Our Perspective

In today’s financial markets, success hinges on the seamless fusion of market insight, technological innovation, and quantitative precision. At Polygon, we integrate decades of expertise with a forward-looking approach, helping firms navigate complexity and unlock strategic opportunities.

Core Principles

Data as a Strategic Advantage
Effective market strategies begin with structured, high-integrity data. We help firms build data-driven frameworks that transform raw information into actionable intelligence.
Human Expertise, Enhanced by Technology
Markets require more than raw data—they demand informed judgment. We leverage automation and systematic capabilities to enhance decision-making rather than replace human intuition.
Architectural Simplicity and Scalability
True innovation lies in clarity and adaptability. We prioritize elegant, modular architectures that evolve with market demands while minimizing operational complexity.
Integrated Risk and Compliance
Regulatory adherence should be more than a constraint—it should drive efficiency. We design compliance-ready systems that align with business objectives and market realities.

Strategic Implementation

Balanced Approach
We bridge high-level strategic vision with detailed, data-driven execution, ensuring that technology and business models are seamlessly aligned.
Scalability Through Abstraction
We build frameworks that generalize well across markets and functions, avoiding redundant implementations and enabling exponential efficiency gains.
Agile, Adaptive Systems
Our dynamic architectures allow for rapid adjustments to evolving market structures, ensuring long-term resilience without compromising efficiency.
Risk and Value Optimization
We combine sophisticated quantitative techniques with deep market expertise to navigate uncertainty and optimize relative value across financial ecosystems.

Operational Philosophy

Sustainable Growth
We focus on long-term operational stability, ensuring that efficiency and scalability are embedded in every process we refine.
Strategic Regulatory Integration
Rather than reacting to compliance, we help firms proactively incorporate regulatory frameworks as part of a sustainable operational strategy.
Continuous Evolution
Markets change rapidly—our methodologies ensure adaptability without disruption, enabling firms to evolve seamlessly in response to emerging challenges and opportunities.

Expertise

Technology and Innovation

From advanced algorithmic trading to enterprise-wide AI integration strategies, we help redefine operational technological landscapes.

Data Mastery

Developing sophisticated solutions in data management, strategy, and analytics to transform raw information into actionable intelligence.

Risk and Compliance

Crafting advanced frameworks for risk management and regulatory compliance, tailored to the nuanced demands of global finance.

Operational Excellence

Providing strategic guidance on process automation, from front office to back office, and technology infrastructure renewal to streamline operations and boost scalability.

Leadership

Joachim Tigler, founder and principal consultant of Polygon, brings more than two decades of deep financial market expertise. His career includes transformative leadership roles in tier-one banking and specialized trading firms, always keen to deploy cutting-edge technology, automation, and product innovation to form a competitive edge. His experience includes establishing Deutsche Bank's ETF platform and architecting fully automated market-making operations at ADG Securities.

Case Study: ETF Trading in Europe

Europe's ETF landscape presents a unique confluence of challenges and opportunities. It is characterized by a labyrinthine ecosystem of issuers, products, trading venues, and regulatory frameworks, further complicated by diverse protocols and data quality issues. This complexity not only creates significant barriers to entry but also offers substantial rewards for those who navigate it efficiently.

Success in this arena demands a sophisticated, data-centric architecture that offers scalability, efficiency, and flexibility without compromise. It requires the clever integration of various complementary perspectives on pricing and risk, coupled with an effective bidirectional flow of information across the entire operational value chain. Only a select few firms currently excel in ETF trading, extracting significant value and deriving valuable insights into market dynamics and client behavior.

Key success factors include:

Placing data at the core of the entire trading operation, whether it's instrument static data or high-frequency tick data.
Continuous innovation in process automation and low-latency trading technology.
Efficient access to, and expertise in, all key financial markets globally.
A comprehensive risk management system incorporating centralized monitoring and cross-product synergies.
The ability to combine a multitude of valuation angles into the most reliable and competitive pricing.
A global perspective that manages risks and leverages insights across regions and asset classes.

Polygon has developed a comprehensive logical framework for ETF data management, risk evaluation, and advanced pricing and quoting automation that dynamically reflects a multitude of market and risk factors. Polygon's blueprints can empower clients with unparalleled precision and adaptability, securing a decisive edge in this highly competitive environment.

Our Perspective

Core Principles

Data as a Strategic Advantage

Human Expertise, Enhanced by Technology

Architectural Simplicity and Scalability

Integrated Risk and Compliance

Strategic Implementation

Balanced Approach

Scalability Through Abstraction

Agile, Adaptive Systems

Risk and Value Optimization

Operational Philosophy

Sustainable Growth

Strategic Regulatory Integration

Continuous Evolution