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from job pageOur AI discovers and trades strategies beyond human insightStandard Signal is the first hedge fund that researches and executes complex trades purely with AI. Our custom models discover and trade on new fundamental truths about the world before humans can.Investor LoginJoin our teamBacked by Y Combinator$ analyzing order flow...$ analyzing order flow...BUY 423.45 | 1200 units | filledBUY 423.45 | 1200 units | filled// pattern detected: momentum shift// pattern detected: momentum shiftSELL 425.12 | 800 units | partialSELL 425.12 | 800 units | partial$ calculating resistance levels...$ calculating resistance levels...// confidence: 87.3%// confidence: 87.3%BUY 422.89 | 1500 units | pendingBUY 422.89 | 1500 units | pending$ adjusting risk parameters...$ adjusting risk parameters...// new signal incoming...// new signal incoming...
XXXX - 7 Day Prediction+12.4%450440430420410MonTueWedThuFriMon*Tue**AI Predicted$ loading market data...$ loading market data...> processing 2,847 pairs> processing 2,847 pairs// signal: ETH/BTC divergence// signal: ETH/BTC divergence> confidence: 94.2% | latency: 12ms> confidence: 94.2% | latency: 12ms$ running inference...$ running inference...> model v3.2.1 | weights loaded> model v3.2.1 | weights loaded// output: LONG bias detected// output: LONG bias detected$ risk check passed$ risk check passed> portfolio rebalance queued> portfolio rebalance queuedWe train reasoning modelsrea·son·ing mod·elnounAn AI model that uses chain-of-thought processing to solve complex problems step-by-step, improving accuracy on tasks requiring logic and multi-step analysis. that trade, teaching them to identify opportunitiesop·por·tu·ni·tiesnoun, pluralProfitable trading signals and market inefficiencies hidden in complex data patterns invisible to human analysts and traditional quantitative strategies. that humans and traditional quantitative methods cannot reach.Our models continuously analyze markets and global shifts in real timemar·ketsnoun, pluralFinancial exchanges and asset classes: equities, commodities, forex, and derivatives where price discovery occurs.glob·al shiftsnoun phraseGeopolitical events and macroeconomic changes, policy shifts, conflicts, supply chain disruptions that move markets.real timeadverbProcessing data with zero human latency, continuously ingesting and acting on information as it emerges., then autonomously execute trades within strict risk parametersrisk pa·ram·e·tersnoun phrasePredefined constraints on position sizing, drawdown limits, and exposure caps that bound the AI's autonomous trading, ensuring no single decision can exceed acceptable loss thresholds..
Every trade our models execute is grounded in robust reasoningro·bust rea·son·ingnoun phraseChain-of-thought logic that produces a fully explainable audit trail from signal to execution, ensuring every trade decision is traceable, reliable under adversarial conditions, and not a black-box output., making each decision fully explainable.Deploy capital and let the models do the rest.We train reasoning models that trade, teaching them to identify opportunities that humans and traditional quantitative methods cannot reach.Our models continuously analyze markets and global shifts in real time, then autonomously execute trades within strict risk parameters.
Every trade our models execute is grounded in robust reasoning, making each decision fully explainable.Deploy capital and let the models do the rest.Join the teamStandard Signal is a Y Combinator Spring 2026 company led by Michael Royzen, a second-time founder with deep research experience at UT Austin and across industry, who previously built the first AI search engine processing over 150M+ searches and trained the best-performing coding LLMs of 2023–2024.
Our team combines proven entrepreneurial execution with frontier AI research to build autonomous trading systems that consistently outperform.We're a deliberately small team where every member has outsized ownership and direct impact on the systems we build.ML Research EngineerNew York, NY or San Francisco, CAEquity + Profit SharingHealth & DentalApplyQuantitative ResearcherNew York, NYEquity + Profit SharingHealth & DentalApplyFor Qualified InvestorsInvest withStandard SignalDeploy capital as an LP into our hedge fund.
Market-neutral. Fully explainable. Detailed performance metrics available to eligible investors on request.$100kMinimum InvestmentMarket-neutralStrategyOutperformingIndustry benchmarksApply to Invest