Key Takeaways
- • AlgoQuant Asset Management has engaged Liquid Mercury to provide trading technology and infrastructure for its multi-strategy digital asset investment platform, according to a Chainwire release dated September 28, 2026.
- • The engagement gives AlgoQuant access to deep liquidity, low-latency infrastructure, advanced execution tools, and middle and back-office capabilities designed for institutional asset managers.
- • The integration is intended to support 24/7 trading operations while allowing AlgoQuant to scale talent, capital, and technology.
- • Liquid Mercury's Mercury Pro platform offers DMA routing, execution algorithms, anonymous multi-dealer RFQ, and integrations with custodians including Fireblocks, Gemini, and BitGo.
- • The announcement is a sponsored press release; no financial terms of the engagement or fund performance figures were disclosed.
Summary
AlgoQuant Asset Management, a Chicago-based investment manager focused on inefficiencies in fast-evolving markets, has selected Liquid Mercury to provide trading technology and infrastructure services, according to a Chainwire release dated September 28, 2026. Liquid Mercury announced the engagement, which is intended to enhance AlgoQuant's multi-strategy investment platform and its execution capabilities across global digital asset markets.
According to the release, the engagement will give AlgoQuant access to deep liquidity, advanced execution capabilities, and professional-grade trading tools. The firm describes its commitment to quantitative excellence, risk integrity, and operational resilience. AlgoQuant states that the integration allows it to maintain 24/7 trading operations while scaling talent, capital, and technology. The firm's team and trading groups are described as based in key global financial and digital asset markets.
Liquid Mercury's platform, Mercury Pro, is described as an institutional-grade system for crypto derivatives and spot trading. Its stated capabilities include DMA routing, order staging, execution algorithms, and anonymous multi-dealer RFQ to source block liquidity. The platform supports single-leg and multi-leg orders, provides access to derivatives at onshore and offshore exchanges, and offers APIs (FIX, WebSocket, and REST). Liquid Mercury states that it integrates with custodians Fireblocks, Gemini, and BitGo. The company was founded by trader Tony Saliba, who was featured in Jack Schwager's "Market Wizards."
The release does not disclose the financial terms of the engagement, assets under management, or any fund performance data. It notes that nothing in the release constitutes an offer of fund interests or a representation of future performance. The source is a sponsored press release, and the primary contact is Liquid Mercury director Kent Egan.
According to the release, the engagement will give AlgoQuant access to deep liquidity, advanced execution capabilities, and professional-grade trading tools. The firm describes its commitment to quantitative excellence, risk integrity, and operational resilience. AlgoQuant states that the integration allows it to maintain 24/7 trading operations while scaling talent, capital, and technology. The firm's team and trading groups are described as based in key global financial and digital asset markets.
Liquid Mercury's platform, Mercury Pro, is described as an institutional-grade system for crypto derivatives and spot trading. Its stated capabilities include DMA routing, order staging, execution algorithms, and anonymous multi-dealer RFQ to source block liquidity. The platform supports single-leg and multi-leg orders, provides access to derivatives at onshore and offshore exchanges, and offers APIs (FIX, WebSocket, and REST). Liquid Mercury states that it integrates with custodians Fireblocks, Gemini, and BitGo. The company was founded by trader Tony Saliba, who was featured in Jack Schwager's "Market Wizards."
The release does not disclose the financial terms of the engagement, assets under management, or any fund performance data. It notes that nothing in the release constitutes an offer of fund interests or a representation of future performance. The source is a sponsored press release, and the primary contact is Liquid Mercury director Kent Egan.
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