303 Alternatives, LLC (d/b/a 303Capital Markets) is a boutique investment bank based in Chicago serving the tailored needs of our clientele across both the financial and capital markets. Our ability to synthesize client needs coupled with our investing experience, international market intelligence, and financial technology, allow us to deliver truly unique banking solutions to our selective clients. By leveraging the global industry experience of our executive management team with that of our affiliates and strategic partners, 303 looks to deliver a distinctive representation of our client’s banking needs.
Our extensive background as merchant bankers, traders, and investors awards us a unique perspective in advising and developing tailored capital solutions for growth companies, high potential start-ups, spin-offs, and alternative investment funds looking to access the capital markets. 303 has experience across a wide breadth of industry verticals such as financial services, digital finance, manufacturing, sports & entertainment and fintech, allowing us to better serve the strategic and financing needs of our clients. Our bankers provide mergers and acquisitions advice to both buyer and sellers, fairness opinions, entity structuring along with capital introduction services to our clients.
The DNA of 303 is proprietary trading and together with our affiliates, we can provide access to multiple markets and investment products. 303 Securities, LP is an NYSE/ARCA/CFTC regulated proprietary trading firm focused on government securities arbitrage and financial futures. ABE-ATS is our Alternative Trading System (awaiting approval) focused on the trading of American Depository Receipts of listings on ABE Europe, a Tier I exchange in Malta (approval forthcoming). In addition, 303 is permissioned to underwrite fixed income securities and specializes in originating and trading bespoke structured notes issued by investment grade US banks..
303 has a long track record in the futures markets, both as proprietary traders and as principal investors. Our relationships with the trading community runs deep and this often results in seeing trading talent at a very early stage. We have seeded and provided operational support for numerous hedge funds and trading groups over the last decade and have developed significant capabilities in managing trading businesses and supporting early stage hedge fund managers. Our goal with 303 Capital Markets is to provide investors with access to skilled traders and emerging hedge fund managers. Our offering is designed to deliver a concentrated exposure to un-correlated and niche alpha trading strategies in an efficient and effective manner.
303 will consider offering broker dealer sponsorship to experienced investment bankers, placement agents and third party marketers that would like access to our deal flow and trading platforms for their institutional and high net worth client base. We offer a flexible relationship and have a staff focused on handling your compliance and other regulatory needs.
For more information on our current offerings, please visit marketplace.303capital.com.