Built In Honors Simplex Trading in Its Esteemed 2025 Best Midsize Places To Work in Chicago Awards

Christa Gochenaur
cgochenaur@simplextrading.com
312-360-2472

Simplex Trading, one of the country’s top market makers in equity options and future options, has been awarded a spot on Built In Chicago’s 2025 Best Midsize Places To Work Awards. Built In’s annual awards program honors the leading technology-driven companies of all sizes across the United States.

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It's Official! Simplex Trading named a Chicago Best Place to Work by @BuiltInChicago! (Graphic: Business Wire)

“We are ecstatic to be publicly recognized for the culture we have crafted at Simplex,” said Christa Gochenaur, Director of Human Resources at Simplex. “For the second year in a row, Built In has recognized Simplex as a top employer in Chicago. This recognition highlights the exceptional people who make up this company and reinforces Simplex’s commitment to empowering and valuing our employees."

Built In determines the winners of Best Places to Work based on an algorithm, using company data about compensation and benefits. To reflect the benefits candidates are searching for more frequently on Built In, the program also weighs criteria like remote and flexible work opportunities, programs for DEI, and other people-first cultural offerings.

ABOUT SIMPLEX TRADING

Founded in Chicago in 2004, Simplex Trading is a leading, technology-driven, proprietary trading firm and one of the top market makers in U.S. equity options today. Simplex Trading works with the most advanced technology and software in the market, and focuses on innovation, automation and data-driven analysis to remain at the forefront of the market. Learn more about what makes Simplex a Best Place to Work at https://simplextrading.com/careers/.

ABOUT BUILT IN

Built In is the “always on” recruiting platform that reaches the tech professionals that other leading recruiting platforms don’t. Designed to help companies hire expert tech talent, Built In continuously drives brand awareness with content. Monthly, millions of the industry’s most in-demand global tech professionals visit our site to stay ahead of tech trends and news, learn skills to accelerate their careers, find the right job opportunities and get hired. Thousands of companies, from fast-growing startups to the largest enterprises rely on Built In. By putting their stories in front of our uniquely engaged audience, we help them hire otherwise hard-to-reach technical and expert talent. www.builtin.com

ABOUT BUILT IN’S BEST PLACES TO WORK

Built In’s annual Best Places to Work program honors companies with the best total rewards packages across the U.S. and in the following tech hubs: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington DC. Best Places to Work is distinct because its algorithm selects tech companies that build their offerings specifically around what tech professionals value in a workplace. https://employers.builtin.com/best-places-to-work

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This recognition highlights the exceptional people who make up this company and reinforces Simplex’s commitment to empowering and valuing our employees.