Independent judgment.
We form our own views and remain willing to revise them.
AI-Native Proprietary Trading · Naperville, Illinois
Built for uncertainty.
An independent, AI-native proprietary trading firm. Our own capital. Our own judgment.
01The firm
Our own capital.
A long view.
Tengen Capital is a proprietary trading firm focused on U.S. listed equity and ETF options. We bring independent judgment and a deliberate approach to the markets we participate in.
Opportunity is episodic.
Discipline is continuous.
02 / Our standards
Methods evolve.
Standards endure.
Markets change. The responsibility to think clearly remains.
Deliberate action.
Being able to trade is not the same as having a reason to trade. Patience is an active risk decision.
Personal responsibility.
Ownership extends to the decisions we make and the outcomes that follow.
03Technology
AI-native.
Human responsibility.
Machine intelligence is a native part of our work. Judgment, ownership, and responsibility remain human.
Careers at Tengen
High agency. Low ego. Real markets.
We are drawn to people who ask thoughtful questions, take ownership, and keep learning. Independent thinking is expected. Intellectual honesty is essential.
Recruiting mindset
Build your own teammates.
Work with people who raise your standards. Help raise theirs.
Bring something you have built, studied, or changed your mind about.
MarketsTrading & Risk
ResearchQuantitative & Data
TechnologySoftware & Systems
Emerging talentStudents & Early Career
Naperville, Illinois
Thoughtful people. Shared standards.
04For curious minds
An optional exercise
A small challenge.
A little room to think.
Arithmetic and attention, under a little pressure. Try it out of curiosity. You can introduce yourself to Tengen without taking it.
Explore the exercise
Accuracy comes first.
Each math question has a 10-second limit. After every five questions, three attention trials ask you to follow either a word or an arrow. When a dot appears, do not respond.
Math30 questions / 5 levels
Attention18 trials / 6 blocks
TimeAllow about 7 minutes
No calculator for this exercise. Use a physical keyboard for a consistent experience; on-screen controls are also available. Practice is unscored. A different question set is generated for each full attempt.
This is an unsupervised exercise, with no public pass mark. For an alternative format or a question about your submitted information, contact us.
Wait for the signal.
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Follow the named rule. A dot (●) always means: press nothing.
Exercise complete
Your accuracy, in context.
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