An event-driven, discretionary trading firm at the bleeding edge of price discovery

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Who we are

Hermeneutic research is an interdisciplinary organization of world class researchers, traders, engineers, and operators who drive the frontier of the price discovery process.

"Hermeneutics," in its modern sense, means the study and methodology of interpretation.

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"Hermeneutics," in its modern sense, means the study and methodology of interpretation.

There is also an older sense of the word hermeneutic, one that comes from Heidegger's On the Way to Language, where he traces the word's root to the Greek messenger god Hermes: "Hermeneutics means not just the interpretation but, even before it, the bearing of message and tidings."

And, we acknowledge that the interpreter themselves is a part of the process of observation. For this reason, we build world-class teams.

hermeneutic Research is a research-driven, intuition-first firm. The firm's talent and shared knowledge are its most valuable assets. The organization scales through quality of talent and capital growth.

We are transparent and flat internally, but private to the outside world.

"Hermeneutics," in its modern sense, means the study and methodology of interpretation.

There is also an older sense of the word hermeneutic, one that comes from Heidegger's On the Way to Language, where he traces the word's root to the Greek messenger god Hermes: "Hermeneutics means not just the interpretation but, even before it, the bearing of message and tidings."

And, we acknowledge that the interpreter themselves is a part of the process of observation. For this reason, we build world-class teams.

hermeneutic Research is a research-driven, intuition-first firm. The firm's talent and shared knowledge are its most valuable assets. The organization scales through quality of talent and capital growth.

We are transparent and flat internally, but private to the outside world.

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Values

What brings us together is a set of shared values:

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What we do

hermeneutic research advances the frontier of what is possible in trading by applying rigorous and falsifiable processes to complex systems that may appear unpredictable to others.

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Sketch of hands representing hermeneutics — the art of interpretation. Meaning is actively formed, never passively received.

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The firm exists to generate alpha through deep research and asymmetry of information. Its strategy approach is discretionary, long/short, liquid, and event-driven. Research and trading lead the firm by identifying market opportunities in which the firm believes it should compete. We measure success through risk-adjusted returns.

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The firm marries human judgement with development of pragmatic technologies.

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Technology and operations bring synergistic alphas to this research and trading process and enable it beyond itself. We build proprietary systems where engineering meaningfully improves performance and decision quality. Collaboration and interdisciplinary excellence are structural — our technology teams work alongside researchers and traders.

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The firm trades the capital of its partners, employees, and investors, ensuring logical consistency and alignment in its risk-taking.

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The firm exists to generate alpha through deep research and asymmetry of information. Its strategy approach is discretionary, long/short, liquid, and event-driven. Research and trading lead the firm by identifying market opportunities in which the firm believes it should compete. We measure success through risk-adjusted returns.

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The firm marries human judgement with development of pragmatic technologies.

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Technology and operations bring synergistic alphas to this research and trading process and enable it beyond itself. We build proprietary systems where engineering meaningfully improves performance and decision quality. Collaboration and interdisciplinary excellence are structural — our technology teams work alongside researchers and traders.

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The firm trades the capital of its partners, employees, and investors, ensuring logical consistency and alignment in its risk-taking.

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Open roles

Hermeneutic Research has primary offices in Taipei and Singapore but sources world-class talent globally. A number of employees work remotely, and teams come together in person to tackle the largest opportunities and most complex challenges.

We provide competitive base compensation, with unmatched opportunities for convex upside in the form of discretionary compensation and profit share. Given the nature of our business, we hold ourselves to a performance-driven culture.

We value our human talent and provide our employees with excellent medical coverage, an unlimited time-off policy, structured learning opportunities, and the chance to come together on company trips.

If you want to do the best work of your career alongside people who hold themselves to the same standard — we'd like to hear from you.

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