plus.
- Some experience in multifamily real estate is preferred but not required.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Willingness to travel.
- Strong analytical abilities and understanding of financial and securities markets.
- Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Our Benefits
We strongly believe in the well-being of our employees and their families so we offer outstanding benefits to support you both professionally and personally. These benefits include generous medical coverage, paid parental leave, free breakfast and lunch (plus healthy snacks, of course), wellness reimbursement, quarterly recharge days, and a variety of other benefits focused on providing the best employee experience.
(Disclaimer: Interns and Contractors are not eligible for benefits at CTC)
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
At CTC, we aim to cultivate a workplace that celebrates diversity and each person feels included, engaged and empowered. Where each of us feels we belong. We are committed to having a diverse workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. CTC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us at info@chicagotrading.com. Note that emails sent to this email account for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.