Trading
We trade our own capital across three discretionary strategies: equity options, deep value investing, and prediction markets.
Research, conviction,
discipline.
We are a small desk trading our own capital. That alignment frees us from benchmark anxiety and lets us hold positions long enough for theses to play out — or admit we were wrong and move on.
No black boxes, no benchmark hugging. Three uncorrelated strategies sharing one way of thinking.
Research first
We commit capital only after deep work. Filings, models, market structure, primary sources. Conviction is earned, not borrowed.
Risk defined upfront
Every position has a thesis, a size, and a line in the sand. We are patient with winners and quick on losers.
Human judgment
Discretionary by design. Models inform, but humans decide. Each trade reflects a view we can defend.
One desk,
three edges.
Every dollar we deploy is our own. Each strategy plays a distinct role in the portfolio — uncorrelated edges, all driven by deep research and human judgment.
Equity Options
Structured payoffs, defined risk.
Discretionary options trading on liquid US equities. We design positions around volatility, market structure, and conviction.
Deep Value Investing
Multibaggers built over years.
Concentrated long-term positions in mispriced compounders and high-growth franchises. Deep fundamental research, multi-year holding periods.
Prediction Markets
Spreads earned, risk hedged.
Neutral market making on Polymarket and Kalshi, 24/7. We quote two-sided on event contracts and trade cross-markets to keep our book delta-flat.
Volatility, structured.
We take discretionary positions in US equity options where we have a clear view on price, volatility, or both.
We design structures that pay us for being right and cap the cost of being wrong: spreads, calendars, ratios. The risk is always known before we click.
Sizing is driven by conviction and the shape of the payoff — not by a model. Human judgment translates research into asymmetric trades.
- Time horizon
- Tactical
- Approach
- Discretionary
- Risk profile
- Defined
- Vertical spreads
- Calendars
- Volatility plays
- Hedging
Hunting multibaggers.
Concentrated long-term positions in companies trading well below their long-run earnings power, and high-growth franchises the market is mispricing.
We read filings, build models, and travel deep into a thesis before deploying capital. Quality, durability, and runway matter more than next quarter's print.
Multi-year holding periods. We let compounding do the heavy lifting and add to winners as conviction strengthens.
- Time horizon
- 3–5+ years
- Approach
- Concentrated
- Edge
- Time arbitrage
- Deep value
- Quality compounders
- High-growth
- Special situations
Making markets
on outcomes.
Neutral market making on Polymarket and Kalshi. We provide liquidity on event contracts where pricing is thin or inefficient — earning the spread without taking a directional view on the outcome.
We quote both sides on contracts we understand — politics, macro, sports, tech milestones — and stay delta-flat as the book turns over.
When inventory builds on one side of a market, we trade across correlated contracts and venues to hedge it back to neutral. Cross-market positioning lets us recycle risk without unwinding into thin liquidity.
- Bid/ask spreads
- Event-driven
- Cross-market hedging
- Delta-neutral
- Time horizon
- Intraday · HFT
- Approach
- Neutral market making
- Venues
- Polymarket, Kalshi
- 100%
- Proprietary capital
- 3
- Active strategies
- 3–5+
- Years on core positions
- 24/7
- Markets covered
A line for
institutional clients.
If your firm is exploring development, consulting, or advisory work in the areas we cover, drop us a brief and we'll get back to you.
This page is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice, an offer, or a solicitation to buy or sell any security or derivative instrument. Trading equities, options, and event contracts involves substantial risk and is not suitable for every investor. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Alphec Labs operates as a proprietary trading firm with its own capital.