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IMPERATIVE EXECUTION

Performance. Scalability. Modern AI.

Imperative Execution is the parent company of IntelligentCross US equities ATS—the first venue to offer a displayed book and use machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize trading performance. Our AI-driven algorithms enable real-time analysis of stock and crypto markets to enhance market efficiency and minimize trading costs.

We build our trading platforms with close-to-the-hardware, massively parallel transaction processing that optimizes raw performance and fully utilizes modern multi-core, huge-memory servers. Whether you're trading stocks, crypto, or other assets, our AI and data analytics empower better execution.

We’re democratizing great execution with
IntelligentCross.

Learn more about how to optimize your trading.

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550+ million

orders per day8

$1.19+ trillion

display order value per day9

85+

major brokers trading daily10

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microseconds trading daily11

We design markets that reduce friction in connecting buyers and sellers, enabling them to improve the quality of their execution and minimize their market footprint. Whether it's stocks or crypto, our AI-backed algorithms enable smarter trading decisions.

Team

For practitioners.
By practitioners.

We were raised in the trenches. As deeply experienced equity traders, analysts and engineers from both the buy and sell sides, we know how to identify and focus on what really matters. Our team is not only composed of industry veterans, but also AI experts who understand how to leverage technology to enhance trading performance.

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